Destinations
Family Rambling® has been traveling and sharing travel tales for nearly a decade! Our goal is that our explorations help you plan your destinations! Please, wander through the site, travel virtually … Read more...
Best Family Travel Tips
First flight? Looming road trip? Camping/ RVing with kids? The best family travel tips & tricks, all in one … Read more...
PR & CVBs: Work with Jody
Jody Halsted is a Midwest based freelance writer specializing in family travel. Described by colleagues as “a positive influence on the tourism industry in Iowa” who “consistently over-delivers”, … Read more....
From the Blog
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas
Austin is the state capital of Texas with many attractions such as the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential library and the University of Texas. Austin is also where you can find a wonderful sanctuary committed to preserving 7,000 native plants from North America. Sitting on 279 acres of gardens, meadows, and hiking trails there are also [...]
The Botanic Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) in Fort Worth
To our family, travel isn’t just about fun. We try to use it to learn more about our wonderful world and the people and creatures inhabiting it. During most of our vacations, we try to find a subject each of our children are interested in and find a way to work it into our itinerary. [...]
The Japanese Garden in Fort Worth
It’s very easy to think of Fort Worth as a place for cowboys, so it’s a good bet that many tourists don’t realize the Fort Worth Botanic Garden is just minutes from the zoo and within it an award winning Japanese Garden exists. Peace and Tranquility at the Japanese Garden in Fort Worth If I [...]
A camping holiday without the tent
Consideration was received for the editing and publishing of this article Some people are born to camp and have nothing but enthusiasm for nights under the stars and in their tents. But what happens when you and your kids love the great outdoors but your partner in life doesn’t? The answer – as with many things [...]
Handling Rainy Weather During Your Family Vacation
With as often as my family visits Ireland, we’ve learned a thing or two about packing for and dealing with wet weather. I was thrilled to be interviewed for this article by Colleen Lanin for Today (Show) Travel. Creator of the Ireland with Kids website, Jody Halsted, says, “There is a saying in Ireland that goes, If the Irish waited [...]
