http://www.sixintheworld.com/2006/07/31/6-tips-for-keeping-your-kids-safe-while-traveling/ Andrus family travel round the world, rtw with 4 kids? Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:40:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.sixintheworld.com/2006/07/31/6-tips-for-keeping-your-kids-safe-while-traveling/comment-page-1/#comment-33868 Stroller Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:10:54 +0000 http://sixintheworld.com/2006/07/31/6-tips-to-keep-your-kids-safe-on-a-large-trip/#comment-33868 Great post..!I feel that option number #3 is the most effective solution at hand. Great post..!I feel that option number #3 is the most effective solution at hand.

]]> http://www.sixintheworld.com/2006/07/31/6-tips-for-keeping-your-kids-safe-while-traveling/comment-page-1/#comment-32771 graco children's products Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:41:28 +0000 http://sixintheworld.com/2006/07/31/6-tips-to-keep-your-kids-safe-on-a-large-trip/#comment-32771 I love the Baby Bjorn that you mentioned in tip number 4. Baby Bjorn is comfortable for both me and baby. And the buddy system is extremely helpful, especially if you have teenagers that can help you out...they're a great asset. I love the Baby Bjorn that you mentioned in tip number 4. Baby Bjorn is comfortable for both me and baby. And the buddy system is extremely helpful, especially if you have teenagers that can help you out…they’re a great asset.

]]> http://www.sixintheworld.com/2006/07/31/6-tips-for-keeping-your-kids-safe-while-traveling/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Sixintheworld.com - It’s my world! No, it’s my world… » Findng My Inner Patriot Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:11:59 +0000 http://sixintheworld.com/2006/07/31/6-tips-to-keep-your-kids-safe-on-a-large-trip/#comment-659 [...] Since Jon and Lisa have been on the road for four months (check them out at their website), they’ve met a lot of other travelers along the way. I asked if they’d encountered many Americans and to my surprise they said they had. To my even bigger surprise, however, they said more than a few had denied their nationality in the beginning. It seems there are some Americans who masquerade as Canadians, even going so far as to sew Canadian flag patches on their backpacks to avoid criticism and unwanted attention. I was floored. Tom joked about doing this from a safety perspective before we left, but we never imagined people would actually do it. Our nation’s foreign policy may have been highly unpopular over the past 6 years and we may not always agree with our elected officials, but we would never in a million years imagine denying our citizenship. We live in arguably the greatest nation on the planet, certainly one that affords its citizens the greatest freedoms and opportunities; and a big part of why we are exploring the world is to gain a greater appreciation for the United States rather than to escape it. I felt like I had just discovered Benedict Arnold in my midst; cowards skulking around the world pretending to be from Toronto because doing so avoids difficult questions and disapproving looks. I could understand if Americans were being targeted by assassins at the border and concealing your identity allowed you to live another day (remember the Israelis still stamp a piece of paper, not your passport, so you won’t get harassed in Middle Eastern countries) but these are people who don’t want to defend themselves against European travelers. For shame. [...] [...] Since Jon and Lisa have been on the road for four months (check them out at their website), they’ve met a lot of other travelers along the way. I asked if they’d encountered many Americans and to my surprise they said they had. To my even bigger surprise, however, they said more than a few had denied their nationality in the beginning. It seems there are some Americans who masquerade as Canadians, even going so far as to sew Canadian flag patches on their backpacks to avoid criticism and unwanted attention. I was floored. Tom joked about doing this from a safety perspective before we left, but we never imagined people would actually do it. Our nation’s foreign policy may have been highly unpopular over the past 6 years and we may not always agree with our elected officials, but we would never in a million years imagine denying our citizenship. We live in arguably the greatest nation on the planet, certainly one that affords its citizens the greatest freedoms and opportunities; and a big part of why we are exploring the world is to gain a greater appreciation for the United States rather than to escape it. I felt like I had just discovered Benedict Arnold in my midst; cowards skulking around the world pretending to be from Toronto because doing so avoids difficult questions and disapproving looks. I could understand if Americans were being targeted by assassins at the border and concealing your identity allowed you to live another day (remember the Israelis still stamp a piece of paper, not your passport, so you won’t get harassed in Middle Eastern countries) but these are people who don’t want to defend themselves against European travelers. For shame. [...]

]]> http://www.sixintheworld.com/2006/07/31/6-tips-for-keeping-your-kids-safe-while-traveling/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Jeff Barr’s Blog » Links for Friday, August 11, 2006 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:20:11 +0000 http://sixintheworld.com/2006/07/31/6-tips-to-keep-your-kids-safe-on-a-large-trip/#comment-67 [...] Tom Andrus: 6 Tips for Keeping Your Kids Safe While Traveling - “6. Become Canadians. … To prevent your children from standing out to potential criminals, teach them the Great Northern dialect and dress them in organic clothing.“ [...] [...] Tom Andrus: 6 Tips for Keeping Your Kids Safe While Traveling – “6. Become Canadians. … To prevent your children from standing out to potential criminals, teach them the Great Northern dialect and dress them in organic clothing.“ [...]

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