Travel blogger and mom Jessica Gee talks her new book with National Geographic and shares her top family travel tips.
The Bucket List Family’s Jessica Gee talks to Scary Mommy about her new National Geographic book and her globetrotting family’s go-to travel tips.In August of 2015, she and her husband Garrett made what would seem to many like a radical decision: They sold everything and left home to crisscross the globe with their two children, Dorothy and Manilla.
Scary Mommy recently caught up with Gee to talk about the new book, some of her favorite parenting-on-the-road tips, and why travel will always be her family’s true north.Jessica Gee: I love that question. My favorite place in the whole wide world is New Zealand, but as a family, I really love Turkey. I think Turkey is so unique, so different, beautiful people, beautiful history, culture, food… all of it is just wonderful.
Now I feel like our kids are pros, and the travel days are so seamless. So, we're really enjoying where we're at right now. Also, Dorothy is in such a good spot. She's not too cool for school. She's not moody at all. We feel like we're in the pocket, and we're trying to seize the day here. And I guess that's tip #2: letting your kids pack for themselves. Their little backpacks, whatever they have on the plane — they're excited for their little toys, and they're excited for whatever show they picked out. We don't do screen time very much at home, so when they're on an airplane, they're pumped to be on a screen. Then they get the snacks.
I remember sitting at lunch not being able to do a thing and being so mad and so frustrated, and having to be that example to my children that when things go wrong, you choose your attitude. I went silent for a minute, and Garrett stepped in and we explained the situation to the kids. He really helped me out, but I had to bite my tongue for a couple of hours because I was so angry.
SM: How do y’all approach letting kids express themselves when they maybe aren’t enjoying a trip the same way you are?
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