The HARDEST part of traveling the world with kids

Let Erin and Phil book this same experience for you, personally! We started ABC Trips to offer our bespoke itineraries to those seeking authentic culture, epic landscapes, and uncompromising luxury. 👉🏼 https://abctrips.com Our family is getting out of the office, out of the classroom, and out of the bubble to explore the beauty of the world in-person, from its people, history and geography to its architecture, food and culture. We’re on a quest to experience 110 distinct cultures across all 7 continents by the summer of 2025, when our oldest, Reagan, heads off to college and our two youngest, Brooklyn and Colt, begin in-person high school. Our semi-nomadic family lifestyle isn't all peaches and cream. In this episode, we dive into some of the biggest challenges related to our constant travel and how our kids feel about the journey. Contents: 0:00 Introduction 1:42 How does Reagan feel about our travel lifestyle? 4:26 What part of traveling with our kids are we embarrassed or ashamed of? 7:12 How does Brooklyn feel about our travel lifestyle? 9:59 How much more does it cost to travel with kids than without? 13:17 How do the kids maintain friendships/hobbies while traveling? 14:26 How does Colt feel about our travel lifestyle? 15:57 What’s the best part about traveling with kids? 17:29 What are the kids’ most and least favorite places to travel? 18:55 Do you ever fantasize about traveling without kids? 21:08 What's the worst part of traveling with kids? 21:41 What’s our worst travel experience so far? 25:12 Are you 100% sure this lifestyle is actually better for our kids? We’re the Lockwoods. Since 2020, we’ve been traveling the world to experience—up close and in person—all the natural wonders and distinct cultures that our kids would otherwise see only in textbooks and TV. We think it’s a better way to learn and we’ve worked hard to fund our little experiment in the hope that our kids will grow up wiser, kinder, and more grateful for the beauty of our diverse planet and its people. In 2025, we started ABC Trips to help travelers experience the world the way we do—deeply, intentionally, and without the stress of figuring everything out alone. After years of full-time travel, expedition cruising, luxury hotels, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences with our family, we realized something: the hardest part of epic travel isn’t the destination—it’s the decisions. Which ship actually gets you more time on the ice? Which safari lodge delivers real wildlife encounters? Which “bucket list” experiences are worth the money… and which are just hype? ABC Trips exists to cut through the noise. We plan and host thoughtfully curated journeys built around firsthand experience, honest recommendations, and moments that actually move the needle—whether that’s setting foot on Antarctica, tracking wildlife in Africa, or discovering cultures in a way that feels human, not herded. Our LinkTree: https://abctrips.com/linktree Brand Collabs: https://abctrips.com/collab