Your Ultimate Guide for Family Road Trips

At Love Life Abroad, we’re passionate about turning family road trips into unforgettable adventures.

I’m Emilie, the adventure mom behind this website. I’m a family road trip expert, and I help moms plan epic road trips with their kids, whether it’s solo with the kids or as a family.

With my two boys, I’ve been road-tripping across Canada and the USA for four years. I’ve made many mistakes and learned so much. I’m here today to help you avoid making those same mistakes, but most importantly, to help you spend less time planning your road trip itineraries with my pre-made and detailed itineraries.

I’ve researched, made the mistakes, and am here to help you plan the perfect family road trip.

📍 Discover Canada, the USA and beyond with us!

Start Planning Your Next Road Trip With Our Detailed Itineraries

Start Planning Your Next Road Trip Here With Our Detailed Itineraries

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Detailed Itineraries

Each itinerary is packed with family-friendly activities, must-visit spots, and hidden gems, ensuring your trip is enjoyable and hassle-free. And the best part? We’ve tested them all with our kids. Read More.

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Printables & Destination Guides

Step into a world of seamless travel planning with our comprehensive Printables & Guides. Perfect for keeping the whole family entertained and informed, our guides ensure a smooth, enjoyable journey. Read More.

Personalized Itineraries for road trips

Personalized Itineraries

Looking for something tailor-made? Our personalized itinerary service is here to cater to your family’s unique interests and needs. Share your preferences with us, and we’ll create a custom road trip plan that ticks all your boxes. Read More.

Unforgettable family road trips everyone will enjoy.

Let me plan your trip

Let me plan your trip with a customized road trip itinerary made just for your family!

What is this website about?

Our blog contains tips, tricks, and detailed itineraries to help you plan the BEST road trips ever! We love road-tripping with our kids and are here to give you all of our tips and inspiration for epic road trips. Not only will you find great tips to plan screen-free road trips, but we’ve prepared (and tested) unique and detailed itineraries for families.

We do the work, you enjoy the trip!

My goal is to provide concrete tips for planning epic road trips with your family. We list our proven (and tested) tips, we give some product reviews and you’ll also find some printable checklists.

And if you are planning a Canada cross-country road trip, you’ll want to check out the guide I created to help families plan their LONG road trip across Canada.

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Getting Ready for a Road Trip with Kids

Best Road Trip Snacks

Here’s a list of great ideas for road trip snacks for kids. Some of these great snacks are healthy, and some of them aren’t so much. But you can make your own decisions about the best ones for your family. Read More.

Best Road Trip Games

Here’s a list of our favorite games to play in the car on a road trip to pass the time. They are all fun games for kids (but also for the entire family, from toddlers to older kids and adults). Read More.

Road Trip Packing List

Here are our family road trip packing lists that you can download to keep things organized. Plus, you can find a few tips on packing for a road trip to ensure a smooth and enjoyable journey for everyone. Read More.

TRAVEL & ROAD TRIP RESOURCES

After traveling to more than 25 countries (with and without the kids) and living in three countries, we’ve become experts in travel resources. We’ve tested many travel products and online websites to help you plan your perfect family trip.

🧳 Check out our travel and road trip resource center.

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Driving our Happy Campers in Thingvellir National Park in Iceland

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GetYourGuide

We started our OldTown Trolley tour in San Diego at the terminal in OldTown market.

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GoWhee

The Warlodge Campground in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

GoWhee is a crowdsourced app that helps parents find kid-friendly locations worldwide. From playgrounds to hikes and kid-friendly lodging, traveling families add and review all locations. You can find many of the fun places we’ve been to on the app.