Family Travel Blogger | Kameko Cheap Family Vacations

Kameko Rooks of Travel With Meko is an expert at planning cheap family vacations for her gorgeous family. As the matriarch of a growing millennial family, she’s showing her little global citizens how to see the world in style. I’m a big fan of Kameko’s stance on cultural immersion for the whole family and her ability to enrich cheap family vacations with many of these moments.

How much did you travel before kids? Where had you been?

Before kids I traveled almost as much as we travel now with our daughter! In fact, we believe we travel even more with our daughter now because there is more motivation to learning discoveries traveling as a family.

Some places we traveled to are: Thailand, Sri Lanka, Japan, Singapore, Sweden, Netherlands, United Kingdom, around the United States, Morocco, Denmark, and the list could go on!

When did you get your first passport?

My husband and I first invested in a passport back in 2013. Our daughter got her first passport the same year she was born in 2015! We are now waiting on our sons arrival to apply for his passport ASAP! We already have the papers and money order ready for him to go get one ! Haha! 

Did you travel pregnant? Any tips for flying while pregnant?

I traveled lots while pregnant! Here are just a few tips while flying pregnant.

• Bring nausea pills or a nausea wrist band for your trip to help with nausea. 
• Bring snacks and stay hydrated.
• Don’t be afraid to show off your belly while flying! Take advantage of the special treatment. Most folks let you skip the line or even help with your luggage on and off the plane.

How old was your baby the first time you traveled?

Our daughter was about 3 months old when we took our first flight !!! 

What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned about your kids traveling?

One of the most interesting things I learned while traveling with our daughter is that kids are innocent and not aware of a culture difference while traveling so our daughter breaks the ice every time we meet strangers. It doesn’t matter where we travel to our daughter’s outgoing personality brings us attention! 

How has traveling as a mother changed you?

I used to love traveling solo until I had kids and brought them along because it allows us to get to know each other and spend quality time together, that we don’t have while we’re home busy working in everyday life. 

What are the best tips for traveling with kids you’d give a mom who was Anxiety about traveling with kids?

To take it easy and go with the flow. Kids will be kids anywhere you go, so it should be no different from your parenting skills at home while traveling. Kids also are unpredictable so always expect the unexpected. Once you prepare yourself for the unexpected you’ll already know what to do.

Out of all the benefits of travel, what is one thing you hope your children take out it?

One thing I hope my children take out of the experience of travel is to humble themselves. I want them to have an understanding that each place we go to is unique in their own way and its okay to immerse themselves in each culture and learn that “the america dream” isn’t the only way of life.

Travel stuff, What are 3 things you never travel without for yourself? For your kids. 

My inflatable Leg Pillow. Snacks for the kids and grabbing a bottle of water before getting on the plane. My travel blanket (I’m always cold) fgMy phone and laptop for entertainment!

Long layover or direct flights? Why?

 It honestly depends where we are flying to. If its a short flight or a weekend getaway we rather pay the extra money for a direct flight. If the long layover is long enough time that satisfied us as a family and we’re able to check out the place we’re stopping over to, then it is worth it for us.

Why is it important to you to travel, mama?

Its important for me to travel because I don’t want to read about a destination or history when I can go be a witness for myself.

What is something you do without at home, to travel more?

When Im home I limit socializing with my friends because I live in New York City and most places we end up going to for a night out cost me a plane ticket.

 Airport uniform?

Leggings and a tank top under my t-shirt in case I get warm with comfortable walking sneakers… Always!

Travel mama hack?

If kids live there, then the place your traveling to is kid friendly!

Do you /How do you practice responsible tourism as a family?

Before we pick our destination or find a flight deal, we do our research. We also ask fellow travelers mostly from instagram their experience on the place we’re traveling to and things to do there.

The most sticky experience you’ve had traveling with kids.

Mmmh this is really hard to answer because we never really experienced a sticky situation with traveling kids. Everywhere we traveled to always seemed welcoming with kids or seemed shady enough to make us feel uncomfortable. I hope we never come across one while traveling either!!

Secretly there are 9 million benefits to traveling with kids what’s the best perk you’ve experience led going with a tiny traveler in tow?

Getting to spend quaility time with your family that you noramlly dont get back at home!

Where can we follow along with your family travel, mama?

On Instagram: travelwithmekoOn the blog: www.travelwithmeko.com

How many children are in your travel tribe? what are their ages? 2 kids. Our daughter Amiyah is 3 years old and our son is a new bee thats only a week old!

Where are you guys off to next?

We are still in the works of planning 2019 out but a few places we must travel to is Colombia, Australia, Bahamas, and Barbados. 

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