Guides & Resources
Travel Guides & Resources
Everything we’ve learned across 90+ countries — in guide form. Free lead magnets, destination breakdowns, and tools for brave families.
🇯🇵 Japan with Kids
The Japan guide most family travelers never find — temples, ryokans, preschool exchanges, and traveling with toddlers in Japan.
🇮🇹 Italy Off the Map
Skip Rome–Florence–Amalfi. The Italy most families never find — slow towns, local life, and properties you can actually stay in.
🇪🇸 Spain with Kids
Living in and traveling Spain as a family — from the Digital Nomad Visa to the best towns nobody talks about.
🌍 Countries That Pay You
Governments paying families up to €100K to relocate. Every active program, verified and explained.
🇬🇷 Greece with Kids
Crete, islands, and the resorts that actually welcome families. Plus Greece’s €500/month relocation offer.
🇵🇹 Portugal with Kids
Road trips with babies, the rural interior, and NHR tax benefits for families moving to Portugal.
All guides are free. They go straight to your inbox so you can start planning your trip today.
Free Downloads
Countries That Will Pay Your Family to Move Abroad — Free PDF Guide
Verified 2026 grants across Spain, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Switzerland and Ireland. Real amounts, real eligibility, real application info.
Relocation & Slow Travel
ROOTS Italy — 10 Days in an Italian Village
Our family immersion programme in Ormea, Piedmont. Live like a local, cook with a nonna, attend Italian language sessions, and experience Italian village life before committing to anything long-term.
Educational & Immersive Travel Programmes
Japan Preschool Exchange (JPE)
Enroll your child (ages 1–12) in a real Japanese school for 1 week to 3 months. Housing arranged. No Japanese required. Also available in Spain and Costa Rica. Read our full JPE review →
Travec Family Travel
Group adventures, signature month programs, and custom itineraries designed for families. Woman-owned and teacher-owned. Their Peru Group Adventure is where we went with five families. Code BRAVEFAMILY = $200 off. Read our full Travec review →
🌍 More Destinations
🇵🇪 Peru with Kids
We traveled Trujillo, Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu with young children. Full guides on our blog — Peru overview · Machu Picchu with kids · altitude strategy · Trujillo · packing list
🇵🇦 Panama with Kids
Bocas del Toro, Pearl Islands, and the canal. Panama family guide →
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico with Kids
Old San Juan, bioluminescent bays, and the rainforest — all without a passport for US families. Puerto Rico family guide →
🇫🇷 French Alps with Kids
Ski school, mountain villages, and the best family skiing in Europe. French Alps family guide →
🌍 Africa with Kids
Safari, culture, and how we made it work with young children. Africa family guide →
Planning Tools We Actually Use
- 🏨 Hotels: Booking.com (widest inventory) · Trip.com (often better Asia prices)
- 🎟️ Tours & activities: GetYourGuide · Klook (best for Japan/Asia) · Viator
- 🚂 Trains & buses across Europe: Omio — compare trains, buses, and flights in one search
- 🚗 Car rental: DiscoverCars — compare 500+ rental companies, 23–54% cheaper than booking direct
- 📱 eSIM for international data: Airalo — we use this in every country
- 🛡️ Family travel insurance: SafetyWing Nomad Insurance — covers the whole family including kids from 14 days old, works for both travel and slow travel/residency periods
- 🎒 Family travel gear: Our Amazon storefront — everything we actually use, organized by trip type
Some links on this page are affiliate links. We earn a small commission if you book through them at no extra cost to you. We only link to tools our family actually uses.