Fawzia Rasheed de Francisco is the author of The Rough Guide to Travel with Babies and Young Children. Read why she thinks travel can be an enriching experience for children:

"Taking time out can help parents to absorb some of their children's ability to play, making for some memorable moments together. Children, of course are naturally amenable. As the novelist and travel writer Pico Iyer said: "Every child is a born adventurer, and every traveller a born-again child." Soon, everyone unwinds and begins to enjoy themselves: toes are wiggled in streams, milkshakes hammocks and dreams are shared."

Here are Fawzia's Top 5 Tips

•    Accommodation: Go for the best accommodation you can, with young children you’ll spend more time at base than you would otherwise – so make it a treat.

•    Clothes: Children need very little. And yet simple things, like choosing fabrics that are not just easy to wash but quick to dry, helps.

•    Luggage: If you’ve heaps to carry consider luggage delivery firms. Or with a little online shopping, you might also be able to get what you need delivered to wherever you plan to stay.

•    Entertainment: Be wary of taking favourites such as teddies with you – imagine the tears if they get lost. Try ‘losing’ them before you go and aim for a happy reunion on return.

•    Once you’re there:  Do what you most want to first - with children, the best laid plans can go to pot.  This way, if it doesn’t work out at the first try, you’ll always have a second shot.

Find out more about Fawzia and buy her book here.

Debbie Dubrow is a mum who has been travelling with her two children ever since they were born:

"I'm always surprised to hear from parents who want to wait until their kids are old enough to "get something out of travel" before they leave home.  While a small child certainly isn't soaking in the history of ancient Rome or the details of the industrial revolution, every opportunity to be in a new environment brings with it the chance to experience new things that they would not have access to at home.  Sometimes the differences can seem small, like the opportunity to see new kinds of birds or animals, visit an interesting science museum or eat new foods.  At other times they might be bigger, like the chance to play with children who speak a different language and whose homes and daily lives are markedly different than our own.  Regardless of the specifics, we find that by getting out of our daily routine we find new ways to connect as a family and new interests that start to creep into our daily lives once we return home."

Read Debbie's Blog here www.deliciousbaby.com