It's been a steady day, not overwhelming but demanding enough pour les enfants. The kids had a good time all in all, with a couple moments of fatigue.

We got to the departure gate with 3 hours to spare, thinking how will we fill all this time? 

Fortunately, at the gate there is a huge area to hang out, run around, play the free piano and most of all, slide and climb and play in the Air Transat Kids Club. This has kept the kids busy for hours, enough for me to even do some work!

We just learned that we can check in to our Airbnb tomorrow in Saint-Denis, Paris much earlier than expected, so we may just go there first given that our flight arrives around 7:20 am local time.

We're expecting a beautiful sunny day, so fingers crossed we have the energy to go out and start visiting the city. Direct vers la Tour Eiffel, je crois!

Jan. 10: First day of travel, hooray for the Air Transat Kids Club

Travel Podcast producer Ted Cragg steps out from his home studio in Canada to embark on his own great adventure, spending 3 months, primarily in Portugal, slow travelling with his wife Emilie and their two young kids, 5 and 7 years old.

It's been 11 years since the end of their last great trip (pre-kids, of course!), a 'round-the-world odyssey over 15 months. Since then, travel for them has been limited, and slow travel nonexistent.

However, 2023 suddenly represented an opportunity to reconnect with that life. They decided to seize the moment and pick up where they left off, 11 years later.

This podcast documents the daily experience of travel as a family in 2023. Practical info for parents, travel tips for Portugal and beyond, and observations and reflections on travel, and how it has changed and evolved.

Ted produces travel podcasts, such as Destination Morocco, and hosts his own regular show, Travel Podcast the World, which profiles other travel podcasters, sharing advice and insight on the craft.

Now, he puts that advice into practice, in a bold new audio adventure.