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THIS MONTH’S COVER editor’s note INSPIRATION HAS NO EXPIRY DATE Travel safe: follow advisories before planning and setting off PHOTO: MOMMY SHOTS BY AMRITA SAMANT With proper planning, travelling with on journeys Primrose Monteiro-D’Souza, Editor kids can be ‘un-adult-erated’ fun. Get tips in this issue from real travellers Follow me on Twitter @PrimroseDSouza like Anu and Pavan, seen here with & Instagram @primrosedsouza their son Kabir at Amer Fort, Jaipur Family holidays are about family… For most of us, our first travel memories were made with family. When I think back to my own childhood, some of my happiest moments were in the ‘native place’, spending time with grandparents and cousins, doing things such as milking cows and fishing. There was never anything too fantastic about those annual holidays, but being together in a place, removed from our usual city life, helped us make memories for a lifetime. That’s the important part of a family holiday; it doesn’t matter where you go, as long as you’re together. Of course, some travellers do it better than others. This issue, our lead feature on travelling with family has tried-and-tested advice from travellers who take on the world with kids, parents and, often, both, and do it without breaking a sweat. Pick up a tip or two for your next vacation en famille. Our excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Travel with Children: Family-Friendly Travel Without The Fuss details child-friendly attractions and features in nine countries around the world, and, across India, we have 30+ properties waiting to show your loved ones a good time. And, because it’s not just about deciding to go, we have important budget-related tips to help you make that family holiday happen, and travel insurance checklists to insure you right.