Small Folk Travel

Small Folk Travel Family-made travel guides for small folk on big trips. Because you can't leave them at home. Hello. We are the Jerven family. We are travelers. We take the trips.

That’s Taraneh (mama), Morten (papa), Robin (age 3) and William (age 2), and Marion (2 months). In fact, some of our smallest explorers have never had a home base. Small Folk Travel is our family travel project. We write up our research as travel guides, features, and lists. Why Small Folk Travel? Family travel tends to be synonymous with all-inclusive resorts and Disney. We don’t see it that way.

That’s not how our family travels. We live in locals-only neighborhoods. We like independent restaurants and shops. We are interested in culture. We alternate city breaks with excursions into the wild. Our excursions can be weekend trips or months on the road. When researching our travels, we couldn’t find the kind of coverage we were looking for. We decided to write it ourselves. We think that having young kids is the ideal time to travel. We cover meaningful travel experiences for the entire family. Our coverage is a balance of good stuff for discerning parents and for little ones. Tot-friendly hiking trails in Norway. Cultural family adventures in Paris. Dining in San Sebastian with kids. The coolest family activities in Vancouver. London’s best museums for toddlers. The most gorgeous family beaches in Europe. We pick activities that enrich the lives of all folk, big and small. We think that family travel should be a balance of both. Sometimes we take turns.

We're exploring Denmark this month! Our oldest, Robin, - age 4 - had a blast exploring Århus on foot. Århus was named th...
06/11/2016

We're exploring Denmark this month! Our oldest, Robin, - age 4 - had a blast exploring Århus on foot. Århus was named the European Capital of Culture 2017 and a Best in Europe Top Ten destination by Lonely Planet.

Our Århus family travel guide is coming soon. In the meantime, thanks Family Jaunts for featuring out photo!

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Summer babymoon? Here's a fun cheat sheet with 13 practical and metaphorical ways to say "I'm pregnant" in 5 languages.h...
07/07/2016

Summer babymoon? Here's a fun cheat sheet with 13 practical and metaphorical ways to say "I'm pregnant" in 5 languages.

http://www.smallfolktravel.com/blog/pregnant-travel-13-ways-to-say-knocked-up-around-the-world/

Say you’re not showing, you need a seat on metro, you’re ordering in a restaurant, shopping for stinky cheese in France and want a pasteurized product, or describing symptoms to a pharmacist. You need to alert someone you’re harboring a tiny fugitive.

So thrilled to write this story on for Rough Guides!
30/05/2016

So thrilled to write this story on for Rough Guides!

Travel, no matter how well researched, is a leap into the unknown, and so is parenthood. Although travelling with babies and toddlers seems daunting (it’s...

We love this photo because it so perfectly encapsulates the small wonders of travel with young children. Here's our Robi...
27/05/2016

We love this photo because it so perfectly encapsulates the small wonders of travel with young children. Here's our Robin, the oldest, always curious, always exploring in old town Basel, Switzerland. https://www.instagram.com/p/BF5nIsGuAU9/

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Some parts of toddler travel are hilarious; others require the patience of a Tibetan Buddhist monk crafting a sand manda...
25/04/2016

Some parts of toddler travel are hilarious; others require the patience of a Tibetan Buddhist monk crafting a sand mandala.

Take a peek. Have you had similar moments? We hope we can make you chuckle.

http://www.smallfolktravel.com/blog/17-awkward-awesome-toddler-travel-moments/

There’s never a dull moment traveling with toddlers. We have two of them. We know. Like babies, they are learning new things everyday. But now they have newfound abilities to express themselves verbally and physically. There is an element of surprise.

Before we had kids, we joked that Amsterdam was s*x, drugs, and if rock’n’roll wasn’t a local strength, then the Dutch u...
22/04/2016

Before we had kids, we joked that Amsterdam was s*x, drugs, and if rock’n’roll wasn’t a local strength, then the Dutch unquestionably rocked at post-drugs munchies like hot cones of fries and grilled cheese toasties. Revisiting Amsterdam with toddlers was a positive surprise.

Here's how to spend the perfect 4 days in Amsterdam with kids. http://www.smallfolktravel.com/guides/amsterdam/

Amsterdam is fun all year round. In winter, you can ice skate on the canals. Spring brings tulips. Summer means constant festivals, drinks on the patio, and urban beaches. Fall is the time to tuck into Dutch comfort food and take a canal cruise as the leaves change colour.

9 things we learned as a nomadic family with babies and tots http://ow.ly/105zbH
30/03/2016

9 things we learned as a nomadic family with babies and tots http://ow.ly/105zbH

We spent two years as a nomad family traveling with a baby and a toddler, and later, two toddlers. Our youngest never knew a home base; he grew into a sturdy toddler on the road. As we commit to owning our first home, where we’ll have our third child this summer, experiences from the last two years…

Awesome restaurants. An old-school fish market. Laid-back residents. Urban beaches. Marseille may well be the coolest ci...
30/03/2016

Awesome restaurants. An old-school fish market. Laid-back residents. Urban beaches. Marseille may well be the coolest city in France.

http://www.smallfolktravel.com/guides/marseille-and-cassis/

Marseille is continually re-imagined by its immigrants, which have been settling in this Mediterranean port since the Greeks set up camp in 600 BC. Tourism exists, but it’s not full-on. You’ll feel as thought you’re discovering the mash-up of ancient, modern and gritty all by yourself. Bonus: the re…

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