Cute book that takes you on a bit of a trip. Loved the way it was written and the story it told. Super easy to read and enjoy.

A Gelato A Day is a collection of essays on traveling with children. The authors write about their expectations, planning, experiences and the impact traveling had on their children, themselves, and the family unit.

Some anecdotes were fun to read and it is enjoyable to think about experiencing similar adventures with my family.

However, overall I felt a bit uncomfortable reading these essays as they often lacked a reflection of their privileges, often as white middle-class families. Who can afford to travel this much, especially with children? And for whom is it safe and possible to travel this freely? One author suggests that their travels as family contributed to her son becoming a top graduate who now works at SpaceX. I'm pretty sure you also need class privilege to achieve that, not only curiosity that was fostered through travel... For LGBTQ+ traveling families or PoCs, for instance, it is not just a matter of investing money into family travel, they have to consider additional safety questions.

There was also lack of reflection on whiteness and colonial history. One quote in particular stuck with me (negatively): "Our backpacks and suitcases carry riches the locals may never know; our lives awash with opportunities they*ll never realize. We live, literally, a world apart. Yet with the cry of a baby, or the blink of a child, such barriers tumble away."
While the author of this essay attempted to consider the difference in privilege, this attempt clearly failed. This quote carries an assumption that people in poor countries do not know that they are being exploited for the wealth of the West. It assumes a lack of contact and knowledge, a colonialist mindset that does not take into account the realities of our globalized world.

Overall, I was frustrated by this essay collection and early on decided to only skim through the rest. I would not recommend it, unfortunately, even though I agree with the general idea that children should be included in all spaces of life and thus also in travel.

An interesting collection of stories, by various travel writers, about traveling with kids.

We love a good road trip. I found some stories more enjoyable than others. Most are short so it makes this a quick read.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. It was wonderful from start to finish.

This collection of travel essays from travel writers who were able to travel with their family was very impressive and inspiring. Felt a bit out of reach, as these families got to travel as part of their jobs and livelihood, which seems a bit harder for a family that has to work and stay put. Nonetheless, felt very inspired and even more wanderlust to keep on traveling! It's good for the kids and for the soul! :)

Wow, A Gelato A Day by Claudia Laroye is a very Insightful book with an attractive book cover and title. This book is a fabulous collection of travel short stories written by various wilderness and adventurous top travel writers having experienced travelling with their children or parents for transformation and recreation purposes. These adventures with children of course enrich a child's education and teach them new skills. Being an avid family traveler myself I found this book very helpful with perspectives and insights into experiences along with different new places of travel.

The author put forward that there are some surprising benefits of travelling as a family. One of them is exposing them to new cultures and people. Allowing them to explore other places other than their hometown will heighten their curiosity and wonder, and foster self esteem and independence. The key to family travel is togetherness and making it memorable, no matter where how families travel. It can be overwhelming at the same time dangerous when traveling with family members. It can be planning for the best, and preparing for the worst.

When I read this book I felt like I was following the writers footsteps, in their journey to places across the world. These tales will take you on an adventure which is thought provoking from Bhutan, to the northern wilds of Canada and Soviet Russia, Hawaii to Costa Rica, Kenya, European adventures and Further beyond.

I really enjoyed reading this travel book with exotic locations serving as backdrops. It can be a beach trip to the sea, driving a hairpin winding track alongside striking ocean cliffs or a bird watching trip along Canada's south coast birding trail in Ontario but when travelling with children and parents it can be reconnecting, joyful, wonderful, stressful and chaotic still worth the effort. This book reminds me how holiday breaks can be an exciting time.

I just reviewed the book, A Gelato A Day, Thanks to the publisher MiroLand, Claudia and Netgalley for an advance copy for my honest review.

Thanks Netgalley for giving arc of this book.
This book consists of different short stories about people on vacations. Some of these short stories were a bit dull whilst some were really impressive.

I received an ARC of, A Gelato A Day, by Claudia Laroye. This is a book about vacations, the good and the bad. Its a nice mix of stories, of fellow travelers.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a short collection of stories of traveling with children or traveling as a child. I was surprised how short the majority of the stories are. They focus on a specific experience or time. I didn't feel like there was a real theme tying the stories together and some held my interest more than others.

Overall an ok collection of stories.