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My name is Julia Dimon. I’m a family travel expert, on-camera travel TV host, travel blogger and hard-core travel junkie who’s traveled around the world to over 80 countries, across all seven continents. Host of the TV series Word Travels, broadcast on National Geographic Adventure and Travel Channel UK across over 100 countries and 21 languages, I’ve had some pretty amazing adventures as a solo female around the world– from hiking with mountain gorillas in Uganda, to touring radioactive Chernobyl, camel trekking through the Middle East, to devouring live slugs and deep-fried bugs in jungles and back alleys across the globe. My experiences led me to write the book “Travel Junkie: A Badass Guide to Solo Female Travel” to empower other young women to ditch the 9-5 grind, explore the world and find themselves.
And now for the next chapter…the biggest adventure of all. Parenthood. Mama of two munchkins aged 1 and 3, my thirst for exotic adventures hasn’t died just because I’m a mom. My goal is to continue exploring the world, now with my little travel junkies in-tow. But let’s be honest…between tantrums and time outs, traveling with a baby or toddler is not always easy. This site aims to empower other mamas with tips and tricks when traveling with their own young families. I hope to be an example of how life after children can still be filled with luxury and adventure in unexpected places.
Recent Articles
Women’s Surf Camp in Hawaii
From an ant’s perspective, it was a tsunami — a frothy thundering wave, curling and crushing sea anemones in its path. As it approached me, I paddled furiously with my tiny T. rex arms feeling [...]
Travel Tips For Flying with a Baby or Toddler
These days, air travel is stressful enough…harder still when you add a fussy, demanding, sleep-deprived toddler into the mix.My husband and I traveled extensively (through Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, France, Italy and Canada) with our [...]
Top 20 Life Changing Adventures To Add to Your Bucket List
When I was a kid, I spent an inordinate amount of time spinning my desk globe, selecting with the touch of one finger where I hoped to travel to someday as an adult. The world [...]
Road Trip through Provence France with Baby
A scenic region in the southeast, the classic French countryside of Provence boasts sleepy villages, Roman ruins, unparalleled wine tasting, spectacular dining and a rich history of inspiring artists like Cézanne, Picasso and Gauguin. From [...]
Tips for Cheap Travel This Summer
Tips for Cheap Travel This Summer How do you plan an amazing summer adventure without breaking the bank? As a travel expert, wanted to share a few of my tips and tricks to help make [...]
How to Turn a Staycation Into An Adventure
When you think about the term ‘adventure’ some extreme images may come to mind: Daredevils base jumping from jagged cliff faces, hurling themselves into the air. Thrill seekers rafting down torrential foaming rivers, darting danger [...]
Where To Go Caving in Puerto Rico
There was a time when I knew as much about Puerto Rico as I do about Quantum Physics. Nada. My cultural and historical references for this exotic U.S. territory were limited to lyrics from 1960s [...]
Best Thing to Do in Greenland: Dog Sledding
As if to welcome our tour group, a thousand wolf-like canines, chained and fierce, howled hauntingly. Pairs of multi-colored eyes (one blue, one brown) calculated our every move. It was a Stephen King novel, Arctic [...]
Geocaching with Kids in New Zealand
It’s a technological scavenger hunt; an activity that has Nancy Drew wannabes out in the field with their GPS, hunting for hidden treasures. Geocaching, as it is called, is a hobby similar to orienteering.
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Family Travel Expert Julia Dimon at Discovery Cove for Travel & Leisure Magazine
Julia explores Discovery Cove in Orlando Florida for Travel & Leisure Magazine. It’s a popular choice for family travel where you can swim with dolphins, snorkeland feed parrots.
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“Why tell your grandkids you worked 9-5, five days a week for 40 years and quietly sat in traffic jams while people went to war, suffered disease and shot their own classmates? Tell them you refused to live in fear. Tell them you crossed the Amazon, saw the Lost Cities of Gold and met your soul mate in Casablanca. Travel to the ends of the earth. Go now and live adventures that will make your grandkids proud.” – postcard I found in a backpacker bar in Byron Bay Australia that first inspired me to travel.
I’ve been to over 80 countries, across all seven continents and want to share my travel experiences with you. Click on this map to find relevant articles, stories and travel tips that will help you plan your own adventures around the world.