About Us

About the site author: Derek Mackenzie-Hook is a travel writer and veteran traveler with his two children. Having hauled his offspring to many locations around the globe on many writing assignments, he is a veteran of marathon plane journeys, turbulent sea crossings and arduous car trips with children in tow! Today, Derek lives on a small farm in the Scottish Borders with his two sons who are now teenagers. He has worked as a travel geography teacher and travel writer for many years, his most recent work includes ‘Ireland for Kids’ (Mainstream Publishing) and is a contributing author to ‘Take the Kids – Paris’ (Cadogan Guides).

Go with kids.com is designed to help all parents locate the best places to stay and visit with children. We are here to guide you to the places that genuinely cater for families and children, and don’t just tolerate them. All places on this site are child-friendly and we will be constantly looking for new additions to add to our database. One of the best ways of ensuring that locations are child-friendly is by personal recommendation, so if you have recently visited somewhere that you think other families would enjoy, please let us know. Your comments about attractions, travel (flights, ferries, rail, car journeys etc.), places to stay or eat, whether good or bad, will be included in a special Comments Page.

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