About

Hi! We’re Craig and Jeri Ford and we write and maintain the Help Me Travel Cheap Blog. 

Contact:

You can sent us an email at helpmetravelcheap [at] gmail [dot] com

About Craig, Jeri and Family

Along with their three kids, Craig and Jeri live overseas in Papua New Guinea.  They are seasoned travelers who have dragged their young kids around the globe.

Before having kids, Craig and Jeri enjoyed traveling and thought when they had kids they would kiss traveling goodbye.  As missionaries nothing could be further than the truth.

Travel Assignments:

Craig is the cheap travel guru.  He scours the web for the best travel deals available.  He collects frequent flyer points like gold and loves using points to get free hotels.

Jeri is the travel coordinator.  She makes sure the bags are packed, the kids are ready, and everyone behaves. 

Together, we think we make one good travel team – watch out, Amazing Race, here we come.

Our Family

Hannah is four years old.  When it comes to traveling, she is our late bloomer.  She was 6 weeks old before her first flight from Memphis, TN to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Hannah has been to Canada, New Zealand, United States, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Japan.

Caleb  is two years old.  Caleb doesn’t remember his first flight.  Mommy was 36 weeks pregnant when she flew 14,000 miles to Canada.  After he was born Caleb had to wait a total of 13 days before taking his first flight.  Yes, he even had to have a note from his doctor.  Caleb’s first flight was from Buffalo, New York to Denver, Colorado.  Caleb has been to Canada, New Zealand, United States, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji.

Elizabeth is not yet a year old.  Her story is much like her brother Caleb’s.  The only difference is that she was only 12 days old.  Poor “Lizard” has only been to Canada, United States, Fiji, Australia, and Papua New Guinea.

We fly internationally with 7 passports, 3 kids, and ½ a plane full of luggage.

When it comes to family travel, well, we’ve been around the world (and back again).

What types of posts should you expect from Help Me Travel Cheap?

Help Me Travel cheap is going to focus on three main categories of travel:

1.    Money saving vacation tips

2.    Family friendly vacation suggestions

3.    Favorite travel stories and destinations from around the globe