I have previously shared with you what are three great things about becoming a parent abroad (read post here). But hopefully you guessed it is not all rosey and easy. Living abroad, away from your way of doing things, your family and your support network is difficult as it is. Now imagine adding to that equation becoming a parent, which is also not that easy, you guessed it! There’s a Read more…
Southeast Asia is a fantastic region to travel in and explore. There are plenty of places to see and lots of things to do. Depending where you’re flying from (in our case Europe) the flights to get there are quite long and can be on the pricier side and if you’re like us you either don’t want to use up all your vacation days in one trip or simply don’t Read more…
Airbnb or hotel – Which is better for traveling with kids Everything is relative and it all depends on so many things. There are terrible experiences with Airbnb’s just like there are terrible experiences in hotels. And the other way around. So what is better and what should you choose for your trip? Airbnb or hotel, Especially when traveling with kids. There is probably not one right answer honestly, and Read more…
One of my biggest fears when I was pregnant with our first child was that I would be completely alone. Becoming a parent abroad was daunting. You know what I mean you live abroad, you do have your husband and the friends you’ve made but it takes a village to raise a child right? I was worried I would be so far away from my own mom and not be Read more…
Flying with a child can be daunting and especially when we are talking about long flights. These days we normally resort to YouTube or Netflix as a first option to keep children entertained, and they sure work wonders but I don’t like to have my daughter watching screens for so many hours. Julia goes on long-haul trips flights at least twice a year and I want to share with you Read more…
A few years ago we had one of our best vacations ever, we fell in love with Croatia and vowed to be back. It is such an amazing country, with great views, beautiful beaches, great food and so much to see and do! This was the first time we went there. We had to make some tough decisions because there are just so many places, many islands and cities to Read more…
One of the best things of living abroad, at least for us, is that life often feels like a permanent vacation. Not that we don’t go to work or school because we obviously do. But I don’t think I explored my own hometown as much as I have explored Monza or Stockholm and their surroundings. We have learned that there are many ways to live on a permanent state of Read more…
In April of 2015 we had a chance to spend 10 days in Japan. This was the first time for both of us, we had both been dying to visit this country. The trip was right before Julia, in fact it was during this trip to Japan that I told Amado that I was pregnant. So this was one of our last trips without kids – that’s not to say Read more…
Julia is 3,5 years and she started traveling when she was one month old. In these 3,5 years we have learned to love these three things to bring on a trip with toddlers simply because they have made our lives that much easier while traveling. I need to make a disclaimer here so you understand just how basic and awesome these three things have been. I like simple, I like Read more…
Flying with a baby can be overwhelming, especially if you are flying long-haul and need to make stopovers and pass through passport control and security several times. If you follow these recommendations we promise your trip will be so much easier. It is not the same if you are flying with a baby or if you are flying with a 3 year old but these tips work for little kids Read more…
