So you have decided it, you will book that family vacation and take your toddler on a flight. If you are a seasoned traveler you are probably not nervous and simply waiting for the day of your trip to arrive, but if your toddler has never been on an airplane before you may be nervous and wondering how you will survive. After all it can’t be easy to be in Read more…
Before I became a mom I always thought that there were a lot of things that I had to teach my children, little did I know would my kids become my life teachers, and they would come to this world with much more to teach me than whatever I could teach them. This is true of pretty much every aspect of my life but when it comes to traveling, boy Read more…
This is a guest blog post written by Natalie Bernasconi. Long-distance travel is not good for the environment.The good news is that sustainable travel is on the up in 2019 and – while we all want to be travelling smarter, fairer and more aware – just how do we go about it? As a full-time traveller and digital nomad, long-distance travel is a regular occurrence. I have been following a Read more…
A while back I came across a really interesting article that mentioned how going family vacation can stimulate your child’s brain and make your child smarter and happier! As if I needed another excuse to continue traveling with my kid. I read on and understood the science of it and everything makes sense! You can actually make your child smarter by traveling together! Vacation makes children happy Now before getting Read more…
Ever since I was pregnant with Julia I was sure of one thing: I wanted to breastfeed my baby. I was lucky to have access to a lot of accurate information and supportive healthcare personnel in the birth clinic and after birth. That obviously makes nursing so much easier. I can say that my breastfeeding journey was almost perfect, with very few challenges along the way. To travel and breastfeed was Read more…
One of the greatest things about starting this blog and sharing about our travels on social media is the people that we have come across. Even if it is not face to face it is great to come across like minded people, who share similar interests and who also have lots of stories to tell. That’s how I met Kristina on Twitter when she was looking for other travel bloggers Read more…
This summer our last vacation as a family of three was a short road trip to the Italian Riviera. The first stop in our trip was in Genova where we stayed for two nights. One of those days was spent walking around in Genova itself. Before Julia we used to go on all sorts of free walking tours of the city, but we have now discovered that it is quite Read more…
Travel is amazing and like you’ve probably noticed we love to travel. We realise that travel puts a lot of strain on the environment, and that we only have one Earth. We truly believe it is important to be informed and responsible travellers and consumers so that our most beloved thing to do is also done taking responsibility while teaching our daughter how to care for our only home. But Read more…
I have previously shared with you what are three great things about becoming a parent abroad. But hopefully you’ve 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 an easy thing to do. There’s a number of challenges 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 years we have learned to love these three things and we can assure you they will save your life if you’re traveling with toddlers. They have made our lives that much easier and we couldn’t imagine traveling without them. I need to make a disclaimer here so you understand just how basic and awesome 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…
An African Safari trip is something that we had been dreaming of for quite a while, but that never struck as as the type of trip you do with a toddler. Safari rides are long, would Julia be able to sit through them? Would she enjoy the trip at all? Maybe a Safari trip is something you do with teenagers, or just for adults. We took a trip to South Read more…