Month: November 2011

Five tips to make an international flight more comfortable with a small infant

Five tips to make an international flight more comfortable with a small infant

Smaller babies, let’s say newborn to six months, are significantly easier to fly with than older babies and toddlers, primarily because they spend much of their time sleeping and are not yet mobile.  As long as your baby is healthy and your pediatrician approves travel, […]

Choosing a Worthy Diaper Bag

Choosing a Worthy Diaper Bag

When you are traveling long distances overseas with a baby (or two, or three…) you need a comfortable, well-organized and roomy diaper bag.  This is what you want to look for when investing in a diaper bag you plan on using for the long hauls: […]

Save Space with Compression Sacks

Save Space with Compression Sacks

Geared toward camping/ backpacking, these great compression sacks are wonderful space savers in baby’s checked bag for bulky items such as baby blankets, sweaters, and jackets.  I also find the x-small size very useful for keeping my own set of spare clothes, as well as spare clothes […]

Fist Pumping to Harpists in Paraguay

Fist Pumping to Harpists in Paraguay

On a three week work trip to Asuncion, Paraguay in July, I sadly had little free time to spend with my baby outside our hotel room.  So, I was grateful when a co-worker found a Paraguayan harp concert one Friday evening, and I saw an […]

Breakfast at 3am: How to Help Baby Adjust to Jet Lag

Breakfast at 3am: How to Help Baby Adjust to Jet Lag

My husband and I thought our three month old was sick when she spent every night for the first two weeks in Amman, Jordan screaming.  We finally figured out there was nothing wrong with her at all; she simply needed time to adjust to the […]

Keep Your Family’s Travel Documents Organized

Keep Your Family’s Travel Documents Organized

I have a lovely compact red leather passport holder that can easily contain my passport, airline ticket, credit cards, and cash.  I’ve had a hard time giving it up, but it’s not practical for traveling with a family and all of the travel documents that […]

20 Things to Play with a Toddler on a Plane- Compliments of the Plane

20 Things to Play with a Toddler on a Plane- Compliments of the Plane

This weekend I traveled solo with my very mobile one year old from Johannesburg to Chicago via Abu Dhabi.  We spent 4.5 hours in the car driving from Ladybrand, South Africa to the Johannesburg airport, 8 hours flying from Johannesburg to Abu Dhabi, where we […]

Photo Fun Day: Lesotho Hash

Photo Fun Day: Lesotho Hash

Every Sunday I will simply post a photo that says it all, perhaps with a short description or caption.  Photos are meant to inspire, make you laugh, or a tell a story.  Submit your own photo to be featured on Sunday Photo Fun Day, or […]

Waddling through Wadi Rum Desert

Waddling through Wadi Rum Desert

It’s Safari Saturday.  Every Saturday I’ll post a blog on specific places in the world that can be fun to travel with kids and/or toddlers and babies that might be less traditional than, say, a trip to Disney.  Readers are encouraged to reply with their […]

Deal Alert: Get a free cloth diaper with $49 purchase!

Deal Alert: Get a free cloth diaper with $49 purchase!

Through November 22, 2011 Dream Diapers is offering a free one size pocket diaper with every $49 purchase.  That’s about a $20 value.  If you’re new to cloth diapering and trying to bulk up your stash, or cloth diaper curious, this is a great deal. […]