A Rough Guide to Travel with Babies
I often get emails from my blog readers who ask specific questions about traveling from babies, which I love. It’s nice feeling helpful! Once in a while I’ll post a blog highlighting a question and answer that I think is worthwhile to share with others. […]
On the heels of International Women’s Day, I want to take a moment to honor my sister-in-law, Jyothi, for the incredible woman and mother that she is. She is the backbone of her household, and without her nothing would function, and no one would eat. […]
On a recent trip from Mumbai, India to Cochin, India our daughter had a complete meltdown. Despite the fact that she is well-traveled, and has flown trans-Atlantic over two dozen times in her short little 15 month life, just like the rest of us she […]
I rarely am asked this question when traveling. This past weekend my husband and I took our 15 month old and our 10 and 8 year old nephews to Cherai Beach, near Cochin here in India. We clearly needed a large room to accommodate two […]
Yes, I realize “ridiculosity” is not a real word. But the illusion that my baby is safe with a seat belt around her tiny waist is also not real. Some of my favorite airlines, including Etihad, have these silly infant belts they require to be […]
We have yet to bring a stroller with us for our now 15 month old to any of the countries we have traveled with across South Asia, Africa, and South America. The main reason is because strollers are ridiculous things to bring to places without […]
If you like people-watching, Juhu Beach is a great place to be. Local boys play cricket, striking women in colorful saris sell their handicrafts and offer to decorate women in henna, and families gather to eat together and look out on the waves. It’s located […]
As I watched my giggling daughter run circles from the sand into the waves of the Arabian Sea gently lapping at its shores, I realized how much of a beach baby she is. She only started walking a couple of months ago, yet this past […]
I’ve traveled on more international flights than I can remember throughout all trimesters during both of my pregnancies, and yes, it’s completely safe as long as you’re having a normal and healthy pregnancy and your health care provider gives you the thumbs up. Depending on […]
This blog was posted as a guest blog on All About Cloth Diapers on February 9, 2012: I spend 80-90% of my time traveling and living in various places around the world for weeks or months in each place with my fourteen month old, and […]