Tag: car seat for travel

RideSafer Car Seat Travel Vest: A Travel-Friendly Car Seat Alternative

RideSafer Car Seat Travel Vest: A Travel-Friendly Car Seat Alternative

The RideSafer Car Seat Travel Vest is perfect for frequently traveling older toddlers and children that still need to be in a car seat or booster seat. At only 2.5 pounds, it’s a much lighter, more compact, and practical car seat or booster seat option, […]

Infant Bassinets in Bulkhead Explained

Infant Bassinets in Bulkhead Explained

What is the bulkhead?  Do airlines provide infant bassinets for babies? For those of you who have flown internationally, either with a baby, or solo, you’ve probably at some point seen a flight attendant taking a bassinet down from the overhead and attaching it to […]

Airline Child and Infant Travel Policies: United States

Airline Child and Infant Travel Policies: United States

Below is a comprehensive list of airline child and infant travel policies for the United States.   Below you may click on the links to each airline (in alphabetical order) to be taken directly to the airline’s website page that describes their policies on domestic […]

I Love Trains (the Big Adult-Sized Ones)

I Love Trains (the Big Adult-Sized Ones)

I am loving being back home in Chicago where we don’t own a car and primarily use buses and trains to get around.  I hate oil changes, car maintenance, and parking.  The really wonderful thing about using buses and trains, besides not having to change […]

Mastering the Art of Breastfeeding on a Road Trip Without Stopping the Car

Mastering the Art of Breastfeeding on a Road Trip Without Stopping the Car

When we took our first four hour trip in the car with our daughter when she was just about two weeks old we made frequent stops as she belted out for more of mommy’s milk.  Breastfeeding is hard while we’re on the road, I thought. […]

What is the Best Car Seat for Travel?

What is the Best Car Seat for Travel?

A car seat is not required on any airplane, although you may opt to bring one (or a child restraint system for an older child) on the plane if you purchase a seat for a child under two, or are traveling with a child over […]

Radian Convertible Car Seat: Not So Great for Travel

Radian Convertible Car Seat: Not So Great for Travel

I read raving reviews from parents about the Diono Radian Convertible Car Seat.  It’s selling features were that it folds flat and comes with a carrying strap for easy transport.  It can also be used forward- or rear-facing, and because of compactness can fit three […]

Top 10 Baby Travel Essentials

Top 10 Baby Travel Essentials

After traveling with a baby internationally over a dozen times and on over three dozen separate flights to places in Africa, South America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the U.S., I’ve determined what the top travel essentials are when traveling with a baby. 1) Baby […]

Public transportation is a parent’s best friend

Public transportation is a parent’s best friend

We like to travel as light as possible with baby in tow, so when we can leave the car seat at home, we’re thrilled.  Public transportation makes that possible, which is why it’s great to explore cities with kids in the U.S. and around the […]