Reading Time: 6 minutes In this post we share a toddler’s packing list for a three-week trip to Southeast Asia.
Reading Time: 7 minutes In a previous post we shared a women’s packing list for a three-week trip to Southeast Asia. This article provides notes around the approach and and what we might have changed if we were to do the same trip again.
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post we share a toddler’s packing list for a three-week trip to Southeast Asia.
Reading Time: 5 minutes In this post we share a women’s packing list for a three-week trip to Southeast Asia.
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post we share the reasons for our transition from a compact travel stroller to a full-sized UppaBaby Vista when on the road.
While there are a few exceptions and places where smaller & compact almost always wins out for the majority of use cases (thinking of Southeast Asia), we’ve generally found that our UppaBaby is a preferred stroller for most types of trips and terrain.
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post we share the gear we brought with us to Southeast Asia (Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia) on a three-week trip. We are believers in the power of less-is-more when packing, even with a little one in tow.
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post we share our top tips for navigating the airport from the time you check-in to flight arrival.
Reading Time: < 1 minute In this post we share a rough outline of how we organize our time day-over-day when we travel with a toddler.
As children thrive on routine and structure, this overall plan allows us to be adventurous but also be mindful that we are with a little one whose moods, behaviors and energy can change on a whim, and very much depend on a nap.
Note that we are morning-oriented and the schedule reflects this.
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this post we share our approach to getting ourselves, our families, and our homes organized ahead of a trip.
Juggling the hum of normal life with travel-related preparation with all of the errands, tasks and to-dos before departure can easily become overwhelming.
To set you up for success ahead of travel day, we recommend creating a list of everything you need to do to prepare, and then sort the items on a day-by-day basis, starting 1-2 weeks before departure. We have found that taking this approach allows us to feel stress-free, giving us the a a positive start to a trip.
Reading Time: < 1 minute In this post we describe the documents we would keep in a household binder for use to fill out an application, in case of emergency, or death.
Use this as a guide to start collecting these pieces of information and adjust accordingly to your specific situation.
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this post we share our notes around why we recommended traveling with your child’s car seat instead of relying on the ones on offer from hotels, transport services and beyond.
Reading Time: 5 minutes In this post we explore lessons learned having taken ten flights with our baby before she turned one years old.
Note that we the reflections listed below are based upon travel as a couple that sat in economy with a lap-seat ticket for our infant.
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post we explore eight areas that changed when we included a baby in our travel plans.
We checked in with other parents and they shared similar themes in their experiences. While travel is inherently personal based upon choices in length of trip, speed of travel, reason, financial ability, (dis)comfort tolerance etc., our points below are a reflection of our individual observations and validated by a broader parent community.
Reading Time: < 1 minute This post provides guidance around arranging for childcare while on vacation.