My friend B, who is blogging over at Out of Edwards, always finds the best gear. She came to visit a few weeks ago and had the absolute best travel bag: The Fjallraven Totepack No. 1. The pack is slim and fits right into my bike panniers, even when fully packed. I used to just throw …
Tips for the Paris Metro with Kids. Overall we found the Paris Metro easy to use. Rainy and cold weather are the perfect reason to head underground and get around Paris using the Metro. Here are a few tips to make it easier to navigate with kids. Kids Tickets. Kids under 4 travel for free. Buy …
Everyone plans for trips differently. Jeff loves to sit down with a travel book in hand. I however prefer to take to social media. Here are simple ways to use social media to plan your next adventure. Social media is perfect whether you are planning a trip around the globe or just checking out a …
We’ve had a run of bad lucky lately around here. In the course of a month we have endured the breaking of an iPhone, a computer, a car, a train and a baby. I’m really hoping we are done. Here though is a run-down of how we weathered the storm and the lessons to be learned …
We brought our car from the U.S. but have found bicycling and public transportation to be easier and cheaper for lots of reasons. We use our car when traveling to remote areas that would require multiple public transportation connections. Luckily, a lot of our travel has been city-to-city so we have been able to get …
Things are finally starting to normalize around here. We have (sort of) settled into a nice schedule including getting back into doing some tot school fall craft activities with the boys. We had a great time apple picking and came home with a ton of apples. Jeff would say it was closer to 20 kilos. …
When we arrived in the Netherlands my top priority was to get us digitally connected. Jeff’s top priority was finding good places to eat. Go figure! The week on the QMII was a good digital break for the whole family. When the QMII pulled into port I was ready to get myself back up and …
This is part 2 of a series of “what is in my bag” when I travel with the kids. Check out part 1, about my favorite travel books. Keeping the kids busy while you travel can be challenging. I rely heavily on the books I listed in my last post. (You can see those books here.) …
Planes. Trains. Cars. Boats. Our cars seats have logged nearly as many miles as we have! I had a wonderful opportunity to write about bringing your car seat along for the ride when you travel. You can read the post here on A Rear Facing Family. Enjoy!
I had a hard time finding information on bringing the kids on a Queen Mary 2 (QM2) Crossing. The ship is incredibly child friendly. It is my understanding that summer voyages have more children on board then the rougher winter crossings. We were one of several families using the QM2 to move our family overseas. Here are …