Archive for the ‘Getting Around’ Category:
Ville de Québec avec un bébé (Québec City With Baby)
With every trip we take with our daughter, I get less and less concerned about how she’ll handle the journey, and how to keep her occupied en route. This was trip number 6 for her, and at 3.5-years-old, she’s a great little traveler. Because I was a big chicken (and thankfully I was because that inspired this site), her first trip was at 11mos. Our little bub made us a family of four, and now at 4mos has 2 trips under his (elasticized) belt – with many more to come!
Why Quebec City? Well lots of reasons really. I haven’t seen much of this beautiful country of mine… at just over 2mos. postpartum, I wasn’t terribly eager to hit a beach… and I’ve been totally jonesing for Europe, but that’s just not in the cards right now… I’ve always heard that Quebec City is a little slice of Paris here in Canada, and now I know it’s true.
A beautiful doorstep in Vieux Quebec
Guest Post! Berlin With Baby…
I’m delighted to put up our very first guest post!
Tracey went to Germany with her husband and baby boy. They rented an apartment for part of their stay, and they had a wonderful time. Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us, Tracey!
Berlin like a Berliner
Last year my husband and I took a trip to Germany with our 8-month-old son. We had extended family there and we felt it was a great time to travel – before the little guy could walk or voice his displeasure with the choice of activities.
Tracey In Berlin
Baby Travel Gear Guide – Getting Around
Baby Travel Gear For Eating, Sleeping and Getting Around…
A mule to carry it all would be nice too!
There’s getting there and getting around… Getting there means you have to carry all your stuff and your little one, and getting around once you’re there means making sure you have the gear necessary to enjoy yourself. There seems to be the stroller camp, and the carrier camp – and never the twain shall meet. I’m in the middle – they both have their pros and cons for different reasons. For me, in the airport, a stroller is indispensable. I can load it up with the child AND some bags, and while she’s buckled in she has no choice but to stay put, even if she’s being difficult. We’ve flown with our stroller on Air Canada and on the cheapest of charters and never had an issue with gatechecking it. In Mexico it was waiting for us on the tarmac and in Cuba it was at the baggage check. Everywhere else it was happily waiting for us at the next gate.
I probably would have used a carrier more had we had one that didn’t feel as though my back would split in half. With this baby we’re going to invest in a good one – hopefully we’ll have better luck this time.
