This is an incredibly fun, beautiful and family-friendly trip! Porto is a lively, colorful city with ornately tiled buildings, delicious food, cool bars and winding, cobbled streets... plus, it's surrounded by vineyards, so there's something for everyone. We took this trip with my parents in July 2018, when the kids were 1 and 3 years … Continue reading Porto and The Douro Valley, Portugal
Whether you're bringing kids along or not, there are certain uncomfortable aspects of travel in the developing world. It's obviously tougher with very young kids in tow because they always manage to find the dirtiest corner! But even as an adult, you need to know certain key rules. You cannot drink the tap water. Keep … Continue reading Travel in the Developing World
One of my favourite things about living in London is having so many different countries just a short flight or train ride away. In two hours or less, you can hop over to Berlin or Budapest, Stockholm or San Sebastián. We take advantage of this proximity whenever we have a spare weekend! But when we … Continue reading In It for the Long Haul
While there are many similarities to train travel alone with two small children, it's worth highlighting a few key tips and tricks to make your airport experience a little easier. Even though some aspects of air travel are painful -- limits on liquids, arriving hours before takeoff, airplane changing tables that are smaller than babies … Continue reading Air Travel Alone with Two Babies
The first solo trip I took was unfortunately also the hardest. I made the rookie mistake of taking a Virgin train on a Bank Holiday weekend. You should never, NEVER, NEVER take the Virgin train on Bank Holiday weekends, whether or not you have help with the kids. I've never seen so many bodies packed into … Continue reading Train Travel Alone with Two Babies
When I'm getting the kids excited about something, I always add the word Adventure. Bringing the kids out to dinner? It's a Restaurant Adventure! Toting them along to a wine bar? Olive Adventure! Stay with me here... my 3-year-old loves olives, and knows very well that she's can't partake in a Wine Adventure. So, you … Continue reading Travel Adventures
