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We just booked another summer vacation in Europe with our toddler because, yes, we are insane. Either enough time has passed since our last trip and we’ve forgotten what it was like, or (and the reason for this blog) we feel like we are now experts by learning from our previous, huge, mistakes. Because I could write a short novel on traveling with baby/toddler I've broken this down into three blogs; Flights, Hotels and Itineraries. Last summer we took a ten day trip to Ital

We are gearing up for our trip to Spain this summer with (you guessed it) #babyintow! In my previous blog I outline advice on the flight portion of international trips. I'll now impart my wisdom (however small) on securing and choosing the right accommodations for your vacation in Europe (read here for advice on itineraries while on vacation). Hotels. We used to save money and stay in the average hotel in a great location because we’d think ‘hey we have the city to explore

Planning a trip is so exciting and important when traveling with little ones. Now that I've outlined how to survive flights and pick the right accommodations let's go over some do's when it comes to your actual itinerary while on vacation. Itinerary. There are two types of vacation personalities; those who want to do and see everything (my husband) and those who want to relax poolside, nap, relax some more and eat. I fall somewhere in the middle. Having a baby has actuall

In the first weeks of our daughter’s life, my husband and I said to ourselves MANY times that we just weren’t sure how people did this without the conveniences of all the modern technology. We managed to NEVER leave our house, unless it was for something that was fun and no pressure. Here are all the services we cobbled together to live life like we have a personal assistant and spend more time playing! Groceries Amazon Fresh - On Sunday mornings, we load up our Amazon Fresh