Category: Travel Tips

The Year of the Volcano

2018 in China marks the Year of the Dog (cool fact: both my son and I were born during the Year of the Dog—and on the 19th day of our birth month). In our family, 2018 also marks the Year of the Volcano (and I don’t just mean our daughter’s explosive tantrums). Without meaning to,…

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Five Tips for Staying Sane While Flying with a Baby

Just like that, it’s December! 2016 really flew by, especially after the birth of Baby Girl. It’s hard to believe that she is now five months old. Tomorrow we go on our first, long, family vacation. We’ll be spending four days in Mexico City and then heading to Puerto Vallarta for a week and a…

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Six Tips for Traveling during Pregnancy

This week marks the halfway point in my pregnancy—just 20 more weeks to go! What a better time, then, to write a post on pregnancy travel tips? Even as I sit here typing, though, I know I may have to do a follow-up article on moving during pregnancy. Yep, moving. Remember back in November when…

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10 Lessons I’ve learned as an Expat (thus far)

1. World history and geography CAN be fun. When I was growing up, I was never really good at geography and probably mediocre at world history. Now that we’re doing so much traveling, I can actually relate different places to experiences and mental images. The lessons I learned in school make so much more sense…

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Five Tips for Surviving Une Coup de Cheveux in France

I am fairly girly. I will admit it. I love makeup and pretty clothes and getting pampered at a salon. Salons in the U.S. are great, but I envisioned getting my hair done in France as an exotic treat–after all, that’s where many of the top hair and makeup brands seem to be based. When we were…

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