Recently we flew from San Francisco to Toronto.  We followed up that five hour flight with a RIDICULOUSLY long 7 1/2 hour drive to Montreal.  Then we made whirlwind visit to family in Ottawa and then drove back to Toronto just in time to catch our five hour flight to Aruba.  There we spent a ... (read more →)

In all of our travels, we have never once used traveler checks. No matter where we go in the world, we’ve always been able to find an ATM. We have a well practiced ritual of hunting down an ATM as the first thing we do in any country.  The only place we weren’t able ... (read more →)

Normally, we don’t travel with much technology.  A small unlocked cellphone for emergencies, and sometimes a PDA (remember those?).  However we recently took the plunge and each got an iPhone 4. There are several improvements in the iPhone 4 that make it an even more compelling travelling companion than previous generations of the iPhone.
1. ... (read more →)

1. UppaBaby G-Lite

Lightest umbrella stroller on the market and the seat comes off for washing – need we say more?  The G-Lite is a great umbrella stroller and we’re so glad we chose it.  (Our full review of the UppaBaby G-Lite umbrella stroller including why we prefer it to the Maclaren Volo).
2.Phil&Teds Traveler
We continue ... (read more →)

We have a giant full-sized Cadillac of strollers for at home and local road trips.  We LOVE our UppaBaby Vista and have used it a ton.  But it also weighs close to a ton and fills up at least half the trunk (boot), so we knew we wouldn’t want to take it with us ... (read more →)

Recently we took a road trip to the Grand Canyon and Santa Fe.  We took along our Vista stroller from UPPAbaby.  The stroller comes with both a bassinet and a regular stroller seat.  We also bought the car seat adaptor which allows you to use the stroller with your car seat.  The stroller frame ... (read more →)

When we started shopping for baby equipment one of the first things we knew we’d need was a travel cot.  Travel is a big part of our lives and we wanted to be able to continue that with our daughter.  We looked at 2 travel cots – the Phil & Teds and the Baby Bjorn. ... (read more →)

Here is the packing list we use whenever we travel:
CARRY ON:

Toiletteries bags (something lightweight, portable, tough, waterproof – check out the Eagle Creek stuff here).
Hotel confirmations – especially for the first night
Passports
Money belt – we use a money belt that we can hide under our pants/trousers
Extra film/memory cards
Sunglasses
Guidebook
Photocopy of relevent section of guidebook for ... (read more →)