LauraJul 2, 20197 minHow to Eat Out with a Toddler on Vacation As we look ahead to our 40th week of this trip, I realize that WP will have eaten around 250-300 meals in restaurants by the time she is ...
LauraMar 14, 20194 minA Year Abroad Side Effect: We're Stay at Home Parents (Weeks 23-24 Recap, March 4, March 11, 2019)I write this as I’m doing something I’ve done only a few times before: leaving WP overnight. I did it first when she was four months old,...
LauraMar 5, 20194 minHire a Babysitter When You TravelSeveral years before I had a kid myself, I was chatting with a work friend with two young kids who had just gotten back from a week away....
LauraDec 21, 201810 minTop Tips for Taking a Trip with a ToddlerSo You’re Taking a Trip Traveling with a little kid can be a joy. We talk to so many more people wherever we go, and have way more person...
LauraDec 17, 20185 minWe're Getting Smarter (Week 11 Recap - Dec 10, 2018)Week two in Amsterdam, and we managed to start seeing some sights. We each went separately to the Van Gogh Museum (get timed entry ticket...
LauraDec 10, 20185 minAmsterdam, Highs and Lows (Week 10 Recap - Dec 2, 2019)We’ve tried to strike a balance between planned and flexible with this trip. Some things were set in stone before we left, and some thing...
LauraDec 9, 20184 minTo Pack or Not to Pack: the Car SeatShould you bring a car seat on your travels? We debated this heavily. Do we want to lug a carseat around? How much will we really use it?...
LauraNov 14, 20185 minJetting through JetlagOne of the more demoralizing parts about traveling with a baby is that the things that are annoying about traveling on your own become bo...
LauraOct 14, 20183 minCiao, Piccola! (Week 2 Recap - Oct 8, 2018)While San Francisco still doesn’t feel too far off, we’re getting into the swing of being in Rome. Jetlag is a thing of the past. We have...
LauraOct 7, 20182 minThe Arrival (Week 1 Recap - Oct 1, 2018)We landed in Rome just over a week ago. It’s crazy how long you can take to get settled when you really are trying to get settled vs just...
LauraOct 2, 20183 minLong Haul with a Little OneTo kick off our trip we flew United from SFO to FCO with a connection in Frankfurt (there are almost no direct flights from the Bay to Ro...