Category Archives: Flying

New Zealand-A Comedy of Errors

Posted on August 22, 2013 by

I may not have boarded a plane before my twentieth summer, but I’ve more than made up for it since.  In just the (almost) five years since we had Elanor, we’ve visited four continents, eleven countries, and somewhere between fifteen … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts of Supreme Clumsiness, airports, Auckland, driving around, Flying, headdesk moments, hotels/serviced apartments/resorts, New Zealand, Random Stuff, Rotorua, Taupo, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country, Wellington | 4 Comments

Arrived in Vegas!

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

On Sunday we embarked on our West Coast US adventure. There is very little that can be said about flying with two young children except that it does get better.  With each flight we take, Elanor becomes a better and … Continue reading →

Posted in Flying, Las Vegas, North America, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country, US

Webinar on Travel, Timezones and Infant/Toddler Sleep

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

Although I haven’t lived in the US for almost three years, I still consider myself an Isis Parenting Mom.  Ravi and I took prenatal classes with them, Ellie took parent & child classes there with both Ravi and I (although … Continue reading →

Posted in Flying, Guest POV, Travel | 2 Comments

Flying alone with 2 kids

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

In the (almost) year since I gave birth to Rhiannon, we have gone on three major trips-a two week trip to the US when she was 2-3 months old, a week long trip to Australia when she was 6 months … Continue reading →

Posted in airports, Flying, Travel | 4 Comments

Traveling with two–the flights and layover

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

I’ll write more of an “advice on traveling with two” over at White as Milk when we get back from the US, but right now my advice can be summarized thusly–don’t think that traveling with two with other adults has … Continue reading →

Posted in airports, Flying, Travel | 2 Comments

Arrived

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

I’ll post specifics later, but for now, here is a quick summation in bullet form I thought I’d been the woman with the crying baby on the plane before.  Rhi took that to a new, embarrassing level. Ellie, on the … Continue reading →

Posted in airports, cars/busses/etc, Flying, Third Culture Kids, Travel | 2 Comments

One parent, two children, flying three legs

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

One week from tomorrow, I’ll travel solo with the girls to Boston.  This will be my first time doing so with both girls, and I admit to being nervous. I have extremely tight connections in Tokyo and DC.  While I … Continue reading →

Posted in airports, Flying, Travel | 17 Comments

Visiting Sydney with kids under 4

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

I probably have a few more posts about Sydney kicking around, but I thought I’d do a general post about visiting Sydney with little kids, as it’s an easy vacation destination from Singapore. We flew Singapore Airlines both ways, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Flying, hotels/serviced apartments/resorts, Sydney, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country | 2 Comments

Tempting Fate

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Once upon a time, I tempted fate by writing a post discussing how to fly with babies under a year of age, something I have done many many times.  I then further tempted fate by derisively describing our flight from … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Flying, Sydney, Travel, Travel by Continent, Country | 8 Comments

Flying with Babies (under a year)

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

A reader asked me to write about the logistics of traveling with a new baby. Rhiannon was 11 weeks when we flew to the US and 13 when we flew back.  Comparitively, Elanor was around 4, 4 1/2 months old … Continue reading →

Posted in airports, Flying, Travel | 7 Comments