Passports for baby

Here are some links to information about applying for passports for babies:
USA - Special requirements for minors - US Dept of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
Canada - Passports for Children - Passports Canada
Australia - Children’s Passports - Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Passports
United Kingdom - Applying for a child passport - Home Office, UK […]

Jet Lag – 7 Tips For A Successful Trip

Don’t let jet lag spoil that much needed holiday trip to paradise or stop you from closing that career enhancing deal you’ve been working on for months.Arriving full of excitement and anticipation is great, but finding that you can’t sleep at night, you’re tired during the day […]

Flying and Infant Hearing Loss

One of the most worrying aspects of flying with a baby is how it will affect their ears and their hearing.

Travel health resources

A list of travel health resources targeted to people travelling with children or teenagers.

Family-Friendly Boutique Hotels

by Chic Retreats
Boutique hotels aren’t just designed for wealthy couples or
adults only. Many boutique hotels welcome children and
families.
Should families be excluded from the boutique hotels
experience? Many hotels in this sector think not, and happily
open their doors to families with children of all ages,
providing a range of services and facilities to suit this
market. For many families, […]

On arrival - the two day rule

One of the ‘rules’ that I try to abide by when travelling with my kids is to have enough essential supplies* to get us through the first two days after arrival at our desination - I call this the “two day rule”.

Immigration - Passport Control

Once you’ve arrived you will need to be processed by immigration and then by customs once you’ve retrieved your luggage. The queues for immigration are likely to be long, especially if more than one international flight has landed.

Getting off the plane

Have you ever noticed the way that everyone jumps to their feet the minute the plane rolls to a stop and clamber over each other to get their bags down from the overhead locker only to wait in a queue to disembark? Even if they make it through immigration control quicker than everyone else, most people are going to end up waiting for their bags (which always seem to take longer to come out the earlier you arrive at the carousel).

Urban legends about flying

Is a baby born in-flight given free air travel by the airline for the rest of his/her life?
Apparently there is an urban legend that says that the “real” reason that airlines don’t allow women to fly in late pregnancy is because if a baby is born on the plane the airline will have to give […]

Places I have been..

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Here’s a nifty little web tool that allows you to map either the US states you have visited or the countries you have visited.Here are the results for me (both with and without the kids):

Note that I couldn’t choose Hong Kong by itself and so it shows the whole of China.

Here are the countries that […]