This is a guest post from Kylah from Intrepid Monkeys Travelling through South America with our baby boy we encounter the affectionate terms “qué lindo” and “qué hermoso” (‘how cute / beautiful’) almost daily. Ollie was six months old when we packed everything up in Karratha, Western Australia and set off on our nine month [...]

What immediate thoughts come to mind when you think of staying in hostels? Let me guess – late night parties, bed bugs, smelly bathrooms, dirty kitchens, naked hairy men roaming the corridors, sleeping next to strangers, run down facilities, and sleepless nights. Now, let me ask you this? Can you not find all of the [...]

It’s enough to make parents stay at home and play endless games of hide and seek in the house instead of venturing to a new city or country for a family holiday. Flying with kids can be disastrous. We all know how much people who fly without kids complain about those who fly with children. [...]

I don’t like flying with Savannah much, (as she is a challenging toddler), but I absolutely adore watching her in the airport, especially when it comes time to board the plane. She has to be held back from charging through the passengers, rolling her suitcase along behind her. It’s a slow walk for us, if [...]

To those who get irritated by children on your travels. I get irritated by you more. Well not all, just the ones who are vocalize their annoyance at children in a rude and condescending way. (N.B: I’m talking about children who are probably under 6, because after that age they should no how to behave [...]

It’s incredibly easy to think of Ireland as a place for “seasoned” tourists to take bus tours or for young singles on self-directed “pub tours”. But the Ireland I know is welcoming for the entire family, filled with a centuries old magic just waiting to be discovered. For nearly a decade I have been traveling [...]

Craig and I were contemplating a possible year long adventure through South East Asia. It’s our favourite region, brings much cheaper travel, and we thought it would be a good base to travel slowly so we could work on our business at the same time. After our two week trip to Thailand we have almost [...]

If you are travelling to Thailand with a baby you are going to get a lot of attention. If your baby has blond hair and blue eyes, and to the local Asian population, looks like an angel, you will be swamped. I say Asians, and not just Thai, as Japanese, Chinese and Koreans also took [...]

We already knew a lot about Thailand, having lived there and travelled multiple times before. We knew what to expect and felt we were prepared to travel to Thailand with kids. Before we left on our most recent trip we shared our thoughts on planning a trip to Thailand with kids, which is a helpful [...]

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. The tantrum in a public space (yes YOUR child will do it one day!) Nothing can prepare you for it. When it happens it catapults you into a limbo land of frustrated confusion. What the hell do I do here? There’s no point having a plan as nothing ever works. [...]