Savannah received her first passport when she was six weeks old and had her first overseas trip to New Zealand at 8 weeks.
Before that she had been on a plane to Melbourne to attend the Problogger conference.
With us as travellers and travel bloggers and the fact she is named after one of our favorite cities in the world Savannah, Georgia she never stood a chance.
We have loved our first year with Savannah. It was her first birthday last week and we couldn’t imagine our little family without her. Her joy is infectious.
While she is quite the Mumma’s girl and loves cuddle time, she is not frightened to go to other people.
We believe that travel has exposed her to so many different people and experiences that it has helped her to not be frightened of them.
Here is a look back at her first year of travel with us.
First Day Out: Taronga Zoo in Sydney at just 1 week old

First Hotel Stay: Novotel, Melbourne

First Flight: Sydney –> Auckland


In Rotorua, New Zealand

Enjoying the hot springs in Rotorua

Auckland Harbour cruise

First Theme Park: MovieWorld, Gold Coast, Queensland

All asleep at the Marriott, Gold Coast, Queensland

First Camping Trip: Glenworth Valley, Central Coast, NSW

First Trip to the Wineries: Hunter Valley, NSW


Crowne Plaza, Hunter Valley

First Big Road Trip: Sydney –> Brisbane

are we there yet?

Contemplating life in Port Macquarie, NSW

First Lighthouse: Sugar Loaf Point, Seal Rocks, NSW

First Hiking Adventure: Bouddi National Park, Central Coast, NSW


First Cruise: P&O Pacific Dawn, Brisbane –> Pacific Islands
Sailing out of Brisbane

Dancing on board with mummy at the sail away party

Lifou Island, New Caledonia

On the job with daddy attending the tour of the galley with the head chef of P&O Pacific Dawn

eye on the champagne

Cultural village in Vanuatu

Meeting my new friend in Vanuatu

I could get used to this travelling life in Vanuatu

Animal Encounters
Meeting a Lama at Honeycomb farm, NSW

Feeding the Kangaroos at Australia Zoo, Sunshine Coast

Hello Mr Kookaburra at South West Rocks, NSW

Out and About

Port Macquarie

Copacabana Beach, NSW

Byron Bay Lighthouse, NSW

Morning walk in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia

Dorrigo National Park, NSW

Seal Rocks, NSW

Helping daddy

Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland

Views from the Hilton Hotel Surfers Paradise, Queensland


Views from the famous “Loo with a View, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast

TV time in the hotel

Big Banana, Coffs Harbour, NSW

Turning One on the Gold Coast, Queensland

What an amazing number of travel experiences you’ve had together in only one year. Great job of documenting all this – those photos will be so cool to look at years from now.
G’day Scott,
Yep, great memories so far! But it’s gone so fast!
Such wonderful travel experiences in just her first year! Especially cute photo of meeting a new friend in Vanuatu 🙂
Hi Hilary,
It’s been a fun year. And that Vanuatu experience was a highlight for sure 🙂
Happy Birthday Savannah…
And here’s to your next year of travel 🙂
Thanks Linda. Let the journey continue…
You guys are great parents. That is all.
Cheers mate!
Happy birthday, Savannah! What a fun first year you’ve had! Beautiful pictures, and wishing her (and you) many, many more years of joy 🙂
Thanks Ayelet. Appreciate that!
What a lucky girl to have so many wonderful family travel memories already.
She is lucky, and so are we to have her in our life 🙂
“Oh, the places she’ll go!” … Oh, the places she’s already been!! 😀
This is fantastic. I wish I got to travel as much as baby Savannah – lol!
Caz and Craig, congratulations fot travelling with a so little child..only one week old…wow! Great pictures, great landscape and mostly, great and so sweet kids! Savannah looks like mu daughter, she’s also blond and blue eyed. Appreciate you so much!
Great memories in this set of pics…I think the fact she has seen so many new and nice places is one of the reasons she’s always smiling. Great work as parents!
Savannah pretty much captured the world as she travels. I love her disposition and she carries herself like a pro-traveler. I love these photos of her and seemed to be the world is getting smaller as Savannah grows up taller each day.
🙂
What an amazing first year for Savannah! She is so adorable! I love that you started to travel with her pretty much right after she was born 🙂 She’s going to be a seasoned traveler by the time she starts school 😉
Caz and Craig, your family is beautiful! Happy birthday to miss Savannah!! Cheers to a lifetime of incredible travel for you all!
Craig & Caroline,
Thanks so much for sharing these wonderful experiences for BOTH of your daughters with us! What a wonderful legacy for your girls. The only problem I must mention is that Craig was wearing a UNC shirt in one of the photos. What was he thinking? Please have him burn that and put on a proper NC State shirt. We all miss you here in North Carolina. Come back!
Who??? NC State!! Those words are forbidden around here!
How are you Leigh Ann?? We so miss NC so much. We sure miss your Christmas parties. I think of them every year wishing we were there. If we can get a green card we’ll be back!
This is such a lovely post and such wonderful photos of your beautiful daughters. I really admire you guys for taking your children traveling and teaching them about the wonders of the world. They are having such amazing experiences because of you. It’s obvious that you are fantastic loving parents.
Posts like this reassure me that I’m not crazy for thinking that one day when I have kids I can take them on adventures in faraway lands with me! I’m sure traveling with kids has its challenges but it is probably not nearly as difficult as people seem to think it is.
Thanks Kelly! You are not crazy at all, although at times I think we are. The rewards are so worth it. I actually think “normal” life is way more challenging with kids
I just love all the pictures of Savannah and of course the entire family! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAVANNAH!
Thank you! She had a great time on her special day
That is so awesome! I’d love for you to adopt me haha! You all are so blessed!
Fantastic! If my blog never makes a cent, at least it is a record for us and the kids, words and pictures. Blogging is a great way of storing memories.
It’s all about the memories Alyson! that is our tag line. Blogging is fantastic for recording this
Great pictures! That kid’s been everywhere! And she’s only 1! She’s catching the travel bug early on in life! 🙂
Lovely photos! I haven’t been ‘around’ the travel blogging world much since my son was born in Jan 2011, so a very late congrats on your little girl and all of your adventures since then. I love the new (might be two years old by now…) look of the blog. Great color scheme and beautiful family photos.
Hi Heather!!
I was only thinking about you the other week and wondering where you went. Congrats on your son, I’m sure you are all settled into parenthood by now. It’s a trip in itself!!
The new design is only a month old so you didn’t miss much!! Great to see you again. ARe you back writing and travelling again now?
I’ve finally just really gotten back into managing my blog now that I’m settled in my new teaching job and Gabriel’s sleeping through the night consistently. We are in Saigon which is a wonderful place to have young kids. If you’re ever stopping through here, let me know!