1) Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, France As you drive across the mostly flat land of Normandy, suddenly in the distance a spire appears.  Mont-Saint-Michel was originally founded in 708 by the Bishop of Avranches, who built a series of simple crypts after the Archangel Michael appeared

Keeping busy in the car with her Learning Curve First Keys Teether safely attached with the trusty Sassy Links. Of course, since this was in New Zealand, a stuffed kiwi joined the crowd.…

Relaxing after dinner in her UppaBaby GLite which is doing its usual double duty as a travel highchair.You love to travel with your baby and you’re looking for a travel high chair.  That’s where we were and that’s how we chose the "My Little Seat".  It’s tiny, it’s

Recently there have been a spate of conversations on Twitter about the new US State Department warnings against travel to Europe and whether people still feel comfortable going there.  In general we’ve always been asked, “Oh, isn’t that dangerous?” when we tell people where we’re

Other than their safety, the other big fear that people commonly share with us is the difficulty in communicating.  Ok, they’re convinced it’s safe – but how will we tell people what we want?  Our answer is that you’d be amazed how easy it is!  Charades, much like Coke

UPDATE #2 (05/05/2011): Trying out the Phil & Teds Traveler (Travel Cot) at homeWe are now the happy owners of two Phil & Ted’s travel cots.  We recently traveled to to Canada with our just turned two-year-old toddler and our four-month-old baby and both of them slept gr

The Vista Uppababy Stroller at the Grand Canyon, with the car seat adapter.   Updated again – final update!  Our kids have mostly grown out of the Vista now, but it remains one of the best baby purchases we made.…

Passed out in our trusty G-Lite with a Booginhead SippiGrip keeping "Bear" safely attachedRecently we flew from San Francisco to Toronto.  We followed up that five hour flight with a RIDICULOUSLY long 7 1/2 hour drive to Montreal.  Then we made whirlwind visit to f

The magic ATM that finally gave us money in Tahiti In all of our travels, we have never once used traveler checks. No matter where we go in the world, we’ve always been able to find an ATM.…

iPhone 4 and Stoaway Bluetooth KeyboardNormally, we don’t travel with much technology.  A small unlocked cellphone for emergencies, and sometimes a PDA (remember those?).  However we recently took the plunge and each got an iPhone 4.…