Arthur just turned 15 months and we already have 5 (!) roundtrip flights under our belt, so I thought I would share a few things we've learned about traveling with a baby. First off, I will say that it does seem like there's a sweet spot for traveling with an infant who doesn't need to … Continue reading Traveling with a Baby/Toddler
If you missed my previous posts (start here), we just got back from a family vacation in Paris with our 10 month old. After living in Paris for two years, it had been way too long since we'd seen our favorite city! Even better than living there, we discovered, is exploring the city exactly according … Continue reading Everything We Saw, Did, and Ate in Paris
I wrote a little bit about how I've been feeling about our move in my last post, but I thought I would share a little more about what it's been like for us to move to Paris. This might be interesting for people thinking about moving overseas, or just for those of you who are … Continue reading what is it like to move to france?
I wrote this detailed list of tips for my parents who are visiting me in the country. I am sharing it here so that it may hopefully help someone else who is traveling to Cambodia! Airport When you arrive in the Phnom Penh airport, you will follow the other westerners to buy a visa. It’s … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Arriving To & Getting Around in Phnom Penh
What should you wear in Southeast Asia? Well, obviously it depends on where exactly you're going, when you'll be there, and what you'll be doing. For me, I will be in Cambodia during the rainy season (still very hot!), and will be working. During the days I'll be traveling to various villages to survey rice … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Wardrobe
Yippee, this post is the most fun of all for me to write!! I used to be the summer missions coordinator for Cru in our region, and I absolutely LOVED looking over the packing guides and travel information for all the different locations. This post is going to be a lot of text, so I won't … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Packing List
Packing is fun because you get to decide on a limited set of belongings that will carry you through a specific (adventurous!) time in your life - in a different place than you normally are. One of the exciting things for me is the opportunity to be minimalistic - something I normally am not, but … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: All the Bags
One of my first thoughts after finding out I was going to Cambodia was, "What am I going to wear??" I LOVE packing and could not wait to start planning my outfits and what all I was going to bring - before I even knew for sure that the trip was official. All my notebooks … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Clothing Inspiration
So, I promised I would share about how I packed my clothing for our six-week trip to Australia and New Zealand. 1. Start early. I started thinking about what clothes I would bring months beforehand. This was important because if I wanted any new clothing for Australia's winter in July, I would need to buy … Continue reading Packing Clothing for a Long Trip
Following up on my post about traveling overseas, let's talk about the actual "over seas" part: being prepared for the plane. We took nine flights throughout our six-week journey to Australia and New Zealand. Four were international, four were domestic US, and one was domestic Australia. All of them were longer than 3 hours. Needless … Continue reading Travel Tips for International Plane Rides
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