Journey of Epic Proportions

Yazan: CanCan | 18 June 2009 | 19 Comments
Categories: Air travel, Travel with children, Traveling baby

Total amount of checked luggage: 3 bags, 51.7 kilograms.
Carry on bags: one toddler in an Ergo, one purse, a backpack, and a rolling suit case.
In the Beginning:
Sunday, 8:58 PM, before boarding: Boys walk around airport. It is already an hour past their bed time.
When we go through customs/passport control, Jojo begins to cry because he [...]

Preparing For The Long Journey

Yazan: CanCan | 14 June 2009 | 16 Comments
Categories: Air travel, Travel with children, Traveling baby

By the time you read this, I will be in the middle of an epic journey.
Jojo, Deeds, and myself are flying from Laos to Thailand to Japan to Atlanta to smaller city in Southeast, USA.
32 hours of travel. Four countries. Eleven hours of layovers. Two kids. One mom.
My mission? To keep two active boys [...]