TRAVEL MAMA
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Zero Waste Grocery Shopping| How to Select Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
That’s me, picking up apples at the farmers market, selecting them by their color palate. What you can’t see is my best friend off-camera reminding me I’m allergic to apples and urging me to put them back before I have an allergic reaction. Simply put, I’m trash at picking fruit, my batting average is 100 if 100 means that I always buy a spoiled bruised fruit. This means there are many times on my travels that I miss out on experiencing the local market culture because I don’t know how to select fresh fruits and vegetables. I’m often left totally at the mercy of predatory stall owners that can spot…
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How to become an Instagram influencer? What I learned from traveling with influencers
If there’s one thing I can say about Instagram its that Instagram is a great uniter. It’s the one social network, that has lead me to find MY people. Women who inspire me to be both a better woman and mother. This virtual community of super moms has given me the push I need to listen to my own voice. A few of these epic mamas are certified Family Travel Instagram Influencers with followings in the tens of thousands and a digital reach into the millions. I’ve been lucky enough to have the pleasure of meeting and subsequently traveling with a few of these women this year, and my mind…
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Family Travel Blogger | Daniela Parenting Toddlers and Traveling as a Family
I’m so glad I got to sit down with Daniela to pick her brain on what it’s like for her to travel as a family on Chilean Pas ports. I’ve loved having her lend her voice to the perfect travel clothing for women in the past and I’m so glad to dive into her family travels even more. Read on to see how Daniela of @a_baby_abroad experiences traveling as a family. How much did you travel before kids? Where had you been?We traveled lots before kids although not as much as we do now. We went to India, Argentina’s, Venezuela, Canada, and the USA, among others. When did you get your…
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Family Travel Blogger |Montoya and the art of the Family trip
I fell in love with Travel Mama Montoya, following her family’s epic Springbreak travel destinations. Learn how to plan a family trip with a blended family during school holidays, from an expert travel blogger and have your kid’s vacations be the stuff of legend. How often did you take trips before starting a family? Where had you been? I traveled quite a bit before kids – even more so when I got a job that required travel. My trips were entirely domestic before I started a family though. San Francisco, Albuquerque, Louisville, St. Louis, New York — pretty much any and everywhere. When did you get your first passport? –…
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Family Travel Blogger | Astrid, Overseas Travel and Safety Essentials when Traveling as a Family
Get to know Family Travel Blogger, Astrid an expert in both flying while pregnant and overseas travel as a Family. This week I got he chance to interview Astrid about her extensive overseas travel experiences that started as a child. When it comes to traveling while pregnant Astrid from the family travel blog The Wandering Daughter. I first “met” Astrid three years ago when searching the internet for examples of traveling mothers of color and hitting the jackpot with her thorough roundup. Astrid experienced overseas travel while pregnant with both of her daughters and has learned many travel hacks along the way. How much did you travel before kids? Where…
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Family Travel Blogger | Kameko Cheap Family Vacations
Kameko Rooks of Travel With Meko is an expert at planning cheap family vacations for her gorgeous family. As the matriarch of a growing millennial family, she’s showing her little global citizens how to see the world in style. I’m a big fan of Kameko’s stance on cultural immersion for the whole family and her ability to enrich cheap family vacations with many of these moments. How much did you travel before kids? Where had you been? Before kids I traveled almost as much as we travel now with our daughter! In fact, we believe we travel even more with our daughter now because there is more motivation to learning discoveries…
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Travel Mama | Monet, Vacations for Kids
Monet is an expert travel mama whose blog The Traveling Child is a treasure trove of tips and tricks on planning vacations for kids. This week I had the opportunity to chat with Monet about being a lifelong traveler and traveling with small children. I first came across Monet after giving birth ad being inundated with people telling me my life as a traveler was over, and traveling as a family is rarely done. Her thirst for adventure and expertise about vacations for kids had me hooked. How much did you travel before kids? Where had you been? Quite a bit, prior to kids I had traveled to China, Botswana,…
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TRAVEL MAMA | Ashley, Flying with a Baby
Flying with a baby is daunting to most new parents but expert Travel Mama Ashley jumped into the adventure with two feet. This week I got to interview Ashley and find learn about her take on traveling with kids and the How much did you travel before you started flying with a baby? Where had you been?Before having our son, I’d traveled to almost a dozen countries including Thailand, Austria, Italy, France, Costa Rica, and Jamaica. When did you get your first passport?I actually didn’t get my first passport until I was 22 years old. I kept waiting for my parents to take me or send me abroad and that…
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Navigating the Batu Cave steps with Kids
Every time I travel to Kuala Lumpur I make a stop at the Batu Caves. There is something magical about getting to the very top and experiencing the Fern Gully type of hidden kingdom revealed at the precipice. My most recent trip to the Batu Caves was for my annual birthday trip and was the first time climbing the steps with a toddler in tow. Let me tell you, climbing the steps of the Batu Caves are a completely different beast while pregnant versus with a full grown human strapped to my back. Here are a few tips for your next family trip to the Batu Caves, including what to wear. Like…
