by Stace | Mar 6, 2026 | Toddler Travel
Let me be upfront about something before we get into this. There is no magic formula. There is no perfect strategy that guarantees a peaceful flight with a toddler. What there is, is preparation, realistic expectations and the knowledge that whatever happens up there,...
by Stace | Mar 6, 2026 | Trip Planning
New Zealand had been on my list for years before I finally booked a one-way ticket from Barbados and gave myself four weeks to explore the whole country. No rigid plan, no tour groups, just a Naked Bus pass, a hire car for the South Island and a sister waiting in...
by Stace | Mar 6, 2026 | Trip Planning
Iceland is one of those destinations that people talk about for years before they go and then can’t stop talking about after. Volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, waterfalls, hot springs, the Northern Lights, the midnight sun — no other country on earth packs this much...
by Stace | Mar 6, 2026 | Toddler Travel
There is a phrase in Costa Rica that you hear everywhere. Pura Vida. Pure life. It is a greeting, a farewell, a philosophy and a state of mind all at once. By the end of ten days in this country I understood it completely. Just me and Freddy. He was 20 months old. We...
by Stace | Mar 6, 2026 | Toddler Travel
Patagonia with a Toddler and a Grandma — Our Three Week Adventure at the End of the World There are trips you take and trips that change you. This was the second kind. Three weeks in Patagonia. Three generations — my mum at 67, me, and Freddy who turned three years...
by Stace | Mar 6, 2026 | Coffee + Wine
There’s a version of me from about four years ago who would have looked at my current kit list and laughed. Back then I was travelling with a 36L Osprey Sirrus, a Thermarest Questar sleeping bag, and absolutely zero toddler gear because Freddy didn’t exist...
by Stace | Mar 6, 2026 | Coffee + Wine
How to Walk the Full West Highland Way with a Toddler — A Realistic Day by Day Itinerary The West Highland Way is 154 kilometres from Milngavie to Fort William. The official website suggests completing it in around eight days. That works out to roughly 19 kilometres...
by Stace | Mar 6, 2026 | Hiking + Camping, Toddler Travel
There is a version of the West Highland Way that exists on the official website. It involves covering 154 kilometres in around eight days, averaging close to 20 kilometres daily across some of the most exposed and demanding terrain in Scotland. It is a serious...
by Stace | Mar 4, 2026 | Barbados, Packing Lists
Your flights are booked and now it’s time to pack for your Barbados vacation, so where do you start… This is why we’ve created this Barbados packing list just for you! I was amazed by the amount of people that came into shops saying that they packed...
by Stace | Jan 29, 2026 | Toddler Travel
Traveling with a toddler is a wild mix of adventure and chaos. One moment they’re happily pointing out every airplane at the airport, and the next they’re melting down because their banana broke in half. Any parent who’s traveled with a little one knows: it’s not just...