Solo Mum · Adventure Travel
Freddy has seen three continents before his third birthday. Here is everything I have learnt doing it — the real version.
Adventures with Freddy
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The complete packing, planning and survival guide for travelling with toddlers. Everything I wish I had when I started — flights, camping, hiking, what actually works and what everyone else gets wrong.
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toddler-travel
by Stace · Jul 13, 2026
From calm Caribbean beaches to a three-week Patagonia expedition, here's an honest ranking of the best destinations for adventurous toddler travel — and what makes each one work.
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toddler-travel
by Stace · Mar 6, 2026
Ten days in Costa Rica with a 20-month-old — cloud forests, a volcano hike, wild sloths and the Jeep Boat Jeep crossing of Lake Arenal, solo.
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toddler-travel
by Stace · Mar 6, 2026
Three flights, one solo mum, one toddler, and everything I've actually learned about surviving long-haul travel without losing your mind.
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adventures
by Stace · Mar 6, 2026
A realistic 14-day, day-by-day itinerary for walking the full 154km West Highland Way with a toddler on your back.
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hiking-camping
by Stace · Mar 6, 2026
There's a version of me from four years ago who would have laughed at my current kit list. Back then it was a 36L Osprey Sirrus and zero toddler gear. Here's how it's evolved since Freddy arrived.
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toddler-travel
by Stace · Mar 6, 2026
Three weeks in Patagonia. Three generations — my mum at 67, me, and Freddy who turned three on a boat in the Strait of Magellan surrounded by 120,000 penguins. A trip most people said was too ambitious.
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