Our family is a classic example of what happens when backpackers meet and reproduce.
Each member of our family has a birth certificate from a different city (and they’re not even cities near each other). Our kids both had their first passport pictures taken as they were being held up under the armpits. And when we plan trips, it never crosses our minds that a place might be too far flung or challenging for a family with small kids.
Not surprisingly, when I worked for a paycheck, it was in the travel industry, where I spent the better part of a decade writing and designing travel brochures for über-upscale tour operators.
Today I am a writer and ever-busy mother to the above mentioned wayfarers.
Globe-toddling 
Hello !
I just found your blog and am very happy for that. We also refuse to wait until the kids grow up !
Our eldest is 4 and he’s already been to India and South America and some neighbouring countries (we live in France).
I haven’t looked at all your articles, but I have a question. Do you take questions ?
I mean, we like to travel but we are no travel-professionals like you ! We have ‘normal’ (office ….) jobs. And simply like travelling. So would very much appreciate tips from you (and are obviously happy to share ours !)
Thanks
Wow, what a nice and inspiring blog. 🙂
My wife and I are still in the planning phase for a first baby and we’re always afraid of our future as travelers once the baby arrives.
You’re living proof that life as a traveller/adventurer doesn’t stop or pauses once you have children.
This blog is awesome. We just took our 16-month old and 4 year old (excuse me, she is 4 and a HALF, very important) to Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. I don’t care (really, I don’t) about what people think when we travel with toddlers. We all had a great time and kids adapt more than other parents give them credit for. And we, like you, have kids with birth certificates from different places and two parents born in different countries. And yes, we met each other overseas (Africa).
Hi, so wonderful to read your inspiring blog. We are also a family of 4, each born in a different country. Our last trip was a migratory one from US to Australia, and that was/is interesting. I look forward to reading more.
What a great blog. When I become a mom, I hope to travel with my kiddies too!
Hi, I have a 7 week old daughter and am itching to go places with her. I was looking for online resources to help guide us to destinations. May be we will just follow your foot steps.
Really liked your blog.
hi,
I really like your blog. Our daughter is 2 1/2, and was all over Europe when she was 6 months, and we recently spent 6 months traveling as a break from nyc. it was actually a long time to be gone from the comforts of home…..we were moving around a lot. we started in india, and went pretty much around the world, ending up in California, then back to nyc. it was pretty tiring for me, the mama, as the papa couldn’t make the entire trip…..most importantly he couldn’t go to india, last minute, but we still went. we had places lined up to stay, and were very comfortable at my friends parents home in Delhi, however, it is not an easy country to travel in even without children. there are a lot of precautions to take. I returned to the states with an enormous sense of gratefulness for the exceptionally clean water we have within our reach everywhere. I wish for clean water for everyone…I think ultimately this was the greatest lesson I learned on my journey…
adding to your advice, from my travels…
if you can go with another adult, who is helpful, do it.
give slack everywhere, to your kids, to the people who growl at you, to the time schedule…no sense in creating stress on vacation.
it’s ok and actually mandatory as a good parent, to change plans or destinations…even mid-stream, if it is the best decision for your children.
Just came across your blog recently and I love it! My husband and I are living abroad and had our first child here in Nicaragua 8 months ago. I love that you promote traveling with your kids. We have the travel itch, as well, and I think that there’s no better way for our children to learn about the world than to see it. I look forward to reading more. And congrats on your new news!
Sarah @ momsthewordblog.wordpress.com.
Such a nice blog! I hope your newborn hasn’t distracted you too much and you’ll get back to posting soon. We never traveled with our kids when they were young, so we’re trying to catch up now. We’re planning a year-long odyssey with our 12-year old twin girls in 2012. Wish us luck!
Hello! I loveeee your blog, we are going to Machu Picchu in 2 months and we have a 14 months daughter, I am getting a bit scared about the altitude sickness, can you give me any advice? thank you so much in advance,
Melissa
Hi Melissa,
Glad you like the blog! 🙂 Always talk to your pediatrician for medical advice, of course, but I can share that our doctor told us that elevation generally isn’t a problem for little kids -they tend to acclimate even better than adults do. Just the same, we decided to spend a few days in the lower elevation of the Sacred Valley when we first got there so that all of us would have a chance to adjust. Bonus: the Sacred Valley is absolutely stunning, so we hardly minded the diversion! Have an amazing trip! Jody