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I'd do Tokyo. No kids of my own but the family I nannied for treked all over (as did my mom with me) and as long as you're on a plane you might as well stay on a plane. We plan on taking a 14 hour flight to see someone special within about 2 months of our little one being born (whenever that may be).
@Mrs. Spring: I've never travelled with a little one, but if you read the OMGMom blog (Mrs. Dumpling's personal blog) she talks about flying with a baby and she says it's hard work. I would recommend reading some of her posts for tips and tricks! Before you plan your trip, maybe you could go on a little weekend trip somewhere more local to do a test run?
I think most international planes are big enough they have seats with a fold down bassinet in front. I've had mutliple friends visit Europe with little ones and all seemed to make it sound simple. May depend on your child though.
I'd agree that once your are on a flight... who cares if it's 2 hours or 12 hours. Especially if you can get bulk head seating. Though a 10 month old may be at the stage where they want to be VERY ACTIVE.... would could make being stuck in a seat difficult :) Could also be hard if they are cutting teeth.
Ha... sorry I didn't even suggest where to go. I'm an East Coast girl so I don't have too many suggestions that are close to you. In Feb-April I'd think about weather you want to be somewhere cold or warm. I know my hubby and I would be heading to a ski resort and dragging grandma along to watch the little one while we snowboard :)
The thought of limiting our flight time is that a 10 month old baby would be active enough she won't want to be in a seat for more than a few hours at a time. Same thing with driving, only we could take more frequent breaks, but that just lengthens the overall travel time, too.
@ Lillindy - I will check out Mrs. Dumpling's blog! I always forget about it!
@ jilian - We live at the ski resorts. :) So, ideally, we'd go somewhere warm... or at least somewhere there aren't 12 feet of snow piled up outside our door.
We drove 17 hours with MB. There is a limit to how long a baby will be willing to stay in a car seat, and for her at 8 weeks old that limit was 8 hours. So we had to stay in a hotel to break up the time. It was HARD. I wouldn't recommend travelling by car if you want a relaxing vacation!
My first instinct reading your description was Mexico- warm, not too far away, lots of family friendly accommodations- Cabo or Puerto Vallarta should be close enough.
We'll have to travel some distance by car no matter what, since the nearest airport is 2 hours away... Idk, we've taken a few day trips with Addie and she's been fine for up to 3 hours at a time in her car seat. Our first "vacation" is a four day weekend in Sacramento at the end of this month, but Sac is only two hours away, so it doesn't feel like much of a get away. We'd really love to go somewhere warm and beachy this winter, but I'm not sure where we could go that is close enough in travel time.
Has anyone taken a baby on a cruise? We could leave from San Francisco or LA, if we find one we like.
Mexico would be good; and we could stay at a family-friendly all-inclusive, so it would be easy to plan!
I cruised out of San Diego (no baby, though) and two of our destinations were Cabo or Puerto Vallarta. Both were great destinations although I probably enjoyed Cabo a little more.
I don't have a baby yet but one of my girlfriend's travels with her baby all the time - internationally. She just brings a lot of toys, diapers, several changes of clothes for the baby and herself. She says that it is just fine as long as you are prepared. The earlier you start to travel with them the easier it is because it is a part of their life! I say go for it - head to Tokyo!
When my husband and I have a baby (hopefully sooner rather than later), we don't plan to stop traveling. We want to expose our children to as many cultures and places as possible!
Have fun!
Ok, does anyone have recommendations for family friendly all-inclusives in Cabo? I think we would go there over Puerto Vallarta, just because it's closer.
And, secondly, let's talk about Tokyo. Is Feb. - April a good time to visit? And what did you think about food, transportation, accommodations, etc...? Baby-friendly or not?
As long as the baby can't walk it is much easier to travel.
So GO! Get out of here! See TOKYO!
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We are looking at taking a vacation with Addie sometime next year, between February and April; she would be 8-10 months old. I'm thinking an all-inclusive, a big city, or a cruise might be easiest for a baby. Any suggestions?
The stipulations are that we do not want a drive longer than 8 hours or a flight longer than 4 hours (since we have to drive 2 hours to the airport anyway); we live in northern California. Or, if you can convince me that traveling 12+ hours with an infant isn't difficult, we might consider Tokyo. :)