Flying With Kids

Make Flying With Kids Easier

September 27, 2011
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Some of the most popular posts on this site are about flying with kids. Not to mention, I also receive a lot of questions via email asking how we survived so many long haul flights when La Jolla Girl was so little. For those of you who don’t know, she was born in Hong Kong and we spent the first few years of her life flying from there to La Jolla, CA. I decided to [...]

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9 Must Haves For Flying With Young Kids

December 22, 2010
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Many of you know that I was an expat and flew long haul with my infant and then toddler, by myself, from Hong Kong to San Diego more times than I can count. I thought I would sign off for the holidays with this advice, for those of you who are flying with kids over the holidays. I wish I would have posted this earlier so that you could prepare, but better late than never, [...]

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Redeeming a Child’s American AAdvantage Miles

November 4, 2010
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My daughter has had a credit card since she was 2 years old, thanks to American Airlines. Our kid has been flying, mostly long haul, since she was an baby. My husband wanted to use some of her miles to take a last minute trip.  We called American AAdvantage and thought that we could just easily do it since she’s a kid and we’re her parents.  Wrong.  When you redeem miles, you still are responsible [...]

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