Long Haul Flights w/Kids

Jet Lag And Kids: How I Prevented It On Our Last Long Haul Flight

Jet Lag And Kids: How I Prevented It On Our Last Long Haul Flight

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Managing jet lag in kids is totally up to the parents and something that years of practice and paid professional advice allow me to have nailed down. Instead of 6 transpacific/transatlantic journeys a year (we were expats), we&...
Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 4: Packing List & Last Thoughts

Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 4: Packing List & Last Thoughts

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If you are just joining the Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids series, please start at Part 1. This final installment will talk about my packing list, some random last thoughts and business class seating. We had the priv...
Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 3: Sleep on the Plane & Gear

Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 3: Sleep on the Plane & Gear

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If you are new to the Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids series, start first by reading Part 1 and Part 2. Airplane Bassinets If your baby needs a bassinet, you’ll be in the bulkhead. The bassinet, unfortunately, t...
Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 2: What to Bring Carry-On And Inflight Meals

Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 2: What to Bring Carry-On And Inflight Meals

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This photo is of La Jolla Girl standing at the edge of her reclined seat while watching Handy Manny on the airplane TV. She did this for hours on a long haul flight and was 17 months old.  To start from the beginning of this Lo...
Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 1: Planning Flights & Jet Lag

Long Haul Airplane Travel With Young Kids, Part 1: Planning Flights & Jet Lag

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I didn’t sleep well for the prior week before my first flight (which happened to be a long haul flight) with La Jolla Girl from Hong Kong to LAX. She was 3 months old, the distance was far and I was scared out of my mind....