Sky Tower Kia Ora! After a rocky start we have made it to New Zealand, and specifically to Auckland. Situated on over 50 volcanoes and home to 1/3 of New Zealand's population, Auckland is a diverse city known for great food, its two harbours in different bodies of water, the views from its Sky Tower, and much, much more. We only had 48 hours in the city but still managed to get a great feel for it and really enjoyed our time.

Green tea and vanilla ice cream in Takayama From Tokyo we took the Shinkansen / Bullet Train to Nagoya and switched onto a local train to take us through the mountains to Takayama. We only had a 9 minute changeover which we would absolutely not recommend as it meant rushing through the station with Coco strapped to Rach and us carrying all of our stuff without enough time to take lifts to the platform!

Making it easy to travel with babies and children

Whether it's a quick trip to the store or a weekend visit to grandma's, traveling with a baby means packing smart. Here are the baby travel essentials you'll actually use.

At the luggage carousel in Sydney airport after our flight – tired but happy! How did you get your baby to sleep through the flight?! These were the words of our flight attendant this morning…

Here are our top tips for hiring a car with a car seat for your holiday with your little one. We’ve been through the process and made the mistakes so you don’t have to! Honestly, if you can bring your own car seat with you and install it easily yourself, that really is the best option. That way you know it hasn’t been in an accident, you’re familiar with it, and it should save you time and hassle.

View from Seoul Tower plaza After our stay in Busan on the south coast (read more about that here!) we took the train 2 and a half hours north to Seoul. We had heard great things, and were really e…

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