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Postcards from the Penthouse: My review of Wailea Beach Villas, Maui

The lanai is beautiful. Wish you were here. (But I’ll roll up my sleeves and press on with my review of Wailea Beach Villas–on the 2014 Conde Nast Traveler Gold List of World’s Best Places to Stay, nevertheless…hee-hee.)

I’m not going to lie to you; I get a certain tingle when swiping a room key in an elevator that takes me to the sole entrance of a penthouse suite. And it seems to holdtrue whether I’m carrying an armload of groceries or not. Such was the case as I returned to Wailea Beach Vil...

The Goodreads + Travels with Baby book giveaway is on!

Are you on Goodreads, the marveloussite where reading enthusiasts can easily share book recommendations and discover new titles–and sometimes score free new books through the Goodreads book giveaways?

I’ll be giving away 5 copies of the new editionTravels with Baby: The Ultimate Guide for Planning Travel with Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschoolerthrough a Goodreads-hosted giveaway during this next month.

Here’s the link to enter to win a copy of Travels with Baby at Goodreads.

Goodreads Book Givea...

Need to Know: Flying Southwest with a baby or toddler? Yes, you CAN still get an infant fare.

Yes, you can get an infant fare when flying Southwest with a baby or toddler–but make sure first it will be your best deal.

As you may have seen discussed in this blog some time ago, it’s debatable whether or not Southwest Airlines still deserves its reputation as a “family friendly airline,” especially for those flying Southwest with a baby or toddler (see “Whatever happened to family preboarding?” for more on that conversation). There is, however, one big reason Southwest Airlines still dese...

Important update – I’m moving!

Great news! The Travels with Baby Tips blog will soon be coming to you via FeedBlitz for both email and RSS subscribers.

What does this mean foremail subscribers?

1. Your emailed posts will look better than ever and have more useful resources within them.

2. You will get a weekly digest of the latest Travels with Baby Tips posts, rather than one here and one there. I know that you musthave enough things (and people) competing for yourattention, and I want my weekly update to be something you loo...

It’s a winner! “The Ultimate Guide” gets Silver in NAPPA Parenting Resources competition

Travel with Baby, 2nd edition, wins Silver Award!

If you need a baby shower gift for someone, I have an excellent suggestion.

Last week I was notified that the new edition of Travels with Baby: The Ultimate Guide for Planning Travel with Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler was chosen as a Silver Winner in the National Parenting Publication Awards competition for Parenting Resources. I am thrilled!

The new edition is also available now for the Kindle and for the Nook at BN.com. And right now, y...

Pack This! Free Like Birdie complete system for packing for baby and toddler

Packing for baby made easy with the Free Like Birdie travel system.

Have you ever started your family vacation nicely organized with each item for your child (or each child!) cleverly packed and stowed, only to find that one day later all chaos has unleashed itself across your hotel room? What I like about the Free Like Birdie Complete Travel System is that it goes beyond traditional packing cubes to give parents the extra edge they need in getting their baby or toddler items organized for tra...

The Kindle edition of Travels with Baby has landed at Amazon.com!

Get it for your gadget! The new Kindle version of Travels with Baby is here.

The wait is over! The new searchable, bookmarkable, annotatable, and hyperlinked Kindle edition of Travels with Baby: The Ultimate Guide… is ready to upload!

Let me tell you, this was no simple ebook conversion! But I enlisted an expert who handled all of the extensive linking and even reformatted the all-important airline and cruise line comparison tables to work well on all of your devices. As I made trial runs with...

Ask Shelly: Best seats when flying Air Canada with a baby… to Munich?

Just as flowers are suddenly popping up outside, a whole new crop of "Ask Shelly" questions are popping up in my in-box as well (thank you!), including this one I'll dive into re: flying Air Canada with a baby and possibly an airplane bassinet--or fingers crossed for a "freebie seat."

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Ten Reasons Traveling with an Infant May Be Easier than You Think… (an excerpt)

If you’ve been curious what you’ll find inside the new edition ofTravels with Baby, here is an excerpt from an early section in Chapter 1: Deciding When to Go,where I list the Ten Reasons Traveling with an Infant May Be Easier Than You Think. Please forward if you have a friend just starting out who could use some encouragement! You might also enjoy the book review ofTravels with Babyposted earlier this week at The Vacation Gals. Anything you would add to this list?

Airplane bassinets on overs...

Need to Know: Flying Aer Lingus with a baby or toddler

Will you be flying Aer Lingus with a baby or toddler? Or are you still on the fence deciding between Aer Lingus and another airline for your family’s upcoming travels? This is the post for you!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! I’m kicking off a new series here I hope will be quite helpful to those of you planning to fly with an infant, baby, or toddler. I’m taggingthese posts with NTK, short for “Need to Know,” as this is where I’ll share some of the important details parents flying these ai...