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Flying Alone With A Child? Read This!

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What would come to your mind if I ask you about flying with a baby/toddler alone? I can tell that I will first get a knot in my stomach! Then the worry wart me starts kicking in. Here are some steps by steps guide to prepare yourself BEFORE the actual flight(s): 1. Read, read and read: Don’t let the horror stories scared the heck out of you. Let them instead prepare you to face the worst case scenario! With plenty of preparations and reading – there are plenty of great resources out there if you Google up flying tips with small children, you can armed yourself with load of information’s. Check out this lady, Jamie Hassen. She’s a pro and .....

First Flight: Conclusion (Part 2)

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This is part two of our First Flight stories. Read the first part here. After what seemed like the longest 7 hours flight from hell with Lil’ A who was crying almost the whole way, boy, was I glad to landed in Jakarta. The smell of ‘kretek‘ (cloves) cigarette welcome my nostrils like a long lost buddy, I was home! My brother, Danny met us at the airport and we all went back straight to a hotel since at that time my family were still living in Balikpapan, East Borneo. The next morning, we were ready to tackle another leg of the journey, a two hours flight to Balikpapan. Oh and guess what, the mystery of why he was super .....

Flying With Children – What To Pack

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If you are flying alone with a child, there are more things to prepare even before you get to the packing steps. First, get yourself a sturdy diaper backpack. Why backpack? It will free your two hands to deal with your child or pushing the stroller in the miles long airport. I highly recommend this backpack from One Step Ahead. They are a bit on a heavy side especially if it’s well packed. Take a look at this: See why I love this backpack? It makes finding things so much easier with their plenty of mesh compartments. You can even put your laptop on the back compartment. Things you should always pack in your backpack/carry-ons: Make sure you have enough .....

First Flight: Dothan – Korea

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photo credit: WSTAY.com This is a story of my first flight ever with Lil’ A. It’s a long story so I will ‘chopped’ it off to several parts. Our journey to go to Indonesia started on October 22, 2007 when Lil’ A was 10 months old. Early flight out of Dothan, AL to Atlanta, GA then from there we flew Korean Airline to Incheon, Korea. During that longest leg of our trip (almost  15 hours), Lil’ A was behaving so good, he slept most of the time. There was only one thing on that flight that upset me, they claimed to be out of bottled water when I asked for one  to make Lil’ A’s formula then later I saw .....

Makassar – Revisited

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Knowing that I was born and still have families in Makassar, South Sulawesi, DH decided to took us along with him for one of the outstation audit program. Since my mom and bothers couldn’t make it, I took my aunt with us. We suppose to leave Jakarta at 4:30 PM but around 10:00 AM, DH called and told me an accident had happened with one of their fleet so he will have to stay behind and took care of things but he will try to hop on the last flight to Makassar that night or the first flight out in the morning. Thanks God my aunt was there! Our flight was delayed for almost an hour and it’s really hard .....

10 Packing Tips For International Flight With Children

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From the age of less than 9 months old, Little A and I has been flying internationally.  After a lot of researched on my part and from personal experience I decided to share you this list. 10 Packing Tips For International Flight(s) with Baby/Toddler Snacks & Food: Pack enough snacks/foods to last you for  7 days on a boat from Alaska! Change of clothes: Bring extras for your baby/toddler and also for you. You never know when you’ll get soaked with spit ups or worst vomits. Bring a Tylenol/Benadryl: I’m not advising you to drug your child but some had sworn it works, better consult your doctor first. Benadryl never works for mine tho’ it makes him hyper! Ipods: or .....

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