EER038: Long-term travel with a baby

EER038: Long-term Travel with a Baby

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Most people don’t consider long-term travel with a baby, but Andrew and Tanya Davis are not most people. In this conversation, Andrew tells me why he thinks traveling with infants and toddlers can actually be easier than with older children. This notion may seem counter-intuitive, but he is not alone: I have talked with a number of families who feel the same way.

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Long-term Travel with a Baby

Andrew and Tanya were long-term travelers before their daughter- Zoe was born, and once this duo became a trio, they saw no reason to stop. In this conversation, you’ll hear:

Pack and stroller recommendations
Andrew and Tanya’s contradictory computer preferences
How having a baby on the road changed their traveling habits
The joys and challenges of nap time in Barcelona
Putting kids into local schools in Spain (he asked, I gushed)
and more (time codes in the show notes below)

ABOUT:

Andrew and Tanya Davis and their daughter, Zoe, who started traveling at 5 months old (Now nearly two at the time of recording).
Hold passports from: Australia
Type of travel: long-term, before and now with a baby
A few places they’ve been: Many destinations in Europe and Southeast Asia

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Recommended Destinations:

Barcelona, Spain
Taipei, Taiwan

In Their Bags:

Computers & smart devices: Tanya is all Apple, while Andrew just buys the cheapest functional device so there are no tears shed if lost, stolen or damaged.
Tanya: (MacBook Air, iPhone 4, iPad Mini)
Andrew: “A lightweight Acer laptop. Fairly cheap to start with then I bought a display model to get it even cheaper. My phone is an LG Fino.”
UNIQLO shirts
Keen sandals (they brought only one pair of shoes for a long time)
Prams/Strollers: Babyzen Yoyo stroller & Pockit Stroller
Packsafe luggage: They have used the Toursafe 21″, the Toursafe EXP34 and the Venturesafe 45L GII, among others

In This Episode:

05:22 Introduction and origin as as a travel family
06:38 How sleep trumps lunch in Barcelona
12:54 Working and dealing with money
15:12 What they carry with them
29:11 Views on education
35:33 Recommended resources
44:18 Other advice
48:54 Recommended family travel destinations

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EER038: Long-term Travel with a Baby