travellingmum

The Bay of Islands is lovely although it will be quiet in August and too cold to swim with the dolphins ;) My vote would be the Coromandel...

This kind of question always amazes me - what do you do at home? He'll be fine doing the regular tourist things as long as you have plenty...

We used the Deuter ones as well - look funky, good padded straps that are comfortable to carry (a little chest strap as well) and lasted...

There's the ellie at Wat Pom as well in PP which is a lovely 'safe' space for running around, and tuktuk rides amuse all ages. The Russian...

Relax about hygiene too - one of the things my kids used to love about camping was how little they washed! Carry lots of baby wipes and go...

How about a lightweight scooter? Then he can have some fun scooting when it's flatter and you can sling it over your shoulder when you're...

Been to all with little kids, plus Thailand and Malaysia. When my youngest daughter was 4 months old (eldest just 3) we went to Singapore...

Check out the Novotel chain in Europe and Premier Travel Inn in the UK. There's another one in the Accor group called Suite Hotel (I think)...

I personally cannot stand crocs but the girls love them! Even my OH has a pair now and finds them comfortable. Part of the reason the girls...

Mine (7 and 4) had trainers/converse, crocs and I think flip flops as well? Certainly the crocs took the most battering - they weren't even...

Agree with #7 too - applicator tampons are much easier to start with and something like tampax compak is nearly as small to carry around as...

That's wierd that your carrier will charge you for taking a carseat - try speaking to them as most long haul airlines don't charge for baby...

Our experience with Tigerline was half great, half not so great. However if you take on a zen-like 'this is Thailand' approach it's not too...

Don't mess about, stay in Venice. Gorgeous sand, great eats, street performers, Muscle Beach etc. My kids love it there. We've stayed at...

Take lots and lots of nappy sacks (diaper sacks??) as well - they are designed to contain unpleasant toilet items (in fact they are so...