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Australian kids definitle need their own passport: https://www.passports.gov.au/Web/Newppt/ApplyingU18.aspx

Qantas hand out toy bags and have generally been pretty good. United are terrible. There's a Lonely Planet group called Long Haul Flying...

I think AU require passport for nippers of any age.

Thumbs up to the book titled The Smart Traveler's Passport: 399 Tips from Seasoned Travelers

Thumbs up to the book titled The Smart Traveler's Passport: 399 Tips from Seasoned Travelers Has anyone read this?

Thumbs up to the book titled The Packing Book: Secrets of the Carry-on Traveler

Thumbs up to the book titled The Packing Book: Secrets of the Carry-on Traveler I don't own this but might be a fun read

I just got back from Costa Rica and I'm with you delinthirdlife. But my vote is still with Congee. That does raise the question of why I can't get rice for breakfast in my favourite Melbourne cafes.

Thumbs up to the book titled The Quiet American (Viking Critical Library)

Thumbs up to the book titled The Quiet American (Viking Critical Library) I love this book. Read it while in Vietnam about ten years ago and it started a Graham Greene binge that lasted for months.

Thumbs up to the book titled Travel with Kids: The Definitive Guide to Family Holidays Worldwide

Thumbs up to the book titled Travel with Kids: The Definitive Guide to Family Holidays Worldwide Pretty good for trip ideas with some handy tips as well.

Thumbs up to the book titled Travel with Children (How to)

Thumbs up to the book titled Travel with Children (How to) Tips and advice in the form of short stories describing travel with kids from .

Thumbs up to the book titled Travel with Children (How to)

Thumbs up to the book titled Travel with Children (How to) Pretty dense and also good for inspiration.

Thumbs up to the book titled Travel with Kids: The Definitive Guide to Family Holidays Worldwide

Thumbs up to the book titled Travel with Kids: The Definitive Guide to Family Holidays Worldwide Good for inspiration light on for practical tips.

Or is John Stewart's favourite breakfast baconnaise on toast? http://www.baconnaise.com/

We may or may not have adopted the phenergan strategy on a 26 hour trek with an 11 month old and a 2.5 year old. I'm not prepared to say in this public forum. My wife and I were very relaxed for the whole trip though ;-)

My kids use my iphone with a splitter for 2 sets of headphones. itunes download at home before we leave and away you go. Mostly just glad we don't need to take an extra thing with us when we go away.

Scandinavian for me. Slices of cured meat, cucumber, cheese, and curious little fishies all served with bread that is dense and firm. Yum.

Here's my list of airlines I've taken the kids on in order kid friendliness:

* Qantas
* Thai
* Air New Zealand
* Southwest
* United

For little kids and toddlers magnets are good. They can try the magnet on all the surfaces looking for metal. Doesn't get more portable than that. also good on trains buses and in hotel rooms.

roosterboy - do you mean one 3 year old and a 1 year old or a thirteen year old and an eleven year old?