 Take your kids
I cannot imagine going on a trip without my children. It is really the best to make an international trip an experience for the whole family. We live in the Netherlands, and I guess it helped that I have lived in Brazil and the US before (each for 1 year).
When my youngest was 6 weeks old, I took him to Canada for a business trip. I had a great time there. Just bringing my child along on a business appointment. I was breastfeeding him so it was either take him or quit breastfeeding :-)
The only thing you need, is to schedule a little more time for adjusting to the new time schedule.
We just returned from a DisneyWorld trip (6 hours time difference), where we spend 10 days. Of course DisneyWorld is one of the easiest things to visit with kids :-)
But we did also visit Gran Canaria, many other countries in Europe and the USA twice with the kids, we live in the Netherlands.
In January we will be in Brazil for 5 weeks with our children: 4 yo, 3 yo and 1 yo. 5 hour time difference.
While we have a lot of experience with aupairs in our house. It is really great to be together on a trip as a family.
Preparation is everything: every child gets a small suitcase full of toys, candy and a present to enjoy on the plane. Being on holiday locations they go to bed later than at home. |