Start off the year right with an "Adventurous Year" Challenge- 12 Months of Exploring Your City! I encourage you to enjoy a staycation and explore your local establishments and discover the history and culture in your area. When we first arrived to our host country we did not do very much exploring on our own. We arrive with a baby and a toddler in tow. All of the horror stories we had heard of people getting robbed, killed and what not--paralyzed us. I think at the time it was just easy … [Read more...]
Traveling Adventures with the Familia: Xochimilco Mexico
Eat giant ants in the jungle of Ecuador. Check. Eat grasshoppers in the land of my ancestors. Hmmm, not sure about this one. On my bucket list for our Mexico trip was--eat chapulines, yummy friend grasshoppers. I share at the end of this post if I actually mustered up the courage to eat them or not. In case you missed this little tidbit about me, I'm Mexican. It brought such great joy to my to explore Mexico with my children and hubby. When I was engaged to my husband we went to visit … [Read more...]
One Thing You Must Know Before Sightseeing in Mexico City
Our family is enjoying our time here in my beautiful country. Our main purpose for coming was to connect with my parents and give my children the opportunity to connect with their roots, cultural & heritage. I maybe a little bias but Mexico is a beautiful country to explore. I know the press has given it a lot of bad rap in the past years with headlines about the drug wars and what not, but honestly up to this point I haven't once felt unsafe in any shape or form. We do a good amount … [Read more...]
Traveling With Kids Tips -Multicultural Kid Bloggers Vlogging
Yay, I finally made myself do a Vlog. If you're not familiar with the lingo don't worry I just figured it out. It's a combination of two words: video and blogging. Make a video and share it on your blog. Pretty simple, right. Well, I was asked to be a part of this fun little Travel Telephone group put together by Multicultural Kids Blog on the topic of Traveling with Kids. See my video below. Also, I'm sharing at the end some awesome Traveling with Kids Tips so check them out and pin them … [Read more...]
10 Must Know Tips for Traveling Internationally with Kids
I just finished writing an article for Babble/Disney on tips for traveling with kids. As I was brainstorming I kept coming up with tips for international travel so I am going to share them here with you because as a mom who travels a lot with kids I think they will be helpful to you. 10 Must Know Tip for Traveling Internationally with Kids 1. Priority Preferece: This first one is my favorite because my children are my ticket to bypass LONG lines. I don't know if all the countries outside … [Read more...]