Passport for lils – the EXPERIENCE

Last time we talked about getting Logan’s passport done. We did it!We… Turned up before our appointment time Turned in our application form, original birth certificate and photocopies of our IDs Sat him down to get his passport photo taken Took an oath that we filled up his application and said the truth on theContinue reading “Passport for lils – the EXPERIENCE”

Visa Requirements

I was doing research for our Croatia trip on Visas… It might not be as relevant now for my upcoming trips… but thought I’d share the most helpful sites I’ve found so far: CIBT Visas has a Visa Quick Check that is great for US Citizens Visa HQ has a detail list of countries thatContinue reading “Visa Requirements”

Passport for the lils!

So, 3 years ago, we took Lena to Malaysia when she was 18 months old. We went through this process… but I completely forgot what I actually did 😀 (mom brain after the second kid is bad…)Did some quick research… and here’s what I’ve found: Did you know that young children passport expires every 5Continue reading “Passport for the lils!”

Few more days to go! Here’s my packing checklist!

In our last blog, we talked about Basic Needs…Here’s our family basic needs: Food and drinks, eating/drinking equipments and tools: Food – Logan is 16 months, so he’s fine eating whatever we eat. But we need to bring his eating tools Utensils – fork and spoon (multiple sets! we have lost ours before when heContinue reading “Few more days to go! Here’s my packing checklist!”

Family Trip Planning Checklist and MUST Bring!

Planning for your family vacation is not an easy task, but the way we have done it is to split it up to: Task we have to get done before the trip Packing for the trip Planning for family activities for the trip. We have talked about task that we have to accomplish before theContinue reading “Family Trip Planning Checklist and MUST Bring!”

Planning our trip to St. Louis!

Now, bear in mind we used to live in St. Louis for a year and a half, so this is a slightly different vacation for us… Travel options: Since it’s 4 1/2 hours away driving vs. 2 hours prior a 1 hour flight, we opted to drive to St. Louis and planning to leave rightContinue reading “Planning our trip to St. Louis!”