My blog on stocking a home remedy kit has been one of my most widely read posts, so a few years back I wrote about how to stock a holistic travel remedy kit. Now, on a round the world trip with my family, I’m adding a travel first aid kit to that list. While I
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Surf, Spanish & Pura Vida in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
When my family and I decided to spend over a year traveling around the world, we didn’t initially plan to surf and study Spanish for two months in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. We were headed to an event with friends for two weeks on the north-west coast and had a month to explore beforehand, so I got to
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Choosing The Best Travel Bags For Our Around the World Trip
It’s no secret, I’m a planner. When it came to having a baby, I dove deep into research about birth and all the gear I would need. When we decided to pack up to travel for over a year, I became obsessed with figuring out the logistics. Where we would go, what we would bring,
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How To Eat Gluten Free In Paris
Doesn’t it feel like a miracle when you discover the perfect gluten free pizza crust or loaf of bread? One of the undeniably sad things about a gluten free diet is the lack of truly delicious baked goods. So when my friend, Carly, told me about her satisfying experience eating her way through cafes and
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Dialing In Our World Travel Style
When we said yes to around the world travel with kids, we certainly created a project for ourselves. On a basic level, we needed to determine an itinerary to fill our 15 month journey. We knew we would have three months in Latin America followed by seven weeks back in the U.S. to attend a few work
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Travel Around The World With Kids – How Did This Happen?!?
I’ve blogged in the past about travel vaccines and what to pack in your travel remedy kit, but to be honest, the thought of doing any extended travel with kids seemed like a horrible idea. I barely wanted to take them to the grocery store let alone endure plane delays, language barriers, and foreign microbes.
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Real Food Travel Tips
[Whether you plan to escape by plane, train, or car, sometimes you just need to pack up and go. In this post, Chaya of PantryParatus.com shares her real food travel tips – how she manages to avoid all the junk through flights and road trips while still having fun. ~Emily] As a mom to a kid
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How To Stock Your Holistic Travel Remedy Kit
In my last post, we talked about travel vaccines and whether they’re a smart precaution, or more harm than good.Whether or not you choose to immunize yourself, it’s a good idea to also carry your own arsenal when you travel – just in case. When I pack up my family (or myself) for a trip, I
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Travel Vaccines: A Smart Precaution or More Harm Than Good?
Recently my family and I traveled the world for nine months. Because of this, you can bet I have done my research when it comes to travel vaccines, and here’s what you need to consider… If you’ve been reading Holistic Squid for a while, you may be surprised to learn that I don’t live in the anti-vaccine camp.
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How To Survive Air Travel With Kids
Air travel with kids doesn’t have to be a dreaded part of your family vacation. With some advance preparation and the flexibility of an “anything goes” approach, both you and your kids can look forward to less stressful, more enjoyable flights. Hack boring airplanes and terminals Though I’m normally not an roaring advocate of TV
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