Yep. That’s us at Yosemite just a week ago. (Sigh.)

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• Buena Vista Hotel, Alajuela (San Jose / Central Valley)
• Casa Vista vacation rental house, Playa Manzanillo (Puntarenas/Nicoya Peninsula)
• Blue Batik villa, Playa Hermosa (Puntarenas/Nicoya Peninsula)

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No, I’m NOT pregnant, but I’ve been included in an article in the new issue of Fit Pregnancy magazine. Thank you, editors!

Safe journeys,

Shelly Rivoli
Author of Travels with Baby and the new Take-Along Travels with Baby
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First off, I want to say thanks to those of you who support this blog by subscribing and sharing your comments. Statistics are one thing, but it’s always nice to hear from the actual people reading these posts, and I sincerely value your feedback. (I know most of us are swamped these days!) And hey, thanks to the 500th fan on facebook!

Blog in review

“Ask Shelly” and practical tips: I addressed questions about travel to Southeast Asia with a baby and a toddler, offered tips on flying with a newborn, and on the heels of the FAA discussion on requiring parents to buy seats for infants, looked at ways to help keep your lap child safe in flight. We packed an inflatable bed rail that makes regular beds and berths toddler-friendly, and while we’re on the topic of what to pack: don’t miss these cost-saving tips for packing your family’s checked suitcases. As if all of that weren’t enough, we visited the Natural History Museum in London, the Nerja Caves of southern Spain, and discussed a surprising car seat law in Costa Rica. There were also some fun Photo Faves along the way, including riding an elephant in Thailand and Nerja at Nightfall (click here to catch them all) .

Website in review

TravelswithBaby.com welcomed a new “5 Best with Kids Under 5” feature for Costa Rica, contributed by Dahlia Nahome of www.CostaRicanVacation.com. The page features the best of things to do and see with small kids on the Nicoya Peninsula, and includes some helpful links and practical tips. We also have “Share This” icons on every page of the website now, to make it easier to email those Costa Rica tips to your partner, or share the RideSafer travel vest review with a friend, or share a link to the mind-blowing collection of travel tips and advice on the FAQ/popular topics page or new destinations page (thank you!). Did I mention the new Destinations page? We’ve organized the “best of” advice for travel with a baby, toddler, or preschooler ready to browse by region. Check it out!

Guidebooks in review
Take-Along Travels with Baby became available for the Barnes and Noble NOOK, and I was notified that Take-Along Travels with Baby was chosen as a finalist in the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards. The current issue of ForeWord Reviews also features some nice praise for the book (yay!), which concluded with, “Many parents will find this guide indispensable on their trips, and may even benefit from keeping it in the diaper bag to have handy next time they find themselves in backed up traffic or waiting to pick up the older kids from school.”


And hey, if you happen to be hanging out in your pediatrician’s office sometime soon, look for my tips in the current issue of Parenting magazine.

Safe journeys,

Shelly Rivoli
Author of Travels with Baby and the new Take-Along Travels with Baby
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Blog in review – I covered a lot of ground in this blog during the month of January, with baby and toddler travel tips and highlights spanning from San Diego to Seattle, and Paris to Vancouver, all by way of a taxi in London, in which case if you’re headed there, you should also be aware of One Very Good Reason to Fly British Airways with Your Baby (or Lap-Held Toddler). And if you missed it – there are two “Pack this!” recommendations you may be glad to know of for upcoming travels with your baby or preschooler.

Website in review – TravelswithBaby.com also saw some great new additions over the course of January, and a founder-pleasing 19,500+ unique visitors – thanks to all who stopped by! Not to be missed: The new “5 Best with Children Under 5: Paris” page with excellent recommendations and tips from Camille Spanjaard, resident mom in Paris and founder of baby’tems baby gear rental agency. We are adding additional tips from others who want to contribute to the page, so let me know if you have recommendations or links to other helpful resources and posts for travelers planning travel to Paris with children under 5. Here is a peek at the Google map you can add to your resources:

View TravelswithBaby.com – 5 Best with Kids Under 5: PARIS, France in a larger map

There is also a new header being implemented across TravelswithBaby.com, making it easier for you to jump to the information and recommendations you seek, and also to bookmark or share with friends anything you find especially useful (thanks!).

Guidebooks in review – The new  Take-Along Travels with Baby guidebook is off and running, and just became available in a Kindle edition compatible with your favorite “take-along devices” (iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, laptop PC, and of course: Kindle). So for any of you who have appreciated the pre-trip planning tips and advice in Travels with Baby, do not pass go and upload or order this new book of on-the-go tips to help once your trip gets underway (here ends book sales pitch; I thank you for your enthusiastic support).

Current giveaway – “Would you give your child Benadryl to help him sleep on a flight?” If you haven’t yet entered for your chance to win the new Take-Along Travels with Baby, post a comment with your thoughts on why or why not you would do so. You can read my cautionary tale and the comments of other traveling parents in this post.

Meanwhile, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and let’s just say there’s more than one reason why I’d like to check in to a good hotel—even as a family. You might, too.

Thanks so much for following this blog. And if you have thoughts or suggestions you’d like to share, or just a tip for how I can get out of cooking on my next family vacation, I look forward to hearing from you. More great tips for travel with young children–and the anecdotes that go with it–are on the way.

Safe journeys,

Shelly Rivoli
Author of Travels with Baby and the new Take-Along Travels with Baby
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