Located on the Northwest coast of the African continent, Morocco is known for its music, its gorgeous tiled mosaic work and its food. Since it’s an almost entirely Muslim country, it’s no surprise that Moroccan food is heavily influenced by…
Rule #7: Jet Lag, Baby.
You might think you know about jet lag. You may have traveled a lot, and you may feel you’ve got a handle on how you react to it and how best to combat it. But I submit that you have…
Gluten-Free Churros y Chocolate
Without question, our favorite place in the world is Southern Spain. We are drawn back there over and over by the culture, the beaches and most of all, the food. Lentejas, Tortilla de Patata, incredible bread and our favorite breakfast…
Highchair Travelers: Churros y Chocolate
Without question, our favorite place in the world is Southern Spain. We are drawn back there over and over by the culture, the beaches and most of all, the food. Lentejas, Tortilla de Patata, incredible bread and our favorite breakfast…
Highchair Travelers: American Mooncakes
This weekend is one of our favorite Chinese holidays, the Mid-Autumn Festival. This festival is celebrated on the eighth full moon of the Chinese calendar. It’s popularly known as the Moon Festival, and is a celebration of family togetherness and…
Rule #6: Not All Friends Are Travel Friends
We’ve all seen those movies where a group of friends go on a life-changing, outlook-altering trip together. They sit in cafes eating incredible food, ride in convertibles down scenic highways and achieve deep spiritual insights in remote temples, and their…
Highchair Travelers–Bring the Whole World Home
Here at Around The World in 80 Diapers, our main goal is to convince parents to get out and explore the world with their kids. But we also realize that that’s not always possible at every stage of every life,…
Trip Report: Greece 2011
In October 2011 we set off for a glorious week in sunny Greece. (We didn’t know how lucky we were that it WAS sunny–apparently October is usually non-stop rain.) We arrived in Athens late at night and took the airport…
17 Things I Learned . . . On The Plane.
1) Babies do not fly free Internationally. Even on your lap. 2) Sweet little grandmas can be mean. 3) Tattooed leather-clad bikers can be lifesavers. 4) Benadryl is the same thing as Dramamine. Exactly the same thing. At half the…
Rule # 5: Editing aka We’ll Laugh About This Someday
You know the episode of Everybody Loves Raymond where Robert and Amy are getting married? Remember Ray’s speech about Editing? Yeah. Editing is a really important part of staying sane while traveling. So what do I mean by that, you…