I hope to travel to every country, and I’m prone to getting seriously itchy feet if I stay at home for too long. When we got married, Alex and I were told, more than once, that we would have to choose between our dream of travelling the world and our wish to start a family…we were having none of it, so we chose both! People often remark that we’re ‘mad’ for even attempting extended travel far and wide while heavily pregnant/with a baby/with a toddler, or they seem to be slightly in awe, or they simply don’t believe us (the gentleman conducting our visa interview at the US Embassy in London, for example!). Look out for my posts on trip planning and destinations for inspiration and thoughts of how we do this with ease.
While travelling, we purposefully choose to support businesses, including where we stay, where we eat and where we buy travel products, that keep the environment and local community at the forefront of their ethos. Having Theo has led us to adopt an even more environmentally-friendly lifestyle (although we are still far from perfect!). Babies and children create so much waste (in both senses of the word!), most of which ends up in landfill, but making thoughtful choices can make a huge difference. We were told by many people that we wouldn’t be able to maintain our eco lifestyle on the road, but it really is easier than you may think. Keep an eye out for my product recommendations and tips on how to stay green while globetrotting as well as at home, all of which have been personally tried, tested and loved by me. I will not promote any products, brands or suppliers that I don’t use regularly.
I’m an adventure-seeking adrenaline junkie and I love being active and outdoors, as well as photography, art and cooking. I’m a ‘throw it together’ type of chef who likes to think that she has a good enough understanding of flavours to pull this off, so I rarely follow recipes. I love picking up ideas from around the world and will share some of our favourite meals from our travels in the hope that this will inspire you to try new foods with your little ones at home and while on your travels. Alex also loves photography and we work together on this, so will be sharing our favourite photos.
No, travelling with young children is not wasted! So, with Theo in tow, I am here to show you that travelling with a young family is not only possible, but hugely rewarding, fun, valuable and it can easily be done in an environmentally friendly way.
Thanks for visiting and happy eco travels with your family!
What we’re struggling to do is ve as eco-friendly and conscious as we were back home. I’d be interested to see what you’ve been doing.
My main point of stress has been straws! I gave them up just before we left but they use them in every drink out in Central America!
I can help with this! We’ve been using reuseable stainless steel straws and love them – saved literally hundreds of plastic ones going to landfill or the ocean! I can recommend uKonserve and klean kanteen straws. I’ll be posting more on this in a few days! X