Travel

How to help your child overcome car sickness

April 7, 2021 4 Mins Read

Car sickness is when a person reacts badly to motion, especially kids. It happens more often in children as compared to adults. When traveling, a child’s inner ear is always concentrating on the movement around them while their eyes are focused on that book or screen and since they are sitting still, the information from the movement through the inner ear tends to send conflicting data to the brain which then leads to vomiting, nausea, cold sweats, and other motion sickness symptoms. With car sickness, matters of inheriting those conditions from family is always a 50-50 chance. A child may have it or not. Parents with car sickness problems may have kids who don’t even portray signs of motion sickness…

Food+Travel Rachel Murugi

Simple things you should know when Traveling with your kids

April 1, 2021 8 Mins Read

As a parent, you have traveled to lots of nearby and far destinations with your kids and maybe it has always been stressful and boring till today. Well, don’t worry, here is how to have the most peaceful and fun journeys while traveling with your children. As a single parent raising two adorable children aged 5 and 10, traveling has been quite a fuss especially when we first started traveling together. When I got used to it, everything got much easier and calmer. Traveling with children needs total care and attention. From my experience, I had to ensure that I first plan our trip early and make sure that I know what we shall be doing. Sometimes when we travel…

Motherhood 101 Rachel Murugi

What to carry when traveling with baby

September 1, 2020 2 Mins Read

Traveling with kids for the first time, second or the nth time will always be a challenging and adventurous experience. Travel packing is another daunting task that waits to be done when the travel date is fast approaching. Here is a list of things to carry when traveling with kids to make your journey less stressful.DiapersDiapers are one of the essential things to pack when traveling with toddlers from age 3 and below. Diapers come in handy when the baby messes unexpectedly. Pack them in your hand luggage for easy reach.MedicineMedicines are of the most important item and yet non-negotiable item to carry with you when traveling with your kids. In any case, your child falls sick while traveling, there…

Food+Travel Sylvia Omondi

Family Vacation during Covid-19 pandemic

August 30, 2020 3 Mins Read

The increasing surge of Corona Virus has dampened many families’ vacation plans. After months of staying home and self-isolation, many are eager to get out and have some fun especially with the ease of restrictions previously put in place by various governments to contain the spread of the virus like international travel bans and restricting movement to essential services only. Travelling with family need not be worrying in this season:Pexels Whether it is safe to travel depends on many variables, namely, how you plan to do so, where you want to go, the rates of infection in your chosen destination, who you are travelling with, and your anticipated behavior once you arrive.As you plan for your family vacation, consider the…

Food+Travel Karen K Dempsey

Exploring Lamu-Kenya

August 30, 2020 3 Mins Read

Lamu Town Why Lamu?I love the ocean and the beach and when it came to deciding where to go this time for a short holiday with my husband, the Kenyan Coast came first in mind. I have been to North Coast (Mombasa), Diani, Watamu and Malindi but never Lamu. That was my next costal town to explore.Lamu Town is located on Lamu Island and is known to be the oldest town, in Kenya. Lamu is characterized by enclosed courtyards, verandas, and elaborately beautiful carved wooden doors. Manda Airport Getting ThereThere are various options to choose from when you decide to go to Lamu. You can drive, take a bus, a train then bus or just fly. I chose the easiest…

Join our mailing list