Help with two week itinerary with 3-4 month old baby?
 

Hello - we are big travelers and usually like to go to Europe and enjoy hiking, good food and wine, nice small towns as well as cities, museums, beach. We have one baby who will be 3 months in July. We'd like to take a two week vacation in July or August and are wide open to ideas. Some places I've given some thought to are Nova Scotia, Charleston/Savannah, Colorado, Washington/Oregon... I'm also going to post on the Canada and Europe boards because we are open to ideas there too. Thank you in advance for any ideas!!

Are we supposed to plan a trip for you? I don't understand what you're asking.

I don't think the baby cares where you go.

I think Charleston and Savannah would be too hot in July. Maybe the Oregon coast would be better?

Your baby is virtually a newborn at this point - congrats on the new baby. Travel is very different with kids. Infants do not care where they go obviously, but think in terms of logistics rather than destination and work backwards.

Some infants fly fine, some do not - but all require large amounts of equipment so ease of travel is an issue. We usually preferred car travel at that age with our kids - air is possible, but the amount of stuff you haul can be eye popping.

Second, accomodations when you get there. A refrigerator and microwave at least are essential - not because the baby wants hot meals but because eating out 3 meals/day with an infant gets old really fast. You want to be able to make some coffee in the room, reheat the food you had to take from the restaurant when the baby got cranked up.

A suite or even better a cottage worked better for us. Some babies are sounder sleepers than others, but if you are all in one room, baby's sleeping hours are not the same as adults'.

So that leaves destination. It would be somewhat helpful to know you origin city. Savannah is unbearably hot and humid in the summer. Nova Scotia is not convenient to get to from most places.

When our kids were that age we did Cape Cod, cottage in Vermont, rural Georgia to visit family, Disney World (since we had an older kid), Berkshires in Massachusetts.

One other thing to keep in mind. If you are seriously considering Canada or Europe and are US citizens, baby will need a passport - and with current delays, you have just enough time to get him/her a passport, assuming you already have birth certificate.

Happy travels - it is certainly possible to travel with young rugrat - just different and a little more challenging.

I think you would enjoy the Vancouver/Victoria/Seattle region. Vancouver in particular has a very European feel to it (including all the languages you'll hear!). All three have got spectacular scenery, great food, and a child-friendly atmosphere. I would avoid summer, but instead travel in September to avoid the crowds and be fairly sure of good weather.

Check out my blog for info on Vancouver and Victoria. I'll work on Seattle soon!
http://happyjetbaby.blogspot.com/sea...%20with%20Kids

http://happyjetbaby.blogspot.com/sea...%20with%20Kids

Oh! And baby doesn't need a passport to do the land or ferry crossing into Vancouver or Victoria from Washington...yet!

Puget Sound area of WA is a great suggestion. We did a trip to there including Vancouver and Victoria, BC when our daughter was 8 months old. At 3-4 months old, it can be a little more tricky, but I think you'll do fine. Just be adaptable, and maybe take a slower pace.