A few weeks ago we did our first HomeExchange exchanges and foreign trips with our baby, who was 7 weeks old at that point. We stayed for 2 nights in a hospitality stay in Germany and 4 nights in an apartment in Prague.
This might be scary for some, but for us it was a great adventure as we can never sit still! Want our advice on how to travel with your small baby?
- Read descriptions and prioritise children-friendly apartments
- Check if they have an elevator and/or are on the ground floor (so easier with a stroller / pram and all the extra stuff you have)
- Pay attention to the description of children facilities they have and what you’re able to use (e.g., we asked for a baby bed, but then realised that it’s suitable for toddlers and not for babies)
- Ask the hosts for recommendations what to do for the relevant age
- Take into account that travelling will take 3x longer. In our case, Prague is 8h away when driving so usually we’d be able to make it in one day. This time we split each way in 2 days (4h each day) and did 1-2 stops during the day.
During the trip, we realised that our baby loves exploring city (both when sleeping and when awake) and it doesn’t matter how many cobblestone streets there are, he doesn’t mind! What he doesn’t like, is loud restaurants so we avoided those after the first experience.
