In our 3 years of living overseas, we’ve ticked quite a few incredible travel destinations off our bucket list, even though it feels like we’ve only scratched the surface of places we want to explore.
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Flights to Europe from Saudi can be relatively cheap, there’s minimal time change to deal with, and we often reach a point where we just need to get out of the Arabian Peninsula to recharge (moderate temperatures, a glass of wine, shady metro stations, and lots of old paintings and sculptures please!). 🖼 🍷 🚇
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It’s hard to believe that I was 19 before I visited another country while Ezra was in 8 different countries before he turned one! Abel clearly isn’t as well-traveled, due to covid, but his passport with the cutest little baby headshot is a blank canvas just waiting to be stamped! (If you’ve never tried to take a two week old’s passport photos…the experience is as ridiculous as you’re imagining.)
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We’ve had fun picking up tips and tricks for more seamless travel with kids as we venture out. Airport lounges, Airbnb’s with a kitchen, and Rick Steves free audio tours are a few musts. The bassinet attachment on planes is👌🏼 as well.
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While we wait for flights to open and travel to be safe again, I’ll reminisce about the trips we’ve been fortunate to take and dream about the ones to come. ✈️ 🌍
Photos: France, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, Germany, Greece, Italy