Лондонская 32-летняя медсестра Карен Эдвардс использовала свой отпуск по уходу за ребенком для того, чтобы путешествовать вместе с мужем и новорожденной дочерью Эсме.

Карен и ее муж Шон всегда много путешествовали. Когда пара узнала, что у них будет ребенок, будущие родители задались целью не допустить, чтобы прибавление в семье помешало им увидеть мир. В результате, когда Эсме родилась, супруги решили использовать отпуск по уходу за ребенком для путешествий.

Теперь, спустя пару лет, супруги полюбили путешествовать с ребенком за спиной, хотя они признают, что небольшая истерика или потерянная игрушка могут стать проблемой в дороге. В то же время, по словам Карен, в такой жизни есть и свои привилегии, к примеру, паре не приходится следить за домашним хозяйством, пишет moya-planeta.ru.

 

I thought I should say HI to all our new followers and bring you up to date on our family. Especially if you read the story in The Independent today! We are a family of four, I’m Karen and hubby Shaun is @travelmaddad ... We have two kids, Esmé aged 3 and Quinn is 4.5months old. When we had Esmé, ‘we used my maternity leave to travel around the world and we’ve done exactly the same with our son Quinn. I am a nurse in the UK and I am very lucky to be allowed to take a year off work. It’s not all paid but quite a lot of it is!... We rented our house out when Quinn was 9 weeks old and sold all of our belongings to make it happen on my maternity leave. This time is different, especially with 3 old Esmé... let’s just say we have our hands full with all her energy! When we left home, we travelled from Calgary to Vancouver in Canada and road tripped the entire west coast of the USA. We’ve since been exploring Central America and arrived in El Salvador this morning. So as you can see we’ve come a long way from when I had Esmé... Here we share all our stories. The good, the bad and the ugly. We like to keep it real and not sugar coat full time travel with two kids... it is amazing and I wouldn’t change it for the world... But.. we have bad days too of messed up travel schedules, missed buses, lost luggage, crazy toddler tantys and a sick baby in the back arse of no where... It’s totally worth it for the endless family time we have together and as a second time new Mum, I’m very grateful to have @travelmaddad around every day. We are not rich. Like I mentioned I’m a nurse and my hubby is a builder. I like to think we are savvy travellers. First time around we did it all out of our own pocket. This time is a little different since we have a successful blog, many hotels like us to write a review for them. That is more than we could ever have dreamed of. We semi have the potential to make this our little business and that’s genuinely because of this engaged audience. None of this would be possible without having interested followers, so thanks so much from me to you for following our journey. I hope we can inspire you to travel deeper with your kids????✈️????

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Хотя некоторые люди называют решение Карен эгоистичным, сама она придерживается противоположного мнения, настаивая, что именно путешествия помогают ребенку привыкнуть к семье.

 

This is one of the cute villages around late Atitlan... Those little tuk tuks rip around the streets, up hills and along dirt tracks. It’s pretty impressive.. The streets are lined with little stalls, all of them have oodles of colourful textiles. Not to mention the cute cafes and many tortilla stalls. Latin America eat your heart out!!.. it was such a pleasure to collaborate with @hoteltoliman whilst we were there. They give SO much back to the community. Like so many things. They have a house for women fleeing domestic violence and they allow kids with physical disabilities to have their weekly therapy in the pool. The lady that owns it is the most intriguing Guatemalan women. She has done so much voluntary work in her life .. I can’t wait to do the write-up.. ????✈️???? would you visit Lake Atitlan?

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Кроме того, перед поездкой женщина проконсультировалась с медиками, которые сказали, что лучшее время для поездки с новорожденными — это период кормления грудью, ведь с получением молока у детей формируется иммунитет.

 

OH Antigua, in some ways you feel so familiar from your Spanish influences, but in others you feel like a brand new experience. Despite my relatively good country count, this is my first time in Latin America and I LOVE it!.. Styling it out with my only new clobber @idahojoneslondon bag. It’s made specifically for families and comes with lots of well-thought pockets and even a nappy changing mat! It’s definitely one of the most stylish and practical nappy bags out there. So chuffed to partner with an up and coming small business to give you guys a discount. Use the code TMM15 at checkout on their website. ????✈️???? ad #idahojoneslondonpartner

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Во время своих поездок Карен ведет блог «Путешествия сумасшедшей мамы» и Instagram, в которых делает обзоры на товары, необходимые для поездок с детьми, а также дает советы для путешествующих родителей. 

Малышка Эсме к своим двум годам уже побывала в 17 странах, в том числе в Таиланде, Камбодже, ЮАР, Испании и на Кубе. И она продолжает путешествовать со своей семьей раз в месяц.