I have vacation brain! Ever since Riya was born we have been dreaming about the day when we can resume traveling again. Well, that time has finally come! But where can we go that's baby friendly??
This has been the debate for the past several months. Our criteria is simple: short flight (max 5 hours); resort type hotel; and minimal sight seeing prospects. Basically a beachy place would be ideal but those are quite expensive and baby girl won't even enjoy that yet, so not sure if it's a good idea. The fact that we cannot leave the hotel after her 7pm bedtime has also thrown a wrench into our planning.
After careful thought and consideration, we had to scratch the Maldives. I don't think it's safe to take Riya on a speed boat or sea plane to get to one of the islands:/ Then we thought of Seychelles. It appears that some of the hotels don't allow children under 13! And the hotels that have beach access and allow infants were super pricey, so didn't seem worth it while Riya is just a babe. It's on our list for next year though:)
Then we thought of Cyprus or Santorini, but the forecast in April is less than ideal. Who knew that planning your first trip with a baby would be so hard.
So that leaves us with Oman and Jordan. All I know about those places is that Muscat, Oman has a beach and hiking trails, that are supposed to be beautiful. Jordan has the Dead Sea, amongst other sights. While those are places we want to visit before we leave the region, it's not sounding very appealing as our first vacay in a year. First world problem?
If anyone has any suggestions, please pass them along!
This has been the debate for the past several months. Our criteria is simple: short flight (max 5 hours); resort type hotel; and minimal sight seeing prospects. Basically a beachy place would be ideal but those are quite expensive and baby girl won't even enjoy that yet, so not sure if it's a good idea. The fact that we cannot leave the hotel after her 7pm bedtime has also thrown a wrench into our planning.
After careful thought and consideration, we had to scratch the Maldives. I don't think it's safe to take Riya on a speed boat or sea plane to get to one of the islands:/ Then we thought of Seychelles. It appears that some of the hotels don't allow children under 13! And the hotels that have beach access and allow infants were super pricey, so didn't seem worth it while Riya is just a babe. It's on our list for next year though:)
Then we thought of Cyprus or Santorini, but the forecast in April is less than ideal. Who knew that planning your first trip with a baby would be so hard.
So that leaves us with Oman and Jordan. All I know about those places is that Muscat, Oman has a beach and hiking trails, that are supposed to be beautiful. Jordan has the Dead Sea, amongst other sights. While those are places we want to visit before we leave the region, it's not sounding very appealing as our first vacay in a year. First world problem?
If anyone has any suggestions, please pass them along!
I got nothing, Tanvi :-( But I am so happy that y'all are back in planning mode!
ReplyDeletei think Bakersfield, California would be perfect! hehe. check out kidandcoe.com
ReplyDeleteI've heard Oman is gorgeous. Egypt also has some nice beaches. How about Mauritius? I have no clue how long of a flight that is from Dubai, though I imagine you can get a direct flight to almost anywhere. I know the other Perry's also use babysitters at least one night when they travel, so I don't know if that's something you'd be open to. I hadn't even thought about the whole 'no leaving the hotel after 7 pm' thing. Yikes! I better start recruiting grandparents to come on some of our California travels with us.
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