Leaving on a Jet Plane....

expatjen · December 2010

Let's hope the babe at least tolerates the 3 flights, totaling 17 hours of airplane travel, that will get us home to visit the fam in Hawaii!

We finally booked our tickets...we'll be leaving India on Jan 14 and arriving in Honolulu on Jan 15 - after layovers in Singapore and Tokyo.

I've got a list a mile long for what I "need" to bring on the flight and in our suitcases and I'm already feeling the pressure to start packing! Thankfully, we won't have the stroller to lug around. I'm going to keep K in the Ergo as we go through airports. Hopefully, the other airports will be as easy to get through as the ones here in India are (they let me wear him through security in the Ergo here - actually, airport security here is pretty lame, but at least we don't have to take off our shoes or remove our belts).

We'll have family time in Hawaii (Honolulu and Hilo) until March 10, when we'll head back to India. I'm soooo looking forward to getting home and eating all the local foods I miss - hello spam musubi! hello loco moco! hello kalua pig and lomi salmon!

redshoegirl · December 2010

How exciting! It sounds like you're pretty prepared so I'll just send good vibes for a smooth trip. Cool

inamra · December 2010

Whoohoo!! Yay for going back to Hawaii

Wow, security sounds especially accommodating for traveling with babies, esp if you don't even have to remove your shoes! I had to take B out of the Ergo when we traveled with him a couple of weeks ago but at least neither one of us had to go through the scanners or get the pat-down, so I was pretty happy about that...hope the flight goes smoothly and yay again for booking your trip!

Married2MrWright · December 2010

Woo hoo! It'll be here before you know it! Sounds like you have a good plan...when I've traveled I've always worn Libby in the Ergo. Last month though, they made me take her out and put the carrier through the xray machine. Anyway, it was a bit of a hassle, but we made it work. Good luck to you...will it just be you and the LO or is your hubby going too?

expatjen · January 2011

Thanks ladies!

Yes, good travel vibes are a must!!!

Thankfully, the hubby is also coming along, so I'll have some help as we traverse through 3 airports.

Wishing you all a great 2011!

MauiWedding08 · January 2011

wow, that sounds like a looooong trip, but so worth it!

parrotgirl · January 2011

Woohoo for such a long vacation---have fun!! I wanna go back to Hawaii again

I've traveled with M 3 times and I had to take him out of the Ergo all 3 times...but it wasn't a hassle at all. The only thing is bringing all the baby stuff...stroller, car seat, etc...i hate packing and ALWAYS overpack Actually, I should start packing now for our trip to the grand cayman next week...hate packing.