The addictiveness of ski and snowboarding holidays doesn’t diminish just because you’ve had a baby. But with ski school still a couple of years away, it’s time to get creative to make sure you still get your well earned time on the slopes. Given that you’ve probably already had to forego one season (no one wants to see an elephant on skis), missing another isn’t an appealing option.
Taking a baby on a ski trip is possible, it just takes a few tweaks to your normal arrangements and plenty of planning. Here are 10 tips that worked for us:
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It is hard to go wrong with a beach vacation. The sea, sand and sunshine = sublime!
Islands tend to be even lovelier. Away from the mainland, they are usually cleaner, more laid back and simply have that je ne sais quoi island vibe.
But have you ever thought about staying on a private island? Take all the wonderfulness of an island vacation and multiply it by a factor of 100.
We have two private islands to recommend to you, one in Malaysia and one in French Polynesia.
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The island of Penang has been known at least since the 15th century, when Chinese visitors named the uninhibited island Pulo Pinang, meaning Betelnut Island. Ever since, its history has been multicultural, which makes it and its capital city of George Town fascinating city to explore.
How multicultural? The first westerner here was Captain James Lancaster, in 1593. Sumatra was the origin of Penang’s first immigrants, who arrived in the early 1700s. On behalf of the British East India Company, Captain Francis Light took possession of Penang in 1786. People from all over Asia — particularly China, India, and Indonesia — were attracted to Penang because of the availability of land (if they cleared the jungle), its duty-free port, and for the tolerant, open-minded way of life.
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Siem Reap is the most widely sought after city for tourists visiting Cambodia for several reasons; the area is known for it’s abundance of awe-inspiring ancient temples as well as the friendly culture Cambodia has become renowned for. It is a charming city that’s easy to get around with no shortage of spoils, from massage parlors on every block to quaint coffee shops and plenty of shopping, visitors can lost here for weeks and still find more to do.
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