This is a series of interviews of fabulous people who live, breathe and thrive in Jakarta. We will feature expats and Indonesians who call the Big Durian home in hopes to give all of you a glimpse of what life is all about in Jakarta. I would love to have different perspectives on our Fabulous … Continue reading
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{Fabulous Jakartan Friday} Maureen, the westernized Indonesian
This is the first on a series of interviews of fabulous people who live, breathe and thrive in Jakarta. We will feature expats and Indonesians who call the Big Durian home in hopes to give all of you a glimpse of what life is all about in Jakarta. I would love to have different perspectives … Continue reading
{ParisForKids} The Sewers of Paris: When Stinky met Fun
Boys will be boys, and my boys, particularly the thirty-something-year-old one, decided he wanted to take a look at the guts of Paris and take the kids along for a stinky tour. Boy, are we glad we did. Not only is the tour very cheap (4,30 € per adult, kids under 6 free) and lacking … Continue reading
Disneyland Paris: Paradise pour les petits!
I was so glad to have the perfect excuse to go to Euro Disney: I have two boys who would looove to go there, right? Anyway, as we were planning our Eurotrip I encouraging my husband to extend our stay in Paris long enough so we could go to Disneyland at least one day. I … Continue reading
Bali For Babies and Big Babies
Bali… Honeymooners’ paradise, backpackers’ cloud nine, spring-breakers ruin. When families consider taking a leap and visiting Bali they are not sure what to expect for their children outside the confinements of their gorgeous resorts. I felt the same way the first time I visited Bali. Granted, I was pregnant and had been in Indonesia for … Continue reading
Agro-Tourism in Bali, the coolest kind of Tourism for Kids
Who would have thought that a 2 year old would have more fun looking at plantations than playing at the beach? This was our experience as we visited Bali Pulina in the gorgeous mountainous area of Bali. We had hired a driver for the day and when I mentioned to him I would like to … Continue reading
Baby Guide to Frankfurt: Feeding, Diapering and Strolling your Little One
This is the first of our Feeding, Diapering and Strolling your Baby series for Western Europe. I will try to write about as much as I remember for Frankfurt, Paris, Barcelona and Madrid and hopefully be able to provide some tips to make traveling with really little ones easier. Baby Guide to Frankfurt: The FDS … Continue reading
Toddling in Singapore
We just came back from a short three-day trip to Singapore. It was just my dad, Evan and I. Yes, you can talk about the elephant in the room, I am that terrible mother who leaves her 9 month-old home with daddy. It just worked out better this way and Joshua was at home with … Continue reading
Back in JKT!
We are back home. We are certainly not settled in yet unless you consider a toddler running wild at 3 am a routine occurrence. We are so happy to be back home with daddy and apparently with Thomas the Train, the red car, the green bicycle and even the foam playmat! As I reminiscence about … Continue reading
Our Vacation by the Numbers (Deuxième Partie)
We have finally arrived in our final destination on the other side of the world. We arrived in Monterrey, Mexico about ten days ago and have been busy buying Mexican supplies to take back to Indonesia, eating tacos almost every day and most importantly enjoying spending quality time with our family and friends. Our little European escapade … Continue reading
Stumble Abroad 