Travel

Family travel may seem daunting, especially as you plan for that first trip with baby. In fact, we started sharing our stories shortly after Akira was born in 2011 because we were planning a multi-continent trip with a baby who was less than two months old!

Travelling with Baby

Over the years we’ve shared tips for travelling with baby and the importance of family travel. We can tell you the best baby registry ideas for travelling families, what to look for in a suitcase and how to choose the best credit card for travel points.

Full Time Family Travel

Yashy grew up travelling around the world and so it was natural that she convinced Chris to go on a full-time travel trip in 2017. The kids were 3 and 5 years old at that stage and the family travelled through Europe and Morocco. Getting caught in scams, attempting to live 148 days with only two suitcases and missing home were just some of the misadventures from that adventure. Luckily the happy memories outweigh the negative ones! Visiting Croatia and wandering around Berlin with kids are some of them!

Toddler and Tween Travel

Whether you’re looking to visit Yashy’s motherland, Sri Lanka or Dubai, where she grew up, the family shows that those with kids can still explore the world. The Murphys live in Toronto and are your best resource for visiting Toronto with kids but they also travel throughout the U.S with kids and have many family travel tips to share. Be inspired to snowmobile on Fogo Island or take a week long trek in the Sahara desert!

Parents Escape

If you’re looking to escape the kids and head off on a romantic parent’s escape or a momcation, they have plenty of idea for those too!

The Great Canadian Blog Bash – An Immigrant’s Perspective

Canada

Yashy

The Great Canadian Blog Bash was started as a way for Canadians involved in social media to find other Canadians to connect with online, celebrate

Sunsets and Travels

Canada

Yashy

Sunsets fascinate me and I’m always trying to capture them any chance I get and I must admit that I do it more frequently on

Pregnancy and international travel insurance

Tips & Tricks

Yashy

I’m one of those laissez-faire personalities that tends not to worry about insurance so it was a bit of a surprise when my father in

Blissful Toddler Sleep when Travelling

Baby

Yashy

Travelling significantly both internationally, locally and even just late boozy nights at our friends’ pads means that we have accumulated a list of items that

Yashy

Last October we travelled with a one year old to Mexico and while we aren’t necessarily all inclusive resort types we had a great time

Wine and Herb 2013 : Friends and a Baby on a wine tour

Around Toronto

Yashy

It was Wine and Herb festival time once again and as I mentioned in my giveaway post, this year we were only going to be

Travel Thursday | Hotels and Babies in Agra

Baby

Yashy

For our Travel Thursday series I’m going to share pictures from our travels. Mainly pictures and few words….this is for all you picaholics! Today’s theme

Planning a Trip

Europe

Yashy

After all my years of travel I must have picked up a few tips and tricks along the way because I’m often designated as the

Fun in the Sun – Stay Protected

Baby

Yashy

Growing up in the Middle East you’d think that we’d have slathered ourselves in sunscreen all day long. However that was not the case. Infact

Wine and Herb : Niagara on the Lake wine exploration

Around Toronto

Yashy

Our family loves the annual Wine and Herb event thrown by the Wineries of Niagara on the Lake. There’s 27 wineries that are part of

Yashy

Born in Sri Lanka raised in Dubai, Bahrain, Pakistan, U.S, Australia and England, I now find myself settled in Toronto. Passions include wine, dining out, cooking, cocktailing, travelling, hunting for random fun events in the city and now… exploring all things family related. With two kids under the age of 12 we continue to explore everything that fascinates us! Our goal is to encourage young families to maintain the pre baby life, post kids. Having dined out and traveled to over 200 cities in over 20 countries since the first baby was born in 2011, we encourage you to travel and enjoy the culinary offerings in your own city!

Chris

When Yashy launched Baby and Life (now known at Parenting to Go) while on Mat Leave in 2011, I never envisioned being able to maintain such an audacious, at times hectic, life outside of our Downtown Toronto haven. As Yashy and I have continued to explore new activities and culinary experiences inside and outside of Toronto, I knew I needed to begin telling our stories from the Dad’s perspective. Our hope is that you will find this site to be both informative and inspirational, and if you have kids, or plan to, and are concerned that life as you know it ends at parenthood, we are here to tell you why that simply isn’t true.