Road Trip: Cape Town to Cape Point

Cape Town is a wonderful city and all, but our road trip getting out of Cape Town was the best part of our South Africa trip!! We left our Airbnb in Seapoint early in the morning at 8 am and slowly made our way to the Cape of Good Hope, making a pit stop at Simon’s […]
Review: Bakubung Bush Lodge

While I was planning my trip to South Africa, I spent DAYS researching and looking for a safari that was in a non-malarial area, baby- friendly and budget-friendly. Almost every safari was a few thousand dollars, which was a bit much for us! Luckily I stumbled upon Bakubung Bush Lodge on Booking.com. We ended up […]
Traveling to South Africa with Children (Birth Certificate Rule)

If you plan on traveling to South Africa in the future with your kids, be ready for a headache! The Department of Home Affairs in South Africa recently started requiring unabridged birth certificates for any child under the age of 18 traveling into the country to prevent child trafficking. Knowing that this rule was in […]
Citrus Spritzer

I’m on a straight citrus kick! They are everywhere! It’s hard not to go to the farmers market and not buy any! This week I went nuts again and got some lemons to go with my oranges. This time I’m making a quick citrus spritzer, full of vitamin C and a great way to keep […]
Blood Orange and Amaretto Streusel Muffins

It officially blood orange season and I am about it! I grabbed a few from my local farmer’s market and got to work. Lately I’ve been pretty terrible about having breakfast, so I decided to bake myself some muffins. They’re small, portable, you can eat them with one hand – they’re perfect!
Travel Essentials for Baby

My family is about to leave for a 6 week-long round the world trip starting this Friday! Since we’re traveling so much, I’m trying to keep my packing list extremely minimal. Nothing is worse than trying to lug around 20 different things across an airport, city or public transportation. One of my biggest tips […]