Gearing up for a long holiday vacation. Going to take a long flight with both Kiddos. Our oldest was easy last time we flew, our oldest can oldest be very opinionated and loud for a 1.5yr old. Hopefully we can get a good nap in on the flights.
It's not for everyone for a variety of reasons, but my wife and I switched to taking the train with a sleeper car for holiday travel the last two years and it's so much better. Instead of dreading the airport, I'm looking forward to the train. It works out for us because the cost to fly that close to my parents and their small airport is honestly close to the same cost as the sleeper train and we both have the vacation time.
Kiddo loves it. He doesn't have a bunk bed, so that alone gets him hyped up. He can walk around the train as it goes. He brings some toys and has room to play with them. Most airplanes have power in the seats these days, but it's very nice to know we have power for the Switch and what not. We get to take it easy (arrive only a half an hour before leaving), no security line, no checked baggage, you just take everything on with you. And we get in midd day. In order to make that time on the plane, we'd have to be up by like 5:00 AM to catch the flight. Instead, we sleep on the train. A about 18 hours or so to just decompress and get out of work mode and into holiday getaway mode.
Gearing up for a long holiday vacation. Going to take a long flight with both Kiddos. Our oldest was easy last time we flew, our oldest can oldest be very opinionated and loud for a 1.5yr old. Hopefully we can get a good nap in on the flights.
It's not for everyone for a variety of reasons, but my wife and I switched to taking the train with a sleeper car for holiday travel the last two years and it's so much better. Instead of dreading the airport, I'm looking forward to the train. It works out for us because the cost to fly that close to my parents and their small airport is honestly close to the same cost as the sleeper train and we both have the vacation time.
Kiddo loves it. He doesn't have a bunk bed, so that alone gets him hyped up. He can walk around the train as it goes. He brings some toys and has room to play with them. Most airplanes have power in the seats these days, but it's very nice to know we have power for the Switch and what not. We get to take it easy (arrive only a half an hour before leaving), no security line, no checked baggage, you just take everything on with you. And we get in midd day. In order to make that time on the plane, we'd have to be up by like 5:00 AM to catch the flight. Instead, we sleep on the train. A about 18 hours or so to just decompress and get out of work mode and into holiday getaway mode.
I would love to do that. I would have to save all my vacation days for the whole year, but it might be worth it lol.