Travel Wise Costa Rica

Strollers are challenging here. The sidewalks are the pits and have you ever tried to push those little plastic wheels on the sand? A big-wheeled jogging stroller is great, but how to get it on the plane? I wrestle with these questions every time I travel with my kids. Consider a backpack. I used one until my daughter was almost five (granted she was light), and my son was two.

And even though you have to carry the little one, which is a pain in the back at times, I found it more viable than the stroller, which made pushing bricks up a hill appealing.  A lightweight, collapsible umbrella stroller, which I used for quite awhile with my son, and backpack are a good combination for traveling with the little ones.