Travelling to Taiwan with 20mo. *To bring list*

Traveling with your little one. After bringing lil pumpkin to taiwan for twice. I've come across alot of ppl telling me why would you want to waste money to bring her along? she would not remember anything, shes still too young to understand. Ok. so now let me tell you why I bring my little one to travel with me when they are still young.
1. Their ticket is cheaper. ALOT cheaper than adult's
2. Being in a holiday with lo gives us(parents) a great memories with them. Not only kids need memories right? We enjoy explaining the world to her during our trips. This is also a great time to teach them the world.
3. We can have good talks with her with all the photos we took when she had grown older. (telling her she went to this place with us when she was only 13mo)
4. They are easier to cope with. (When they grew older and have their own mindset, its more difficult to bring them travel without having war all the time, this happens with my niece who doesnt want to eat or walk herself thru out the whole trip)

I love traveling - MINUS the packing part. When I was still single, I pack my luggage a few hours before my flight. Which is easy task for me. Just bring whatever I need and fly I go!! and if i do forgot anything, i can just simply get them once arrival. Now with lil pumpkin, I have to pack few days ahead and keep double triple checking whether i missed out anything important that we will die if we didnt bring along.

 These are our belongings. 2 checked-in luggages. 1 stroller and 2 hand carry backpack. Me and JY shared 1 luggage and lil pumpkin need 1 whole luggage for her things. >_<

Check-in luggage

1. Clothes (a few more extras would do no harm. Always check the weather for proper clothing)
2. jacket (thick for cooler days and thin for warmer days or indoor/raincoat for rainy seasons)
3. handkerchiefs and towel (to be on the safe side I always bring towel for the lo as we never know how hotels handle their towels)
4. pyjamas and sleeping suit (pyjamas can be any homewear clothes but i always let lil pumpkin wear sleeping suit at night because she is not a blanky person. she kicks away blanky all the time)
5. socks/hats or beanie depends on weather/gloves and anything relevant.
6. diapers
7. toiletries (2 in 1 head to toe wash/toothbrush/toothpaste/mouth wipes/comb/nail clipper/cotton bud/lemon brite dish washer)
8. portable toilet seat
9. thermometer
10. medication (florify/koolfever patch/essential oil)
11. Wet tissue/anti-microbacterial wipes for before and after meals
12. tools for meals (bowls/plate/spoon and fork/scissors for cutting) This time I did not bring along my electric cooker with rice grains oats and other dry ingredients as i dont plan to cook for lil pumpkin. I decided she can have what we adults have but i limit her to food which is less oil less salt. We found out in previous trip that taiwan food is not as bad for toddler. If you do bring along your electric cooker, please be aware their voltage is different from ours. Malaysia is 220v while taiwan is sing 110v. you need a voltage converter.
13. disposable bibs (i find this super convenient)
14. Familiar plush toys for her incase she's cranky before going to bed.
15. toddler snacks and instant oat
16. milk powder
17. extra milk bottles and straw cup
18. Combi Well comfort stroller



Diaper bag/hand carry

1. spare clothes 1 set and sweater
2. handkerchie/scarf
3. lotion/essential oil/anti-bacteria spray/hand sanitizer
4. lip balm
5. thermos with hot water
6. water bottle
7. diapers
8.changing pad
9. disposable bib
10. spoon & fork
11. wet wipes
12. 1 small pack of snack
13. milk powder
14. 1 milk bottle
15. stroller size book
16. new toys (new thing/toys that lil pumpkin never see before to entertain her during the flight)
17. 1 familiar/favourite plush toy
18. baby carrier

Tips/added notes:

This is very useful for traveling. easy to pull out and to prevent wipes from getting dry. Can be reuse for lots of times too so its consider worth! Comes with 3 in a box.

 Its a nightmare if you need to wash and clean your lo after each meal during vacation. Disposable bibs comes in handy and very convenient for traveling especially if your lo is BLW.

These are my diaper bags must bring items. No matter traveling or just outings with lo. Essential oils for emergency use. lotion. hand sanitizer and anti bacteria spray.

* I personally would NOT advice bringing a stroller if you are traveling to taiwan because it is not easy to push around streets if you are traveling with public transport such as MRT and train. their stations are all stairs and places to visit such as night market would be too crowded to push your stroller. I would prefer to baby carry your lo and if your lo can walk. let them explore too! Let them use up all their energies and you will have a good night sleep at night. =D I brought along my ergobaby too so JY can do the carrying part when we need to walk alot. We do let her stroll when there are chances and time allowed. During this time, we only bring along strollers when we were going out with friend's car.


Please stay tune for more posts of our trip to Taiwan! =D Coming soon!! More tips for bringing toddlers to travel!!