First stop... Honolulu, Hawaii!

When our son was 3 months old we took him to beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii. It was a 7 hour direct flight from Phoenix. I was on maternity leave so I decided to make the most out of my maternity leave and go to Hawaii.

We took off in May which is an affordable to time to travel to Hawaii. We arrived during the week and took of during the week to make our trip more affordable. Our infant flew free.There were various conveniences in traveling with him, including a family lane through inspection. Our baby didn't cry at all. He just laid in my arms. We had a seat for him but he felt more comfortable in my arms.

At the Beach

We were there for five days, four nights which gave us plenty of time to see the city.We stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. It is a very child friendly hotel, they had many restaurants, animals on exhibit (penguins, flamingos and parrots), shops. They provided us with a crib. The rooms are very nice and spacious inside and we had a beautiful view of Hawaii from our porch. We also went to their Luau. I recommend this hotel to those traveling with children because it caters to families.This resort is very nice that you don't have to leave it as there is a beach, pool, shops, replicas of Japanese icons, and some shows such as fireworks and dancers.

On our drive to North shore

Traveling with an infant is perhaps the easiest time to travel with children. They are not very demanding and they really just sleep most of the time. Doing things around the city was easy. We put our baby in a stroller and walked around the city. We visited most of the "tourist" locations such as North Shore, the International Marketplace, Chinatown, Dukes, and the Pearl Harbor Memorial.

His first time in a pool!

The sun in Honolulu is very strong, it feels very hot and can easily burn you. We had our son wear a hat, brought an umbrella for him, put sunblock on him and avoided spending too much time in the sun. We would lay out for 40 minutes and then cooled off in the pool or in the hotel. The waves weren't very high so he was able to splash his feet in the water for a little bit. We laid out in North Shore later in evening as the sun was going down.

 Pearl Harbor Memorial

Hawaii is a pricey city for tourists so I recommend that you try some of the local places to save money and for a more local experience. We found a couple good restaurants farther from our hotel with decent prices and good food. They also have lunch trailers around the beaches were you can get delicious steak and rice. Overall, Hawaii is delicious.

Traveling with an infant is fairly easy. You just need to make sure you are well prepared for the flight. You need to ensure that you have enough diapers, formula, and change of clothes. Hawaii is a beautiful place for nature lovers. If you are up for adventure, there is no better adventure than taking an infant to Hawaii. Happy beach travels!