Tip for the Day: Travel with Baby

Happy Tuesday AMW Friends!
I'm right here, sitting in my friend's dining room enjoying a cup of Decaf on a cold weather!  The weather is really nice and cool here in San Francisco and I can't believe a week has passed and the AMW family is heading off to Los Angeles early morning! 

Well, the moment you're reading this, I'm already in LA so don't forget to follow me on Instagram (@AskMeWhats) for updates! :) 

A lot of my friends and readers who have babies are emailing me to ask how it is to travel with a baby!  Seriously speaking, this is one of the most challenging (and tiring) trip me and Mr. AMW encountered, but of course, I'm glad a bit of research and a lot of "mother's instincts" helped us in making this trip a tad bit smoother for both us and the baby! 

I'm sure there are more tips along the way but while it is still fresh on my mind, I'm definitely sharing some of the really effective tips and tricks I've done that worked!

Pack a separate bag for all baby essentials

I originally planned to carry only 2 bags for all our stuff, good thing I've decided to pack a 'smaller' check-in luggage bag and filled it all up with baby essentials!  Seriously, for such a tiny person, they get LOADS of stuff to bring!  

Don't hesitate to bring day and night clothes!  Always check the weather before you leave and make sure to keep your baby warm on a country with colder season.  What I do is that I separate tops and bottoms, bring a LOT of diapers and baby bottles.  As for the smaller items like socks, bibs and towels, I separate them in Zip Lock bags so it will be easier for us to grab the items we need without rummaging through a huge luggage for a small item!

AMW Reviews: Colour Collection Lip Therapy

Hi AMW friends!
I'm now sitting comfortably at my friend's dining area at 4:10pm Manila Time  but 1:10am California time!  If you ask me if we settled in comfortably enough?  Yes and No.  Yes we're pretty much comfortable with the places we stay but NO our body clock is messed up! 

Just so some of you may not get bored with my US trip report, I've decided to share my most recent Lip Therapy which I've been loving so far from Colour Collection.  The Colour Collection Lip Therapy is Bianca Valerio's favorite lip balm as of the moment and after using this for more than a week (especially here where it's cold and dry), I very happy to share my thoughts on this!

Housed in a white and gold packaging making this look like a regular lipstick rather than a lip balm! 

Colour Collection says ---

SanFo Travel Report: Alcatraz Island Tour for Criminally Sexy Party with Benefit

I'm checking out St. Regis Hotel today, I will definitely miss this hotel, the great service, the friendly staffs and the perfect location to walk around day and night!  I am not saying goodbye to San Francisco though as my friend is picking us up and we're heading to San Bruno and we will stay with them for a couple of days!  I haven't really done any Tourist-y stuff with Mr. AMW and Baby AMW so I'm definitely NOT saying goodbye to San Francisco!  With the help of my friend, we managed to book a day tour via groupon site!  Will share more about our tour after Friday!

Today, I am sharing what happened to our Criminally Sexy party!  If you think flying Press People and Makeup artists from around 40 countries is cool, wait 'til you hear where they are taking us for a party! 

At Alcatraz Island!  Yes, ALCATRAZ!  Same as you, I had goosebumps all over when it was mentioned that the "night" party will be happening there!  Seriously, how could a depressing place like Alcatraz be an "It place" for party?  Well, Benefit Cosmetics USA team made it happen!

After a 15 minute boat ride, we finally arrived the island with Maggie and Annie welcoming us!  The island definitely doesn't look depressing at all with huge pink Benefit Cosmetics backdrop and friendly smiles from all the staffs!

The sign you see upon entering the island.

SanFo Travel Report: A Visit at Benefit's Beauty Central

Hi everyone!  I hope you like my SanFo Travel report and I will be sharing more for the next few days!  Tuesday marks Official Benefit Day!  We have an itinerary printed out but I can't help but feel excited as we really do not know what's going to happen in each destination that we are into.

We waited at the hotel lobby and it was a lovely surprise to see a Cable Car waiting for us!  Yes, just for the guests for Benefit's Global Event!  I didn't have the chance to take a photo of the cable car as we hopped in right away to head on to the Benefit Center!  On our way, I see lovely sites and I appreciate the nice architecture of old and new! 

Fairmont Hotel

Random building which I took a photo of as I love the red bricks!

SanFo Travel Report: Free Day at Frisco!

Before I arrive San Francisco, I knew this trip will be a whole lot of different as compared to the previous trips we had!  I didn't have an itinerary and all I know is that our time depends on our little Boss :)  True enough, our little boss' sleeping/eating schedule is crazy!  But thanks to his "very kind" genes, he's still a good sport trying to stay awake at times we're on streets!

We were wide awake at 4:00am San Francisco Time and just stayed inside the hotel room, seriously, where can we go at this time of the night except bars? :P  At around 2:00pm, our little boss finally decided he's ready to go out so off we went for a leisurely walk around the hotel!  The leisurely walk we had in mind turned out to be a bit of a walk-a-thon!  Seriously, walking seems like a chore when you have a little one with you! And to some who wonder, we just brought along our baby carrier and left our stroller behind!  We are staying at my friend's place after the Benefit event and she will lend us her daughter's stroller so we've decided it's the best way to travel light since we're heading to LA as well!

Back to my story!  Tsk, darn can my mind wander off!  We've decided just to walk street after streets and enjoy the weather!  Keep in mind that the weather is cool with a bit of wind, let's say around 11 deg celsius daytime but please don't mind Mr. AMW, this guy is a perspiration machine!  He sweats even during winter!  *laughs*  I still love him anyways, please tell him that :P