Kaniz & Abbas +2

Without further ado, a selection of our photos from Paris! (Again, remember if you want to watch the slideshow in HD, click on the link below to go directly to Vimeo.com) Paris, 2009 from Kaniz Sivjee on Vimeo .

Although we haven't started paying full fare for Samarah just yet (she turns 2 in March) and obviously +2 gets a free ride Skip the hotel, rent an apartment: You'll get more space (Paris hotel rooms are tiny), you'll (most likely) get a full kitchen and laundry facilities (lots of cost savings) and it'll probably be for the same price or cheaper. For our trip, we used VRBO.com to search and book our apartment. While most of the apartments are privately owned, they are usually managed by a property management company. While I'd like to think that sites like VRBO do some due diligence on the listings to make sure they're not scams, we found it reassuring to search other sites like Trip Advisor to see if other travelers had dealt with the same company. Here are a few things you might want to consider when getting an apartment: Location (of course) A/C (or at least some fans) if you are planning on visiting in the summer. Elevator vs stairs: Most of the Hausmann ...

So if the title of this post hasn't given it away as yet, Abbas, Samarah and I have some big news...we're having another baby! We're all very excited and looking forward to the big day but to be honest, time is just flying by these days and I find that being pregnant isn't always in the forefront of my mind - as it was with +1. Did I just say that?! We're trying to make sure we do everything for +2 as we did for Samarah, and that includes being as enthusiastic and prepared so I've got some catching up to do. Here's a pic of +2 for you to enjoy. Stay tuned; you'll undoubtedly see more.

So it took me a little longer to sort through our trip pictures than I was expecting, but I'm almost there! Instead of the usual set of photos, we decided to create a slideshow for each stop of our trip, so for today, enjoy the slideshow from our London trip (hint: to watch the slideshow video in HD, click on the links below to go to Vimeo.com): London, June 2009 from Abbas Rizvi on Vimeo .