Re: Long haul travel for kids
Agreed, you have to have lots of distractions, becuase boredom will be a killer not only for you but for all those around you. (lots of fluids for them also, as the air con dries out their nasal/throats etc )
Took two baby monsters (aged 1/12 and 3) from SYD to SNG, LHR , DUB,(two weeks in Ireland) then Rome(FUI) HKG and then SYD last April.
Lots of activity, plenty of distractions is they way to go, It was stressful as there were a few tantrums, the highlight of which was our 3 year old dismantled the queue system at SYD Immigration(the eqiuv of Police control I guess), which left a 100 or so nervous looking asian passengers looking perplexed as to where to queue (I know not funny at the time , but looking back was quite hillarious)
Quarantine saw us coming a mile away and just waved us through! see there are advantages of having two lively little monsters.........who then chose a mid-pacific timezone to settle their little body clocks for the subsequent week and a half.......