Though you haven’t been formally launched, chances are high you’ve seen this jetsetting household of 5 on social media leaving from Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport (SEA) on one more fabulous expertise.
Meet the Haynes household from Tacoma, a household of way of life and journey content material creators who name SEA their house base. The fact is that these seasoned vacationers — together with the youngsters — have in all probability traveled greater than any of us. They like to discover as a household and have greater than 10 nations underneath their collective journey belts. Knowledge took her first flight at three months outdated, Braveness at six weeks. Glory explored the world at two months outdated!
Tash — Mother, author, photographer, and content material creator
Isaiah — Dad, full-time photographer and YouTuber
Knowledge, age 10
Braveness, age 3
Glory, age 1
This household of explorers shares their journey tricks to make your go to to Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport (SEA) straightforward and enjoyable.
SEA: What does your loved ones love about touring?
TH: We love tradition and historical past and being immersed within the tradition and historical past of a rustic, neighborhood, or place. So once we journey, we prefer to be with and among the many folks and study the way in which they eat, reside and their tales. As storytellers, it’s essential for us to inform the story as a lot as it’s to create our story within the setting.
As a father or mother, I like the way it teaches my children flexibility, problem-solving, and demanding pondering. It expands their minds and retains them occupied and challenged. There’s a brand new journey round each nook and our expertise is outlined by how we arrive and take that journey on.
Though it may be difficult touring with three littles, I would not change it for the world. It’s one of the best schooling I might have given them.
Knowledge and I traveled from SEA to Vancouver Worldwide Airport (YVR) for a mommy and me weekend. We had an awesome journey!
SEA: Inform us your story. Particularly the way you began as an influencer and what you like about it.
TH: I grew up and aged out of foster care so it was essential for me to have a profession serving to and advancing the “underdog” and exhibiting what was attainable if you happen to labored exhausting, constructed neighborhood, and believed in your self. That’s why I obtained into Youth Improvement work and did that from 2000-2010. In 2010 I stop my job in nonprofit to pursue pictures full time.
Isaiah and I spent 15 years constructing a profitable pictures enterprise taking pictures households, highschool seniors, weddings, and engagements; elevating our three daughters; and giving again to our neighborhood. After a close to loss of life expertise, I began travelling extra and launched a weblog/diary for my daughters to share our adventures. In the course of the pandemic, we weren’t capable of work face-to-face with purchasers for pictures, so I began focusing extra on running a blog. One factor led to a different and right here we’re 4 years later!
I’m enthusiastic about inspiring and equipping ladies with data by means of stunning imagery and inventive storytelling. My purpose is to assist different ladies take a leap to succeed in their goals, as a result of I imagine we will (principally) have all of it.
SEA: What do you want about having SEA as your own home airport?
I like the whole lot about SEA however it’s an awesome match for my household as a result of it’s handy, centrally positioned to the place I reside in Tacoma, and there are such nice eating places and facilities. It’s such a enjoyable airport to be at and journey out of — really a vacation spot of its personal with a lot to discover.
A whole lot of occasions you consider an airport as only a place you simply move by means of. However at SEA, it’s a enjoyable a part of your journey. There are such a lot of actually nice outlets. You possibly can come to those cool locations and have an expertise. You get to assist small and native companies. And also you get to style the issues that make this space so particular.
SEA: What’s your SEA Airport routine ?
1. Pack gentle
I attempt to journey minimally, mindfully and with as little baggage as attainable. Should you do not use it at house, you will not use it once you journey. Much less is extra. The one time when this rule doesn’t apply is when touring internationally. Typically nations carry totally different manufacturers or merchandise to cope with various things — and having one thing acquainted is at all times good. That’s the solely time this rule is to be damaged IMHO.
2. Obtain the FlySEA App
I need to know earlier than I am going — checkpoint wait occasions, the eating places and water filling stations close to our gate, the way to order meals supply to the gate. And it’s all there on the FlySEA App.
3. Get to the airport early
We be sure we’re on the airport a stable 2.5 hours earlier than takeoff so we’ve got sufficient time to do what must be achieved with out dashing. Imagine me it’s not at all times straightforward with three littles, however this tends to make journey seamless for us.
4. Set up a routine
Each airport go to, we’ve got a strict routine after coming by means of safety. Everybody is aware of prematurely that is what we’re doing so it takes the last-minute rush out of the whole lot:
- stopping to purchase snacks
- filling up our bellies earlier than flights
- and utilizing the toilet
5. Hold ‘em transferring
- Discover the airport, roam the terminal, and get out the wiggles
- Make a cease on the children’s play area
- We keep off electronics till we’re within the air and attempt to make the most of the playground of enjoyable eating places to move the time. That usually works rather well for us and retains them from becoming bored too early
6. The present of shock
Earlier than the journey, I head to the Greenback Retailer and purchase one small toy per baby for each half-hour of the flight. Small issues like window clings, coloring books, or water bottles stuffed with glitter and sequins are wonderful leisure. If the flight is 2 hours, purchase 4 toys; if it’s 5 hours, buy 10 small items. Wrap them up and provides your children a brand new toy to open each half-hour. Or rotate by means of actions you introduced with you all through the flight.
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