Originally Posted by
Skvarme
We are traveling to London and Barcelona with our three month old next month. I can’t decide whether to take a travel system (larger stroller with car seat attached) or a lightweight full recline stroller.
We do not expect to be in cars very often. We will be in the city centers and like to walk mostly everywhere. I think it comes down to what is better in restaurants. If we are out and about with a sleeping baby is it easier to have a smaller stroller in a restaurant or just a car seat and leave large stroller outside or in a corner folded up???? Does anyone have any advice on which option is preferable?
I’m less concerned about air travel issues. We are flying British Airways Club World and we do not mind checking the stroller. However, if we take the car seat stroller option, I am also considering whether to get baby his own seat (as opposed to a lap infant) so that we can take his car seat onboard. I’m not sure this is necessary at his age, so I’d welcome any feedback on those who have done this trip!
Thanks!
London is simply too big to just walk around everywhere, and even Barcelona is too big to do this unless you limit yourself to the very centre and like walking. As such, you are probably going to be using public transport.
Therefore I would suggest a buggy to do this. Many underground stations in London and Barcelona still have issues when it comes to accessibility. As such, then a smaller lightweight buggy is better, and you have more chance of using this on the escalators and carrying it up and down a few steps (which is very common on the London underground). Bus should be easier to manage, but a small lighter buggy would be more beneficial here too.
Here is information about child seats/ car seats on BA. I'm afraid the options are limited:
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...tsandcarrycots