“In Portugal, there’s a law that if you have a baby under 2, are pregnant or have a disability, you get to skip the lines and have priority,” she said in a voiceover.
The rule meant most of their first day in Europe was not spent waiting in a queue but exploring the sights.
“This has quite literally already saved us hours in line at tourist attractions and has definitely put Portugal and the top of the list of family-friendly places to visit,” DeCook added.
Travelling with a small child wasn’t without difficulties, she added.
“On the other hand, we just got to Europe so we are very jetlagged and this is super challenging with a toddler,” she said, sharing how they couldn’t just sleep whenever they felt tired, even in the middle of the night.
From travel lover to travel mama
Originally, DeCook’s Europe itinerary was planned just for her and her husband in 2020, but then Covid-19 happened, and a baby soon followed.
“I had a trip all planned out and then the world shut down the week before our flight was supposed to take off,” DeCook shared with her followers. “I never would’ve imagined that a couple years later I would be traveling more than I had ever travelled before- WITH my daughter!”
After finding out she was pregnant at 24, the American decided to share all the information she was researching for this new stage of life on social media.
Today, DeCook’s ‘travel mama’ Instagram profile has more than 116,000 followers.
