In January, Chloe, 6.5 at the time, was constantly miserable on our trips to Washington, DC. She didn’t want to go anywhere; she didn’t want to do anything. I got frustrated and cranky and vowed to never take her anywhere again. After we both had a chance to cool off, we discussed what the problems were and possible resolutions. Our solution? I ordered a Maclaren Triumph stroller from Amazon. And traveling has gotten so much more pleasant for all of us!
I don’t enjoy having to drag it through security, especially when I have two or three laptops with me as well. Taking metro and walking to the apartment with the heaviest 
backpack ever, the stroller and the suitcase was no piece of cake, especially given that Chloe is a little nervous about riding the escalator with her own rolling backpack (as well she should be).
But, besides that, the stroller was great! We are able to walk around DC in winds that would have blown her away. We are able to walk six miles or more with no whining. We took it to NYC with us last month and though it was frustrating .to get it through the subway turnstiles, it was a life-saver.
We did not take the stroller to Ocean City. And there was only one moment that I wish I had. The Maclaren is not designed to be pushed on the sand, so it would have limited our flexibility too much. However, I could see if we were going to go for a week trip, we would have really liked having it along.
All in all, I’m so glad that we went ahead and bought a stroller. I have to wonder why was I so keen to give up the stroller in the first place….
