151 meet little esm bayes the 1yearold world traveler at just 10weeksold she was off with her parents karen edwards and shaun bayes on her first trip to singapore at 8 weeks old she went to ireland but not sure i count that so much edwards told abc news after touching down in bangkok today the traveling tot will have visited 12 countries which her mom beautifully documents for her 12000 instagram followers edwards says she hopes her daughter gains three things from this experience develop her insight into different cultures develop her social skills and develop a desire to see the world gandalf the majestic cat loves traveling the world on his leash man travels crosscountry visiting famous movie tv locations the apple certainly doesnt fall far from the tree since finishing university i have been on a mission to visit as many countries in the world as possible karen wrote on her blog travel mad mum where she provides tips and tricks for parents looking to travel with their little ones in the seven years i have been traveling i have visited more than fifty countries i have traveled alone in the past which is an amazing experience however it has been amazing to have a partner in crime shaun for many of my travel adventures when edwards found out she was pregnant with esm she admits she instantly thought thats it travel days are over needless to say that has not been the case so far baby esm was born in london but her mother is from ireland and her father is from new zealand the gal is destined to travel edwards wrote on her blog edwards and bayes temporarily moved to new zealand after esms birth the family decided to use karens maternity leave creatively and backpacked through southeast asia for 7 weeks with esm in tow breastfeeding and babywearing is what made this easy she explained i dont think i could have done it with having to carry and sterilize everything the proud mom said her favorite place theyve visited as a family is vietnam the people are so friendly and helpful with esm she said the place is just incredibly beautiful the only downsides to traveling with her youngster is not being able to enjoy the nightlife in all of these exotic locations and sometimes not being able to explain exactly what they need for their child you dont get any evenings as bed time is generally the same time for all of us as esm has to sleep she wrote in an email when in lesswelltraveled countries its harder to communicate what you need for esm google translate is always a lifesaver and can be quite hilarious at times overall the travel mad mums only regret is not bringing enough western healthy sugarfree baby snacks and the biggest thing shes learned its easier to be away and have quality family time together than it is to be home cooking and cleaning and