What happens when a seasoned travel writer becomes a parent? Magical mayhem? Or just a very expensive series of midday naps?

Carrie decided to find out. Well, she didn’t decide so much as feel compelled to follow the wanderlust of her past self without thinking it through very much. Most new parents do this: flailing and thrashing as they try to hold onto as much of their past lives as they can. Can dancing and childcare be accomplished by the same person simultaneously? Can a toddler and four bags be magicked around an airport in a state of levitation? And why would Thomas the Tank Engine travel on a motorway? Find out in this short memoir from renowned travel author – and new mum – Carrie Riseley.