Would you like to maintain your night time routine and read a storybook to your child even while you’re away? How about when your spouse is away? Hallmark’s Recordable Storybooks give you the opportunity to record your voice reading one of their stories. They have 14 different titles in their inventory, including literary favorites and […]
Thoughts on the Plane
Every once in a while I need to write something that may have nothing to do with providing resources, information or tips. My travels tend to have some sort of “adventure” component to them, somewhere along the line. In the past, except for a select few (i.e. family and best friends), all the craziness has stayed locked in […]
Travel Instructions for Daddy
In my beloved aunts words: “It’s always good to write everything down”. And as a result of this wonderful advice, my husband survived my 3-day getaway in one piece. In my previous post, I spoke about a solo trip I was taking. Remember I mentioned how busy I’d be, in an almost neurotic state writing everything down for my husband? Well, I […]
Traveling without Kids
Any chance that I can get to travel solo, I will sing to the heavens and skip with a song in my head. It is a rare occurrence in many moms’ lives, and I’m no different. Traveling with kids is fun and unpredictable but let’s be honest, when they’re young – it ain’t no picnic, […]
Vacation from Technology
I’m always talking about physical vacations but I thought to address the notion of taking a digital break – a vacation from technology – after reading a New York Times article “When phones interfere with Flight Safety”. If you’re reading this post, you’re probably like me – digitally wired. Your computer is always up; your phone rarely leaves your […]
Your Travel Planning Template: Travel Agent or DIY Travel?
I recently purchased an airline ticket through unconventional means for myself: I worked with a ticketing agent. In general, I do all of my travel planning online as I’m privy to many different resources that I like, which have worked well for me in the past. This time around, I chose to use an agent […]
Flying with kids – What goes around comes around
In the past week I have read a few stories about traveling with kids and the disparity between those who travel with them and those who don’t. Of course the latter group is highly against the former being anywhere near them when they’re traveling, especially flying . We parents know that most kid-less travelers wish […]
Travel Agent or D-I-Y travel?
A friend asked the other day why didn’t I do family trip planning for people and my simple response was that it’s just not what I do. He wanted to do one-stop trip shopping where he could say, “hey I want to go here on this date with this number of people. Just tell me how much it […]
Family Travel: Disney cruise vacation anyone?
When people think of family travel Disney often comes to mind. For the complete Disney getaway, a family can combine a Disney cruise with their park visit.
Winter = Vacation Planning Time
So, when I’m stuck in my house for most hours of the day because I can’t bear to lug my kids or myself around in insane sub-human temperatures, I start daydreaming about spring and summer vacations. The start of winter is the perfect time to get a jump start on family vacation planning and it’s […]