Air travel, hours confined to a small space, is hard enough for adults. For kids, wow! Not only are they confined to tight quarters, they’re in a completely foreign environment. Surrounded by strangers, big blue seats, buttons and those flip-down trays, there’s so much to take in. That’s overwhelming! Give kids a leg up (get […]

This past year, I’ve gotten quite comfortable with air travel… too comfortable perhaps! In June, I arrived at the gate for a flight to Mexico as they were loading my zone — close call. Just this month, I arrived with (theoretically) enough time to get through everything, but I didn’t count on the airport shuttle […]

My son flies home from college in a couple weeks, and I wrote this first time air travel guide for him. While this won’t be his first air travel, he has always had his marvelous mom to take care of the important safety and airport navigation issues. If you’re new to air travel or simply don’t like […]

Updated 8/30/2015.  Headed to the airport and scheduled to arrive two hours before our flight, we got stuck in traffic. A serious accident on a bridge completely shut down the highway. Unfamiliar with the roadways, traveling in an area we didn’t know well, we waited. And waited. We finally arrived at the airport, before our […]

We have traveled west and east with our children, requiring us to learn how to adapt to time zone change. When making a vacation investment, I don’t want to battle jet lag, I want it done before we leave home. I want to vacation! How to Adapt to Time Zone Change When Traveling West It’s a […]