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Technology for Road Trips

August 21, 2012 by 14 Comments

Where would we be without technology for road trips? With fall here and the kids back to school, weekend getaways and day trips replace vacations. Kids, squished together in the back seat, scream, “OOOOOhhhhh…. MOMMYYYYYYY…. he touched me!!!!” We’re tempted to roll down the window and jump to freedom. Or at least to stuff our […]

Filed Under: car, Planning, travel tips

Preparing your car for travel

April 27, 2012 by Karen Dawkins 15 Comments

Road Trip Tips: Prepare your car for travel with this checklist.

Between packing clothes, reserving the hotel and mapping the route, sometimes we forget to think about the car. A couple days before travel, we make the mad dash to get it ready. Use this checklist to prepare your car so it’s as ready for vacation as you are! Regular Maintenance (One week before travel): Get the […]

Filed Under: car, Roadtrips, travel tips

Surviving Car Trips with Tweens and Teens

April 24, 2012 by 16 Comments

Our road trip on the Pacific Coast Highway In the world of smart phones, traveling with tweens and teens is, in some ways, quite easy. Leave them to their devices, earbuds firmly in place and you’re not likely to hear from them unless they’re hungry. However, road trips are about family. Connections. Relationships. Those earbuds interfere […]

Filed Under: car, Interests, Roadtrips, Teens and Tweens, travel tips

How to reach your destination… planes, trains and automobiles

April 13, 2012 by Karen Dawkins 11 Comments

One of the toughest choices to make when vacation planning is GETTING THERE! Who wants to spend long hours cooped up in the car, battling traffic and grumpy kids? While flying is an option, sometimes it can take as long as that road trip: arrive at the airport, go through the TSA security line, wait […]

Filed Under: budget, car, Planning, travel tips

Meet Karen Dawkins

An avid traveler, I enjoy discovering new places: history, culture, and adventure. I love it all! Well, not bugs. I don’t like bugs very much, so I probably won’t visit a bug museum.

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