This post may contain affiliate links Every time I travel by air, I see more people having to check their carry-on luggage at the gate. There's no room for it in the cabin overhead bins. If you don't fly often, this news might surprise you. The reality is: Gone are the days of empty flights … [Read more...]
Cruising 101: 4 tips for final disembarkation
The hardest part about cruising is leaving the ship… not because it's difficult, but because it's hard to leave the fun. But since that final disembarkation is inevitable, knowing what to expect should make it a bit easier. The final night on board, you'll get a detailed list of all charges made … [Read more...]
Cruising 101: Cruise packing tips
• Updated February, 2018 • When we took our first cruise back in 1993, I knew cabins onboard were small. We went to celebrate my husband’s graduation from medical school, so we had a teeny tiny cabin to fit our teeny tiny budget! I learned that the only way to pack for a cruise is with a cruise … [Read more...]
Winter Weather Safety Tips for Travel and Home
Winter has just begun and already, it's packed a powerful punch. Dallas, Texas and vicinity got walloped with a paralyzing ice storm in early December. One month later, the northeast is buried in snow and half the country is plunged into a deep freeze by the powerful Hercules. Already, Hercules has … [Read more...]
Best Travel Tip Ever!
If you're like me (and 99% of all vacation weary moms), the last thing you want to do when you get home from vacation is laundry. Unfortunately, that luggage -- bursting at the seams with dirty clothes and stinky socks -- doesn't empty by itself. So far, no one has invented the portable luggage … [Read more...]
How to: Travel Bathroom Organization
When we travel as a family, one of my biggest pet peeves is bathroom organization. At home, my three kids share their own bathroom. Since they're plenty old enough to maintain it, I don't venture in there often. Tooth paste all over the counter? Fine. If that's how they want it. Personal products … [Read more...]
Winter Travel Tips
Winter Travel means icy roads, reduced visibility, and cold toes! To close out 2012, we traveled to Ohio to visit grandma. We had planned to leave early the day after Christmas, but the forecast for snow and ice in West Virginia and Ohio left us doubting the plan. Weather improved, so we headed … [Read more...]
Carryon Luggage Organizing Tip
One of the hardest things about long air flights is organizing your carryon luggage. Any flight can be challenging, but it seems the longer the flight, the more you need. Traveling with kids adds to the chaos. To minimize the chaos, and increase the odds that you won't lose your mind while flying, … [Read more...]
MacGyver of family travel
Call me the MacGyver of family travel! For young readers, MacGyver is a fictional spy from the late 1980's who used all sorts of everyday tools to get the job done. No gun required. I'm certain that if MacGyver wrote a travel blog, he'd include these three packing essentials too. Curious? Read … [Read more...]
Beach Bag Essentials
A day at the beach always brings big smiles! A properly packed beach bag virtually guarantees that those smiles will last all day long. Use this handy dandy checklist to pack your bag and never forget beach bag essentials again. Beach Bag Essentials Packing List: Sunscreen: That … [Read more...]
