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 […]
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 on the ship […]
The Ultimate Cruise Packing List: An essential cruise wardrobe guide
Knowing how to pack for a cruise vacation can be overwhelming, especially for first time cruisers. A cruise packing list makes it much easier so you don’t forget important items and can focus on all the fun you’ll have whether traveling to the western Caribbean, the eastern Caribbean or even Bermuda~ With a complete cruise packing […]
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 washing […]
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 covering every […]
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 to Grandma’s […]
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, use ziploc […]
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 on! Binder Clips […]
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 bottle might say it offers 80 minutes of sun […]
How to Survive Weather Woes
Mark Twain said, “Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.” We’ve had our fair share of bad weather on vacation, hurricanes in Florida, ice storms in Alabama, snow in Ohio. (Oh wait, that’s normal!) In Hawaii, my husband and I had the misfortune of being on Kauai during a bizarre weather pattern […]