Travel Tips
The Zen of being Me
It’s not often that I relax. I mean truly relax. Sure, I go away often but there’s a decent amount of stress associated with those adventures. I’m either looking ahead or back thinking what I must do next or forgot to do first. You wouldn’t think it but I’m wound up pretty tight. I’ve been … Continue reading
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10 Universal Truths Of A “Long” Flight
I propose that long is an arbitrary term. A 13 hour flight to China is long to me. A 2 hour flight to Florida is long to Don. There are some universal truths that can be applied however you define a long flight. 1. Murphy’s Law will automatically be in effect. A good pregame (or … Continue reading
10 Commandments of Vacation Planning
This weekend I spoke with my sister, Dawn. She wanted to discuss our plans for Christmas 2016. She also wanted to nail down a week this summer when we could get together. As I started scrolling through my calendar I realized that her extremely early requests were not as absurd as I originally thought. Our … Continue reading
It’s In The Bag: How To Pack
Many inquiring minds have often asked me how I travel with one carry on bag. My sister, Dawn, finds this practice particularly offensive and has attempted to remedy the situation by providing me with a “personal item” that is practically another carry on bag. This amazing bag is more than enough for me on a … Continue reading
Beach Vacation To-Do List
Our life post offspring has generally been run like a 3 ring circus. In times past I can only say that I survived the day to day existence as well as many vacations because I am a master list maker. Now, with the decline in my short term memory and the rise in technological applications … Continue reading
New Beach Trip Essentials: A Packing List
I am not an alarmist by nature. However, I will confess that the recent well documented increase in shark attacks along the North Carolina coastal beaches has raised my level of concern a tad. This is not from the media hype, mind you, but a friend of mine who was just at the beach in … Continue reading
Travel Mistakes We’ve Made
Lest you think that our adventures are all sunshine & roses I am here to assure you that they are not. There’s a saying that “mistakes are just lessons you haven’t learned yet” so allow me to school you with a few travel mistakes we’ve made in the past. Perhaps you can learn the … Continue reading
How To Plan A Cheap Road Trip
Although we are having a snow event today, Spring is in the air! That gets our minds dreaming of Spring Break and planning a new road trip. A lot of folks ask us, “How do you get to take so many trips?” Well, we try to travel as frugally as possible which gives us the … Continue reading
