Traveling with your dog can bring so much joy but getting to your destination can be a bit stressful. When we added a Bichon-Poodle mix to our family in late 2019, we knew instantly that he was something special. His size allows for him to be a cabin animal, and since we fly frequently to…
The pandemic is raging but you find yourself with a situation that requires you to get somewhere in a short amount of time… Flying during a pandemic is scary. Flying with your children adds another layer of complexity. But with some planning and some precautions (okay a lot of precautions) you can fly with your…
You’ve spent weeks or months planning the first best spring break vacation. Flights or train tickets are bought, hotels reserved, you have tickets to your tours and shows, reservations at great restaurants. Then you hear the news. A little virus in China. Then Thailand, Singapore, no Europe and the US. It happened so fast. What…
Packing with two little ones used to be a nightmare. It was a process that required multiple large suitcases, and careful coordination with car seats, temporary beds, and shipping ahead diapers and baby food. Then something happened. My babies became kids. They had their own seats on the plane and were able to drag their…
On our return trip from India, we had an 8 hour layover in Zurich. On our inbound flight we discovered the treasure trove of duty free shops and resturants that exist at Zurich. We knew that we would have plenty to do to entertain ourselves (at least the adults) We landed in the E terminal…
Our tickets were a great deal, but they didn’t have great flight times. The itinerary: – 7:35 PM Flight from San Francisco to Zurich – Land at Zurich at 3:30 PM (local time) – 9:45 AM Flight from Zurich to Mumbai the next day Yes, you read that right, we had an 18 hour layover…
I admit, I booked my flight in haste. Under normal circumstances, I’d never book a 36 minute connection. But I was greiving, flying to a funeral, and I needed to get home and back, so I didn’t pay close attention to the flight details. Once in New Jersey, I called Delta concerned about the short…
As I write this, I’m in an airport, waiting to board my flight back east. I bought my tickets yesterday, knowing this day would come but never wanting to believe it. Some regular readers may have noticed comments from On Beyond Cancer. She regularly followed me and I followed her. But what you may not…
It was the dreaded 5:30 pm flight to the East Coast. But this time my husband is already there. After 1 week without him, I was more than ready to give up my single parenting duties. But to do that, I had one more challenge. A 5:30 pm solo cross country flight required serious logistics and…
4th of July this year promises to be epic. My cousin is having a huge pig roast to celebrate her oldest daughter graduating high school and going to college. Her parents, sister and her family, and brother are all coming in from Honduras to celebrate. My mom’s sister, her kids, and her kids’ family decided…