Another school vacation is coming up, and we are all still quarantined at home. We travelers are missing adventure and have to find a way to keep the kids entertained while we try and work. When I saw my 4th grade son’s math project last year was planning a fantasy vacation, I knew that this…
After spending months locked up with your family, you may be in desperate need of quality time with your significant other. As cases start to decline, people are starting to think about travel, and in particular the chance for maybe a romantic getaway. If you have some childcare from your “quaran-team”, even an evening with…
We knew we were taking a risk. We weighed it repeatedly in our minds. Do we travel to New Jersey in December? Or do we stay home for the holidays? After taking abundant precautions, we decided to go to New Jersey. And then…the worst happened. That is right, we all got exposed to COVID-19 …. …
“You are going to Medford? What the heck is in Medford?” That was often the question I received when I mentioned our plan to stay in Medford Oregon for the long weekend. But they didn’t see that Medford Oregon has a lot more going for it, more than one might see at first glance. Awesome…
I’ve traveled for pleasure and business, domestically and internationally, both solo and with babies, toddlers, big kids, and solo. Through all that time I have used A LOT of different travel day bags. I keep hearing about the idea of a “unicorn” day bag. One that will work for all uses. I have yet to…
Exactly 194 days after our last hotel stay, way longer than we ever expected, our family stuck our toe into the world of leisure travel again and did a road trip to Southern Oregon. We stayed in a hotel – for the first time since the pandemic began. Staying in a hotel during COVID was…
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…
Seeking a change in scenery and a family outing after a rough week, we loaded up the car and drove over the iconic Bay Bridge, and down and through the hills of the San Francisco Bay Peninsula, to the quaint town of Half Moon Bay to spend a day enjoying small town life and some…
Growing up I remember reading “The Face on the Milk Carton” by Caroline B. Cooney, one of my favorite books for a time. In the book, there is a fleeting line about Christmas being about presents, but birthdays was about trips. As I grew older and in charge of my own birthday and budget I…
If you are anything like me, you may have thought that travel agents have gone the way of the Dodo. While you don’t see travel agencies on every street corner anymore, travel agents certainly still exist. Not only do they still exist, but they have a very real place and need in our society. I’ve…