When we were talking about pro/cons before moving to California, traffic was #1 on the con list. We decided to come out here, on the condition that we would not participate in the Bay Area traffic. We have now been here 3 months and I can safely say that we are not! So how are we… Read More How We Avoid Bay Area Traffic
The other day I wrote about examining my motivations for traveling and finding contentment amidst all the people on the internet who are doing more then me. As I wrote that I was also compiling a list of all the places we’ve been, so other people can compare themselves to me. đ Really though, I’m… Read More Where We’ve Been
Travel is a very relative thing. Relative to our friends and family we travel a lot, and the children have especially been on a lot of flights and road trips. Relative to the travel bloggers I follow, we’ve basically never left our house. đ For me personally, when I read about families traveling or living abroad, I have to… Read More The Thief of Joy
Now that we’re on the other side of the country from our parents and favorite babysitters, we’re regretting that we didn’t utilize them more for weekends away! We did spend our 5th anniversary in St. Lucia and we came here for our house hunting trip, but other then that we just did the occasional evening… Read More 10 California Hotels to Daydream About
It’s May and that means fun in the sun and the surf! I love a day (or even a couple hours) at the beach and with the beach only half an hour away, I’m assembling a kit to keep in the trunk of the car. Here’s what I’m including and you can too! #1Â Full body… Read More The Ultimate Beach Packing List for Babies and Toddlers
Traveling makes me greedy. The more I travel the more I want to travel! But we’ve still got to balance our wanderlust with everyone’s favorite limiting factors: time and money. Right now we are privileged to only have one job to accommodate, and Chris has a generous vacation/PTO plan. It’s still something we have to work… Read More 5 Ways to Maximize PTO & Travel More
Over the years we’ve messed up, like really messed up, but we’ve learned from it and become better travelers as a result. Here’s my “List of Shame” to help you learn from my mistakes, or just feel better about yourself! 1) Relying on my memory of the flight schedule. I never do this anymore. I… Read More My Top 5 #AirTravel Fails
TSA PreCheck how I love you. Let me count the ways. I’ve had it for a year now and I can tell you definitively that it is worth its weight in gold if you have young children. Why TSA Precheck? Here’s why you should click over to the TSA website right now if you have young… Read More My Favorite Travel Tool for Flying with Children: TSA PreCheck
After much discussion we have decided to take an extended family vacation to Costa Rica in 2018 to celebrate my grandparent’s 50th anniversary. The trip will need to accommodate 15 adults from 19-80 and 8 children from 3-12. I’m anxious to set a date and a location since we have budgets and vacation days to… Read More Costa Rica: Pacific Coast vs. Caribbean Coast
I planned this trip for a foreign exchange student from Colombia, but I think this would be a great day trip for families with kids in the 10-18 range, especially if they are considering a career in architecture or history! Based on the request, this trip is planned for a Thursday, but it would work… Read More One Day in Richmond, VA: Focus on Architecture