Blended families are beautiful but they can also be stressful. Everyone’s learning each other’s likes and dislikes, habits and quirks while maintaining the new daily routine. The stress can spill over to vacations as well, especially if you’re a newly blended family. Here are a few tips to help you manage the stress on your blended family vacation. Compromise & keep … [Read more...]
5 Quick Holiday Flying Travel Tips!
You're probably thinking it’s way too early to start making holiday travel plans. It’s not! The sooner you start planning and booking your holiday travel, the more money you will save. Airlines have changed the rules and are increasing prices and fees for flights and everything else including carry-on bag and checked bags. If air travel is your primary method of travel for … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Hidden Hotel Fees
Airlines made the change years ago and started charging for amenities that we all were used to receiving for free on each flight. Items like pillows, blankets, earbuds, and meals now come with a nice little fee that has earned the airlines an additional steady stream of income. Hotels have taken a page out of that revised business plan and started charging for amenities and … [Read more...]
Do We Really Need Travel Insurance?
As a traveler and a travel writer/blogger, that’s a question I am asked a lot. My answer is always conditional. (lol) If you can afford it, yes! I’m not trying to get in anyone’s pocket, but in today’s economy I think it’s a valid question. Even though travel insurance is a fraction of your trips’ cost, it’s an added expense. One in three travelers buy travel insurance … [Read more...]
5 Must Have Items Every Traveler Should Have
Travel is fun, hectic and sometimes everything we love and hate rolled into one experience. Travel can also be very expensive with ever rising fares and fees. To help you manage your travel costs, we’ve come up with our pick of items that every traveler should invest in to help avoid additional travel fees. 1. A Carry-on bag that's the right size! This is a travelers … [Read more...]
6 Must-See Rules for a Fab Destination Wedding!
Newly engaged? Joining the ‘BlackandMarried’ club? (lol) Summer is vacation season but it’s also the season for destination weddings. For some couples, they’ve opted out of a traditional wedding and chosen to get married in a fabulous destination wedding. Whereas a destination wedding is a dream come true, there’s a lot involved to ensure your big day comes off without a … [Read more...]
Where’s Baby? Tips to Help Parents Avoid Leaving a Child in the Hot Car
For some, summer is a fun filled favorite time of year. Summer is also the time of year when the media bombards us with stories of children and adults being left in hot locked cars with the unimaginable happening. Since 1998, 606 children have died from heat strokes and 52% of those were forgotten in vehicles. Seventeen children have died this year alone from heat … [Read more...]
5 Places Travelers Should Never Use Their Debit Card
You’re oh so excited about the family’s upcoming vacation. You are planning your daily outfits for yourself and the kids, what snacks you’ll pack and what movies you’ll play while traveling to keep the kids busy. The last thing you’re thinking about is your financial identity. But…it’s the number one thing you should think about protecting on any type of vacation … [Read more...]
Should I Go on Vacation without My Spouse?
Summer is the time for vacations. It’s a great time of year for family vacations and couples’ only getaways. Everyone needs a break from their daily routine but inquiring minds want to know is it okay to take a vacation without your spouse and kids? Well…YES it is! You’re probably thinking that doesn’t sound like a good idea or it could lead to problems in my … [Read more...]
Why All Married Couples Need A Kid-Free Vacation
You love your kids, there’s no denying that, but every summer vacation has always been a family vacation. It’s great for the entire family to take a much needed break and get away from the daily hustle and bustle of the school year, but couples need to take a break for themselves as well. When was the last time you and your sweetie went away without the kids? Can't remember? … [Read more...]
10 Tips to Protect the Family Home while You’re Vacationing
You’re very excited about your upcoming vacation and happily count the days till your plane takes off. The fresh and fabulous outfits for the family are all planned along with the coordinating accessories (lol). Everything is ready to pack and you've already brought all of the suitcases in from the garage. There’s one thing you forgot to prepare for your trip…your … [Read more...]
Why All-Inclusive Resorts are Great for Family Vacations
Haven’t planned the family’s summer vacation yet? Tired of the same old vacation? Don't know where to start? Consider an all-inclusive resort vacation. Forget the old boring, rundown all-inclusive resorts of yester year, today’s all-inclusive resorts are sleek, modern, fun-filled resorts in fabulous destinations. BTW…they’re also priced not to break the bank! Here are the … [Read more...]
10 Tips on How to Protect Your Beautiful Skin this Summer
Summer is in full swing right along with vacation season and we love it! As your vacation grows closer and closer with each passing day you think more about all the things you have to pack. Everyone obsesses over the right outfits, shoes and accessories along with our must have personal care items. The one thing a lot of people forget and don’t bother about re-purchasing on … [Read more...]
Don’t Break the Budget While on Vacation
Vacations are a favorite summer activity for everyone. To enjoy a really nice vacation to a destination that the entire family wants to visit can sometimes take 6 months to a year of planning and saving. What happens when you are actually on vacation? Over spending! A lot of families and travelers in general tend to spend the money they saved from planning a vacation and … [Read more...]
Great Travel Tips from First Lady Michelle Obama
If you were given the opportunity, what travel related questions would you ask the First Lady? Well, students from around the world were given that opportunity and they asked FLOTUS some pretty good questions and she, in turn, gave some great travel advice. First Lady even revealed what city/country was the destination on her very first school trip which was also her very … [Read more...]