When we dropped our youngest off last weekend, Rich and I both felt this weird mix of doom and delight. As it was just after we’d dropped him off last year that the first shoe dropped, there was a natural gurgle of PTSD. Could everyone just be cool this year and…stay alive?
What is life like outside the Disney bubble? Look around. Do you see any Mickey waffles on the stove?
At some point, the travel planning mantra goes, their vacation becomes their vacation. I'm learning that the same is true when raising children.
If I'm on vacation, that means you are, too! Well, kind of. Enjoy this piece from one of my favorite travelers, Rick Steves!
An Earth Day Idea: If the cruise industry could harness my husband's non-odorless gas, I've no doubt we'd sail for free.
Best. Cruise. Ever. Okay, right. I say that literally every time I step off a cruise ship but, this time, I mean it. The Pros & Cons of a Repositioning Cruise.
Anytime I’ve taken a writing break in the past, I’ve lasted just days before the keyboard called me back. I’ve always answered the call lest whatever was percolating was actually the BEST ARTICLE EVER WRITTEN. Not this time.
Can we talk about our empty nest plans yet? Too soon? Not really. We’ve been mapping out our plans since dropping off our eldest child at college in 2020. Three years ago, as we looked ahead to the fall of 2024, we booked a Baltic Sea cruise that was to knock several items off Rich’s … Continue reading His Best Cruise Ever: Rich Does Disney
I hate when stupid people force me into taking time off from my vacation because I have to clap back on their misguided outcry for fairness.
I’ve heard the term “Park Warrior” a few times since I made that crazy career change from the tech world to travel planning and writing. It’s not a phrase I paid much attention to because, well, I’m closing in on 53, and words that start or end with “Warrior” do not really fit into my … Continue reading Disney & Denim (Don’t Mix)
