A list of life-saving travel essentials to pack your carry-on bag. These items will help keep you healthy while traveling and make your next trip much more comfortable. No, it’s not your imagination. Airline carry on rules are getting tougher, some airlines now charge for carry-on’s (what?!) and overhead bin space is getting more and more crowded. (And many European […]
7 Awesome Travel Hacks to Get Through Security Faster.
Here are seven of my favorite road warrior secrets to help you get through security faster. Even if you love to travel, the thought of unloading all your stuff and schlepping through TSA security checkpoints is enough to make you dread traveling. So here are my tips to get through security faster. I fly a lot for business (and pleasure!) and have […]
No, you’re not too old! 7 tips for attending your first music festival over 40.
No you’re not too old. 7 Tips for attending your first music festival over 40. I just got back from my very first music festival. Yes, my first music festival at 50. What can I say, I’m a procrastinator. I’d always wanted to go, it was on my bucket list but somehow I kept putting it off. So when the time […]
How To Survive A Family Road Trip with a Teen. Eye Rolls and All.
How to Make It Through a Road Trip With a Teen. How I survived a road trip with a full on teen and actually enjoy it! Tips for parents included. We survived. We made it. Whew. I can now successfully check this off the parenting list. What exactly did we make it through? A road trip with a teen. Yes, an […]
The magical, mind altering things you learn when you travel abroad.
The magical, mind altering things you learn when you travel abroad. Travel, especially international travel is life altering, mind expanding magic that everyone should experience. How do I know this? I’m writing this sitting atop the ancient cliffs of Santorini, Greece with the sparkling blue Aegean Sea glittering below. (Did I mention, I’m also sampling a nice glass of the local […]
Trek Travel Review: A luxury cycling tour through Santa Barbara
There you are. Surrounded by hills of verdant green, impossible blue sky above. There is no one on the road but you, that sky and your bicyle, slowly climbing towards the top of the winding hill and views of the glistening Pacific Ocean below. Heaven. I just spent four days in Santa Barbara California on a Trek Travel cycling tour. […]
Canary Hotel Santa Barbara. A luxury Kimpton boutique hotel.
Canary Hotel Santa Barbara. A luxury Kimpton boutique hotel. First of all, I love Kimpton Hotels, they are luxurious boutique hotels located in interesting neighborhoods. Each hotel reflects the style of the city and neighborhood they’re in. No cookie cutter chain hotel here. I’d stayed at The Alexis in Seattle and loved the cool, urban vibe of it. So I […]