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The conversation revolves around trip planning advice between friends, specifically focusing on accommodation choices based on the duration of stay. For trips of less than a week, factors like the number of …

South Bend, Indiana, offers a charming family-friendly destination with a scenic university campus, affordable dining, and the impressive Howard Park playground. While not thrilling, it provides a relaxing day trip showcasing Midwest …

You might not believe when I say this, but you CAN have an amazing vacation at Legoland on a budget. In 2025, we took our Lego-obsessed child down to Legoland Florida for …

We just got back from our family’s first trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and boy, oh boy, what a week! There were highs, there were lows, there was a …

There’s something I want to get off my chest. This has been weighing on me for a long time, making me feel guilty for something I don’t think should be guilt-inducing. I haven’t …

Can’t afford to go the beach? Turn up the heat and bring the beach to you, instead!

While we were on our honeymoon, staying in the beautiful Kailua Kona on Hawaii, we avoided doing much typically touristy stuff. We decided against the helicopter tour and dolphin experience after reading …

The alarm goes off three hours earlier than usual. I slam my hand down on the phone to shut it off. Waking up is hard enough. Waking up at 5 am is …

I’m an anxious person. Always have been. As a kid, I would stress out over things like talking on the phone (even to order pizza), not getting an A on an assignment, …

This post comes from my grandmother Mary Bell’s memoirs Squatter’s Rites: 101 Travel Stories for the Vicarious Traveler. She wrote them during the late 90s, her stories taking place as far back as …

My brother is in Ecuador right now, visiting a friend. Together, they are exploring the Galapagos Islands, making my dad and me supremely jealous — of what they’re getting to see, not …

We’re 38 days out from our Schwannema Euro Adventure, slowly checking things off of our pre-trip To Do list. And today, I knocked a big one off the list: doing a test-pack …

In America, it’s uncommon to hear of people taking really long vacations or trips lasting more than two weeks because most companies in the US don’t offer much paid time off or …

“English, Irish, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, German.” That was the mix of ethnicities that I could rattle off at a mile-a-minute whenever someone asked my heritage. “And possibly some Cherokee and Mexican.” …

Theme parks are my jam. Growing up in Florida, we were fortunate enough to be able to visit them often. Sea World. Busch Gardens. Adventure Island. Universal. Disney. Every year, we’d get …

The birds wake me up, their incessant morning chatter yanking me from a lovely dream. I roll over, and for the briefest of moments I think this isn’t my bed and then …

Here are some final thoughts on our month-long home exchange from my husband and Cora, one of our home swapping partners.

The authors shared insights from their six-week European journey, focusing on valuable lessons learned. Key takeaways include embracing flexibility in planning, the widespread use of English, the need for comfortable walking shoes, …

I’m sure there’s some writing advice out there that says not to give away the punchline in the title but alas. Rules were made to be broken, dammit! My brother and I …

The last few weeks have been a little nuts. The presidential election took an unexpected turn; my parents were out of town leaving us in charge of their animals and house; I …