Category: Travel tips
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12 Days of Travel Tips: Three reasons to consider a hotel staycation in December
Have you ever thought about booking a hotel for a night or two in your own hometown? We love a hotel staycation any time of year… This summer we splashed away and were pampered in The Woodlands, this fall we kicked back, ate some delicious food, took in a movie and watched our kids play…
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12 Days of Travel Tips: The two best ways I’ve found to manage a time change
So now that you are ready to travel after yesterday’s pep talk, today we are going to talk about avoiding jet lag. These are my two best ways to manage a time change (and avoid jet lag): 1. Set your watch to the new time zone as soon as possible. The quicker you can get…
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12 Days of Travel Tips for Families
Christmas is right around the corner, peeps, and I’m pumped to be teaming up with seven other bloggers to bring you the 12 days of Christmas blog-style. Each of us is taking on a topic that we know and love to share our best tips and tricks. And guess what? I get to talk travel…
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Skip the mobile boarding passes during crowded travel times
Flying during a busy time and love the convenience of mobile boarding passes? Unless you want to risk starting over at the end of a very long line, consider going the old-fashioned route of 2009 and carry a paper boarding pass with you to the airport and through security. Not every screening line has an…
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Lost or delayed luggage?
Ask for a toiletry kit. I’ve traveled enough to know that luggage sometimes gets delayed. The last time I flew, I’m thankful I also knew to ask for a toiletry kit from the airline. On my last journey, I waited through two delayed flights and a very cranky flight crew. As if that wasn’t enough,…
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Keep your nails from breaking when you fly
Airplane air is drying… For your body, your skin, your nails… Everything! You probably already know to drink extra water and use moisturizer on days you fly, but what about your nails? I am pretty far from being a beauty expert and I rarely get manicures. However, when flying, I almost always coat my nails…
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Avoiding airline bag check fees
Going on a short trip and want to avoid checked baggage fees and waiting at baggage claim? Pack in a smallish suitcase, leave liquids and sharp objects at home and gate check your bag. Each airline has it’s own regulations as to how much you can carry with you onto the plane. I am in…
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Car desks make cartime fun… and productive
As you are gearing up for roadtrip season, don’t forget to pick up one a portable desk at your local craft store. I picked 3 up at Michael’s for $5 each a few summers ago and they have been invaluable in so many ways… And we don’t even take that many road trips! Of course,…
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I love my new travel socks!
I love to wear fun socks on the airplane… especially for long flights. I just picked these up today at Bath and Body Works and can’t wait to put them to use on our next very-long-distance flight. They are infused with shea butter to make them extra soft and have a fresh, soothing smell, too.…
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Mom’s Travel Tales on Wild About Houston
I have had so much fun sharing summer travel tips on Wild About Houston on Houston’s 55. If you aren’t in Houston or you missed the shows, no worries… I have the links right here! Swing over and see what I had to say about: packing without wrinkles (I also threw in a little night…
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Keeping the Joy in Family Travel
Through the years I’ve learned a thing or two about family travel. Fortunately, not only have I learned that family travel can be a bit exhausting, but I’ve also learned how to keep it fun and well, vacation-like. Swing over to Life as Mom if you’d like to see how I keep the joy in…
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De-cluttering your toiletry kit for travel
When I travel, I like to pack as few things as possible, without skimping too much. On one trip it was particularly important that I pack light. That was when I came up with this idea that I use for cutting out the clutter in my toiletry kit on shorter trips: I’ve used this dozens…
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MomsTravelTales is Wild About Houston!
This summer I’ll be appearing regularly on KTBU-TV Houston’s 55 sharing family travel tips on the weekly show, Wild About Houston. Today, on my first segment of the summer, I shared a few packing tips and showed viewers what our family likes to use for nightlights when we travel. Click over and take a look.…
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Looking to eliminate wrinkles while packing?
Here’s one of my strategies: Check back later this week for more detailed packing tips which will help you save time unpacking at your destination so you can just dive into the fun. Using plastic bags always works for me. Looking for other simple, yet effective ideas that work? Check out Works for Me Wednesday.
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Haven’t flown in awhile?
A few tips on traveling solo and enjoying it… I know a whole bunch of ladies who are getting excited about a trip away that will take them away from their traditional families but to a new type of family for a few days… their blogging family. No, I don’t know which pair of jeans…