Category: Mom’s Travel Tales

  • Get ready to fly (with the kids)

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    As I’m sure you can imagine, flying with little ones in tow (or leading the way!) adds a few more dimensions than traveling solo or (with adults.) With some preparation, though, the journey can be a great adventure within itself: Planning your trip: When booking your flights, be sure to allow more than enough time…

  • I LoVermont! A quick wrap-up.

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    As I type this I am flying home from a fantastic vacation in Vermont. *** Okay, oops. This was when I typed it, but that was two whole weeks ago. Sorry for the delay. Back to the story…*** I am sorry if you missed my SOAP posts last week… the internet connection where we were…

  • Seeking Road Trip Tips

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    Our family is pretty well air-traveled. The kids (and the adults) know the drill when it comes to long flights, short flights and really long flights, too.  We’ve dealt with jet lag, canceled flights, lost luggage, broken DVD players, airsickness and more. We’ve also had lots of beautiful trips where everything has gone right. (If…

  • A new year, a new adventure

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    I love the promise of a new year. There is nothing like flipping open a brand-new calendar and filling it up with new events and old anniversaries. I love thinking about what could be ahead. This year I get to add a new adventure to my adventures: Happy to be at Home has asked me…

  • What should I pack?

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    We’re launching into a heavy travel season again. And if you are going “over the river and through the woods,” or something like that, in the next couple of weeks, I bet you’ve got lots of lists building in your head. Lists of what to pack, what to buy, what to borrow, what to do,…