Author: Mom’sTravelTales
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6 Simple Ways to Pamper Overnight Guests
Planning on hosting any overnight guests this holiday season or anytime? I’m continuing my 12 Days of Travel Tips for Christmas today by sharing 6 simple ways to pamper your overnight guests. Of course the most important thing you can do to welcome guests is open your home to them and greet them warmly. If…
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12 Days of Family Travel Tips: 5 Ways to be a gracious overnight guest
We have been fortunate to have friends in many of the cities we have visited throughout the world. Staying with friends makes any trip more meaningful. Tomorrow I’ll talk about ways to pamper overnight guests, but, for today, here are a few reminders on how you can be a gracious houseguest. 1. Coordinate with your…
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12 Days of Family Travel Tips: 4 ways to minimize stress on travel days
Okay, I admit it, as much as I loooove to travel with my family, I will confess that travel days still can be stressful. What I do, though, is get my game face on and take some action to minimize the potential for stress. Here are my four travel tips to minimize stress on travel…
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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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Trip Journal: Finger Lakes- JELL-O & more from Buffalo to Watkins Glen
Yesterday we drove from Buffalo to Watkins Glen to begin our vacation in the Finger Lakes region of New York. What was supposed to be a straight drive of about 2 and a half hours changed a bit when we saw a billboard along the highway. It advertised a JELL-O museum in LeRoy, the birthplace…
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Trip Journal: New York’s Finger Lakes Travel Day
It is early in the morning and I’m in the hotel bathroom with the light on, trying not to stir anyone. We got in after midnight, so everyone should be pretty tired and sleep for a bit, but you just never know. For now, though, the kids are asleep. My husband has gone to get…
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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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Houston Staycation at Hotel Sorella in CityCentre
Looking to relax with your family but don’t want to go far for a vacation? If you are in or near Houston, I just might have the answer for you. Last weekend I was invited by the Hotel Sorella and CityCentre to staycation with my family and take in all they had to offer on…
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Extra touches at Comfort Inn
Not too long ago I stayed at the Comfort Inn in Zillah, Washington. Upon check in I was told the hotel offers hot chili and crackers as well as fresh-baked cookies and milk from 8- 11 p.m. each night. I spied a hot air popcorn popcorn and popcorn flavoring powders in the lobby, alongside a…
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Alphabet roadtrip games
Looking for some new alphabet roadtrip games? Or games to play anytime? I’ve got a few depending on your children’s spelling levels. Just learning letter sounds Make your way through the alphabet looking for things which start with each letter of the alphabet. Apple tree, brick house, car, dumptruck… you get the picture. Each item…
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Friends: One of the best things about travel
I love seeing new places, trying new things and meeting new people. Travel allows for all of those things. One of the best parts of travel, however, is really connecting with people all over the world, even when ‘all over the world’ means just a couple states away from home. Traveling to a far away…
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Bible in 90 Days: Week 12 Check In
Bible in 90 Days readers: Can you believe that we only have 12 days left in our program? There are 2 grace days built in, so many of you will actually finish reading the entire Bible by Day 88, in just 10 short days! It has been thrilling to see some of you finish already.…
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Bible in 90 Days: Week 11 Check In
How’s it coming? We don’t have many more check-ins left as we are almost to the finish. This past week we rounded our way into the New Testament and our Savior was born! If you haven’t made it there yet, keep reading and, once you do open those pages, you will see them anew. Really.…