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  • Travel Day Must Haves

    Travel Day Must Haves

    Belt Bag A belt bag is extremely convenient so you aren’t digging in your back-pack for everything. When I travel, I keep my phone, license, passports, credit cards, Kleenex, and wipes in here as those are the items I need most often. Bose Headphones (for adults) My husband and I have learned over the years…

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  • Handling Jet Lag with Kids

    There are a lot of great things about traveling with kids, but dealing with jet lag is not one of them. When our kids were younger, from infant to 4yrs old, we focused our travels more within the US which limited the time zone change. It wasn’t until our youngest was 5 that we travelled…

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  • Traveling with Friends or Family

    When we are planning our travels each year, we really try to plan for a mix of traveling by ourselves and traveling with friends or family. We love being able to spend dedicated time with our kids, and it really allows for Stella & Michael’s sibling relationship to grow. But there is also something really…

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  • Getting Stuck During a Layover

    One of the biggest concerns or hesitations for people to travel, especially internationally, is dealing with the “what ifs” of things going wrong. The most common anxiety comes from the transportation elements of a trip. We have dealt with our fair share of flight delays and cancellations, but on our way to Italy in 2023…

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  • Top 10 Tips for Traveling with Kids

    I am a firm believer in traveling with your kids. It can bring so much value to your family, both in memories, building relationships, and forming who your children will be as they grow. We have also learned that traveling with kids is different than traveling as adults. You will definitely learn your own tips…

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  • Waiting Games To Play With Kids

    One thing that goes hand in hand with traveling is waiting. Waiting to get on an airplane, driving in the car, standing in line for rides, or sitting at a dinner table waiting for food. While there are some situations where we let our kids have their iPads or our phones, there are many times…

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  • Royal Caribbean Trip Report – Wonder of the Seas

    Over Spring Break we took the kids on their first Royal Caribbean cruise! This was their second cruise after doing a quick 4 night cruise with Disney in the Fall. The trip was extra special as we were cruising with our neighbors who have a boy my daughter’s age. Our kids have grown up together…

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  • Tips for Packing Light

    My first big trip where I remember packing myself was when I went to China for 2-3 weeks with a college group. I vividly remember checking in, the airport staff weighed my bag and it was already too heavy. My dad was trying to pull stuff out to shove in my backpack, my student group…

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  • Italy: 2 Week Itinerary with Kids

    While we have done a lot of travels within the US with our kids, our first international trip with them didn’t happen until 2023. We would have loved to travel earlier, but with all the country restrictions and health concerns, it just didn’t make sense to risk it.  We identified Italy as our first trip…

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  • 5 Unconventional Tips for a Disney (Cruise & Parks)

    There is SO much information on the internet related to tips for taking a Disney Cruise or Disney Parks trip. I highly recommend reading some basic tips and things to know, but I also want to provide some tips that I never saw or may be considered unconventional.  Don’t overpack One of the biggest things…

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  • 4 Nights on the Disney Wish (Trip Report)

    We are avid Disney park fans, but we had never been on a Disney cruise. In fact, we had never taken our kids on a cruise! Ryan and I have had some experiences with cruises pre-kids and historically it just wasn’t our thing, however, many friends told us that cruises are a great option once…

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