‘Tis the Season to Go Tree Chopping It’s the most wonderful time of the year and for many families, the start of holiday traditions is picking out a tree with family. It’s become one of my favorite traditions. I started doing this with my daughter three years ago because of her love for Christmas. Usually,…
Best Gifts for Travelers : Road Trip Warrior or Frequent Flyer
Do you have a traveler in your life you need to shop for this holiday season? If so, look no further because I’ve curated a list of the best gifts for travelers. Whether you’re shopping for a frequent flyer or road trip warrior, finding gifts for them will include items that make their travels less…
Home for the Holidays: A Road Trip Survival Guide
I cannot believe the holidays are already here! Let the chaos begin. Not only does this mean shopping for gifts in crowded stores and getting stuck in traffic, but also long-distance traveling and family time. Can you survive all of that? Sure you can because I’m going to give you all of the tips and…
Holiday Road Trips: Why Fly When You Can Drive?
Driving isn’t just for everyday adventures, you know. My kids hate that I fly a lot for work but when we travel as a family, I insist we drive. I have learned to love road trips: no limits on what you take with you or what you bring home, schedules are flexible and itineraries are…
Tips for Traveling with Food During the Holidays
Traveling with food: holiday tips for getting it there in one piece. At nearly every holiday function, you need to bring some sort of contribution, right? But how do you get it there in one piece? I personally have had food spill on me in the car with no back up clothes to wear and…
8 Killer Tips to Pack a Car for the Best Holiday Road Trip
Yes, you can have it all and you can take it with you. No need to fear your precious Christmas vacation will become another chapter in the annals of the Griswolds. Instead, be the envy of everyone on the road, organized able to see out the window. Now, there are different kinds of packers. Pre-night…
Teach Someone to Drive a Stick Shift in 8 Easy Steps
You can do this. And so can she. You learned years ago and for you, driving a stick shift is natural. Friends say enviously, ‘I wish I’d learned to drive a stick.’ But teaching someone to drive can be a harrowing, even friendship-breaking experience. Add in a manual transmission and forget it; you may never…
Which Teen Driver App Should You Trust? 3 of Our Favorites
They’re still your babies, after all. It seems like yesterday my toddlers were happily zooming around in their plastic cars. Suddenly I have two teen drivers behind the wheel of 4,000+ pounds of steel. My 15 year old daughter just got her temp permit and is raring to go. My 17 year old son passed…
Traveling with a Pet: Cars and Car Seats for Dogs to Fit Fido’s Style
Get there happily and in style. Traveling around the country is what I do for a living, whether I am traveling to a city for a TV appearance or visiting a new destination to share with my readers. But I don’t travel alone. Meet Molly and Riley. Molly and Riley love traveling. They go on…
What Not to Do When You Get an Out of State Traffic Ticket
It’s OK to just ignore that ticket you got on your road trip this summer, right? Wrong. Each of the 50 states that make up our nation is unique in its culture and attractions. Driving in each state can also be an experience in and of itself (and not always a positive one). Travel by…