Welcome to the height of summer. While hot summer temperatures can have an advantage, such as killing viruses and germs that may make their way into your car–Ford engineered a heat-driven germ-killing process to sanitize police cars during the Covid-19 pandemic– those temps can do a number on humans in cars. We know not to…
How to Prep Your Car for a Beach Trip
Summertime brings along warmer temperatures, longer days and lots of sunshine. If you’re planning a beach trip this summer, there are some things you should know about preparing your car for it. Otherwise, it can get very messy quickly. Don’t Let Poor Car Maintenance Ruin Your Beach Day Before you hit the road for the…
How to Have a Clean Family Car Even When You Have a Bunch of Kids
Parents like us have so much to do besides seek out clean car tips, however, I’m here to tell you this: A Clean Car Will Take You Far. If you want to have a clean family car but think it’s impossible because you have kids, you can think again. I have four rambunctious, messy kids…
5 Travel Apps That Should Ride Shotgun on your Phone
Heading Out for a Road Trip this Summer? Take along these apps. Thousands of Americans are hitting the road this summer. Whether you’re loading up the family truckster (thank you Chevy Chase for that little phrase) for an epic family vacation, hitting the road with your honey, or reliving the antics of Thelma and Louise,…
Tips for Traveling With Pets
Are Your Furry Friends Part of Your Travel Plans? According to a 2016 TripAdvisor survey, 56 percent of Americans travel with their pets—and I’m one of those people. Because I do animal rescue, some of those dogs and cats weren’t actually my pets when we took our first road trip…did I mention that I’m a…
7 Tips to Look Good In (and Out) of the Car This Summer
Because style doesn’t take a vacation. Summer and cars are the perfect pairing. Our cars serve us year round but in the summer we pack up and head off for extended trips to the beach, to the mountains, and to see relatives. All of the sudden our cars aren’t “the school drop off express.” Maybe we…
8 Ways to Make Sure Your Family Road Trip Isn’t All About the Backseat Fighting
Tips for road trip fun. It’s summer! And for many families, that means road trips with the kids. In fact, with gas prices low, and fear of international travel high, 69% of U.S. families are planning a road trip this summer. We all know the road trip drill: load the car, load the kids, then…
How to Drive in Europe Without Peeing Your Pants
I Love Road Trips, but Europe? Yikes. Driving around the USA is a cinch. But driving in Europe where you don’t speak the language, don’t understand the traffic laws and can’t figure out what the heck the road signs mean is enough to make a girl pee her pants. Road trips have been a part…
6 Road Trip Tips with Young Kids
Tips for no-tears trips in the car. “I started them early!” I say when asked how I managed to teach my little ones to handle long drives. Road trips with two kids under four requires planning. But as with anything in life practice makes perfect….well almost! Traveling with young kids is a continuous learning experience. It…