The Truth about Airplane Overhead Bin Space

Airplane Overhead Bins

Every day at airports across the world, airline cabin crews have to deal with the lack of overhead bin space. We flight attendants do have wings, but unfortunately we do not have magic wands that allow us to fit every passenger's bag aboard every flight. [Read more]

The Best Candy Stores – Well, Some of Them

Kansas City

Let's get one thing straight: in my world the best candy store is the one I'm standing in, preferably with chocolate in hand. Looking through my thousands of photos I recently realized that I have been through a lot of candy stores over the years and every [Read more]

Tips for Visiting Disneyland Paris at Christmas

Sleeping Beauty Castle

Disneyland Paris is arguably Disney’s most beautiful theme park, combining the classic layout of the original Disneyland with stunning European-style architecture. It holds a special place in my heart, as it was the first of the company’s parks that I was [Read more]

Avoid the Hassle of Traveling with Gifts: Give a Wine of the Month Subscription

Wine Club Christmas Gift

Year after year when the holidays roll around the topic of traveling with gifts arises. You can always count on the media covering the latest airport security rules - remember the year snow globes were banned? In the meantime, blogs and other travel sites [Read more]

Tips for a LEGOLAND Florida Day Trip

Legoland Florida Coastasaurus (Sandra Foyt)

The one question that I have been asked the most about Florida’s newest theme park, LEGOLAND Florida, has been, “Is it worth it?” There’s no doubt about it, a day at LEGOLAND Florida is a splurge. If for no other reason than the incomparable [Read more]

Things to Do before You Go on Vacation without the Kids

luau-hawaii

Leaving the children behind while you and your significant other head off for a week filled with kid free moments and dinners at tables with real cloth napkins, tablecloths and maybe even a vase full of flowers can be both an exciting and daunting [Read more]

How to Avoid Altitude Sickness When Traveling in the Mountains

Take a nature walk, not a crazy-long uphill trek, on your first fill day of your mountain vacation.

I recently spent a lovely autumn weekend in Keystone, Colorado, with a gaggle of girlfriends. At 9,280 feet in elevation, the sky was bright blue, the air quite crisp. Aspens were turning a glorious shade of gold and craggy mountain peaks taunted us their [Read more]

What Type of Traveler Are You?

Airplane

My childhood home must have been right under the flight path of either the Baton Rouge or New Orleans airports because at any given time I could spy an aircraft somewhere overhead. My young mind would wander as I envisioned the lucky passengers and crew taking [Read more]

Tips to Avoid Traffic Jams in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Google Map Traffic Feature

One aspect of Los Angeles that tourists and locals have to contend with is the frequently miserable, road-rage inducing traffic. While some of the city's bad reputation is unjustified (there's plenty of culture here), there really is an unfortunate love affair [Read more]

Tips for Visiting South Dakota’s Badlands National Park

Badlands

South Dakota's Badlands National Park is a geological wonder. Brochures describe the land with terms like buttes, spirals and rolling grassland. The truth is, you just have to see these 244,000 acres for yourself to appreciate this region. Not only is the [Read more]