HAPPY 2020!!! On our last blog, we talked about not going to Croatia and focus on fixing the basement AND 2 smaller trips.We also talked about needing to decide: When do we want to go? How far do we want to travel, in a car or on a plane or via train? How much areContinue reading “New year New plan!”
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Visa Requirements
I was doing research for our Croatia trip on Visas… It might not be as relevant now for my upcoming trips… but thought I’d share the most helpful sites I’ve found so far: CIBT Visas has a Visa Quick Check that is great for US Citizens Visa HQ has a detail list of countries thatContinue reading “Visa Requirements”
He decided… We are not going :'(
So after all that planning, all that project management work… he decided we should not go…His rationale: Logan is way too active now to be stuck in a tub for 11 hours… (he took his own pants on within 5 minutes of being home) The trip will be way too expensive in total because rentingContinue reading “He decided… We are not going :'(“
“Project Managing” our family trip – Part 2
If you don’t know why I’m project managing our Europe trip… check out my previous blog post.So… he received an invite to our Trello board but he has not said a thing…I’m going to have to use other ways to push him to decide! NOW I’m adding due dates to each task! Let’s see ifContinue reading ““Project Managing” our family trip – Part 2″
When you are planning a trip, depending on someone else…
Honestly, to me… planning a trip dependent on someone else is the worst thing ever… As a planner, this is my worse case scenario!!! So you all know we are planning for our big Croatia trip… Because my husband is from the formerly known country Yugoslavia, now Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia, and we have familyContinue reading “When you are planning a trip, depending on someone else…”
Passport for the lils!
So, 3 years ago, we took Lena to Malaysia when she was 18 months old. We went through this process… but I completely forgot what I actually did 😀 (mom brain after the second kid is bad…)Did some quick research… and here’s what I’ve found: Did you know that young children passport expires every 5Continue reading “Passport for the lils!”
Working on our Croatia trip in 2020!
So… after looking at last minute travel options… we opted not to do that since we have to go visit Anel’s family in Croatia and Bosnia. So to the next trip! Planning an International Trip to Europe with Two Under Five! I’m starting my research on things I have to do before our trip withContinue reading “Working on our Croatia trip in 2020!”
Your Family Vacation Travel Type!
I have been working as a Designer, Design Researcher, Design Strategist and User Experience Researcher for legacy brands since I left grad school. One thing I have learned from these big companies is, that we (consumers) are bucketed into market segmentation based on our attitudes and behaviors. Based on my research, here are some travelContinue reading “Your Family Vacation Travel Type!”
Thinking about a last minute family vacation…
So the last trip didn’t happen with our lil girl being sick and all… She got the virus, and we pretty much stayed home the entire time we were supposed to be at St. Louis…Oh well… but I really want to another trip before our big trip to Croatia in August! So I just startedContinue reading “Thinking about a last minute family vacation…”
Dealing with unpredictable circumstances…
So… we all were all excited, decided to go on vacation before the holiday season, planned the whole thing, bought and packed stuff… and then lil girl comes home with a slight fever from school… The original plan was… Leave right after lunch on Friday so we can avoid traffic. They will nap in theContinue reading “Dealing with unpredictable circumstances…”