When the travel agent does not come back to you…

In our last blog, we talked about reaching out to All-Inclusive Resort to maybe have a travel agent help us get the best deal and avoid those ‘gotcha’s’. Anel spoke to them on Friday, their friendly agent Brian said it’s common that booking All-inclusive resorts options are limited online, so people often opt to haveContinue reading “When the travel agent does not come back to you…”

How to decide when traveling on a budget?

So the last time we talked about deciding. Here’s what we decided: When do we want to go? Since it’ll be awhile till we have any public holiday… we decided end of Feb or early March would be great How far do we want to travel, in a car or on a plane or viaContinue reading “How to decide when traveling on a budget?”

New year New plan!

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!”

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…”

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…”

What happens next after knowing your travel type?

Now that you know your travel type, you can start planning! What does it entail to plan vacation? If you are a planner, this is totally in your wheel house! Plan it like you plan your wedding, but make sure you remember to plan it for your young children as well, not just for you.Continue reading “What happens next after knowing your travel type?”

Family Vacation Resources

Looking for resources to help decide on if you should vacay with your young children, where you should vacay with them, or even what to do when you are on vacay with them? Check out these awesome sites: Vacation Idea Family Vacation Critic Islands Good Housekeeping Trip Savvy Stuffed Suitcase Trivago Magazine The Discoverer WorkingContinue reading “Family Vacation Resources”