My grandma LaVerne used to travel for work, and she claimed that there was no such thing as jet lag. She had some kind of mind-over-matter secret that kept her functioning no matter the time zone. Sadly I have not taken after her in this respect; My jet lag tends to sneak up on me…
Tag: Efficiency
How we’ve been able to go on 1-2 trips a year
When Kevin and I got married on a Mediterranean cruise in 2013, we knew we loved to travel, but we figured we’d only get to go somewhere once every few years. That’s all we saw as real-life examples; I was barely paying attention to “travel bloggers and influencers” yet, and most fellow Wisconsinites we knew…
8 Ways I’m a Proud Tourist
Have you ever read a blog post that touted getting “off the beaten path” as a more authentic way to travel? Or one that made “tourist” seem like a dirty word you should be trying to separate your travel identity from? I have, and at first it made me feel bad about how I travel,…
The Most Difficult Trip to Plan
I’ve been planning our trip itineraries for 5 years now. I developed a process of using Google Drive, which has worked quite well and ensured that our trips were packed full of great sites and activities. Sometimes we followed our plan closely, but usually we would modify it; either way, it was always a great starting…
How to Use the Time Between Vacations to Make Your Next Trip Easier
The thing about being a travel addict with a full-time office job is that I have long stretches of time between my trips where I’m not living my travel dream. For a while, it was years in between. Now Kevin and I have gotten to the point where we’re averaging 1-2 trips a year, which…
How I Use Google Drive and Pinterest to Plan Trips
Today I want to share my travel planning process. I LOVE trip planning! It’s almost as much fun as the trip itself to me. I like to use Pinterest and Google Drive mostly for my planning, and after performing these steps for my last several trips, I feel pretty good about my method. Of course,…
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