Festive Travel Without the Chaos

Christmas markets, river cruises, and why “Christmas in July” actually makes sense when it comes to travel. Last week I was thinking about the whole idea of Christmas in July. On one hand, doesn’t Christmas start way too early every year anyway? We’re barely sending the kids back to school and suddenly there is pumpkin […]

The Airport Is Optional. The Standards Are Not

Can you pinpoint the time and place you discovered a love of travel?  For me, it definitely started with family vacations. Pretty much my entire childhood, we made an annual (sometimes bi-annual) pilgrimage from Michigan to Florida. Always by car. It rotated from Orlando to Naples and Marco Island, and later Siesta Key and Key […]