walking on travels

Everyone that has been to Maui will tell you to take the road to Hana; the tourism board loves it, the yearly visitors love it. Well I’m here to tell you that there is another drive that is equally as beautiful but a whole lot less crowded. If you are staying on the west side [...]

Travel Tips Tuesday is here. Share your travel wisdom by linking up your tips below.  Our return to Cannon Beach over Labor Day was monumental. I learned from the mistakes I made on our last road trip. I picked up a few new tricks as well. Above all, I figured out the recipe for success [...]

This past July I took my family of four on our very first road trip. We did a little circuit around western Oregon over the 4th of July holiday. It was a learning experience. Mike and I tend to avoid car trips with the kids. Well, at least Dek. He is pretty miserable on car [...]

Music is a bit of a touchy and passionate subject in our house; never more so than when we take a road trip. Let’s just say our tastes as a family run across a wide spectrum of genres and decibel levels. Mike and I don’t always see eye to eye on what we should be [...]

Many parents know that the secret to successful trips — whether to the grocery store down the street or on a road trip across the country — is being prepared. From being mentally prepared to withstand many “Are we there yets?” to being physically prepared for a car packed full of distractions, here are just [...]