There are several things you can do that will save on gas. All of the following tips are things that are easy to do, and will not require a lot of extra effort on your part. Gas prices will not be dropping anytime soon, so it is best to start implementing gas-saving strategies now so that they will become habits. 5 Easy Tips to Save on Gas 1. Combine Your Trips: Want to use lots of unnecessary fuel? Make multiple trips. Several short trips taken in your car will cost you almost twice as … [Read more...]
Family Road Trip: The Best Kids Travel Games
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #RoadTripTreats #CollectiveBias This summer we are taking a family road trip for our annual Native American canoe journey. Our road trip will take us into British Columbia, Canada. We are heading to Vancouver Island this summer and we can't wait! Have you been to Vancouver Island? Any great kid-friendly recommendations? We'll be spending a week traveling up Vancouver Island via canoe … [Read more...]
Planning Family Travel? Here are the Must Haves!
We have a few trips planned this year with our kids. As they are getting older, my Little Man is almost three, traveling is getting a little easier for us. Now that my Princess is in school, we can't up and leave as easily as we did before when she was homeschooled. So this summer we have three trips already planned to San Diego, California, Eastern Washington and Lincoln City, Oregon. It looks like we will be adding Tofino, British Columbia to our summer travel list as well. With our … [Read more...]
Summer Road Trip Essentials
As many of you know, we've switched jobs. We were traveling North America with our kids for hubby's work and now this year he has accepted a job that is only in Washington state. So we are still traveling but only up and down the I-5 corridor. It is such a nice change. Honestly, road trips and long flights with two kids was getting a bit difficult. You'd think we were traveling professionals. But, this week we took a flight to San Diego and we realized that traveling with a two year old was … [Read more...]
4 Educational Ways to Fight Backseat Boredom
The summer road trip is a tradition for many families, allowing you to see the sights and bond with one another along the way. Summer road trips bring back great memories for me. I love how I am also creating new ones with my own kiddos! I'm not going to lie though, long hours in the car can be hard to deal with when you have young children. My two start to feel restless after even a few minutes. Fight backseat boredom and learn something at the same time with these fun and educational car … [Read more...]
Travel Tips for a Great European Road Trip
One of the best ways to explore and enjoy Europe is by taking a road trip. Europe has nice roads that traverse the countryside, twist up and down mountains, and brush sandy shores. This makes it easier for you to see some parts of this continent that you cannot see using other modes of transportation. If you want to have a memorable trip, there are a number of things you need to do. 6 Travel Tips for a Great European Road Trip (source) 1. A Destination and a Route It is important to … [Read more...]
Recipe For Easy Car Travel
We are taking a road trip with our kids this month. We will be driving to Northern California. Obviously since we travel for my husband's work, we should be pros at this road trip thing. But it is still difficult with two young kids. I am excited to have a guest post today from Sarah Tilton. She will be sharing a fun recipe! Recipe for Easy Car Travel Here are 9 essential ingredients for a successful car ride: 1-2 convertible car seats and/or booster seats (depending on number of … [Read more...]
