by Melissa | May 25, 2020 | Tips, Travel Advising, Traveling with Kids
Giddy up everyone, because I’m about to get real. Real about family travel and the Pandemic. The travel industry has just been through the most challenging three months in history. Worse than 9/11. Worse than the 2008 recession. Worse than anything anybody could...
by Melissa | Nov 15, 2017 | Luxury travel, Tips, Travel Advising, Traveling with Kids
There are no shortage of tour and travel companies out there. Some are good, some are bad. Many families don’t even think about booking through a tour company and stick to the basics – Disney, a California beach. Maybe the Grand Canyon. But anyone who...
by Melissa | Jan 26, 2017 | Central America, NIcaragua, San Juan del Sur, Tips, Travel Advising, Uncategorized
We have received a lot of strange looks when telling people that we visited Nicaragua for a vacation. “Was it dangerous?” “You brought your kids there?” Both were common questions. On the contrary, Nicaragua is not only safe, but a fantastic...
by Melissa | Nov 18, 2016 | Luxury travel, Tips, Travel Advising
Wondering what you would do with your life if you won the lottery? Keith and I love to think about what we would do with a huge chunk of money should we win the lottery. Aside from starting our own business or something along those lines, we would definitely travel....
by Melissa | Jan 7, 2016 | Caribbean, Cruise, Eating, North America, Travel Advising
All my life, and in early parenting years, I swore on my mother’s life I would NEVER do a Disney trip. Friends and I used to joke that Disney was slowly taking over the world and we would never ever ever go to Disney World (DisneyLand was exempt since it was...
by Melissa | Jan 6, 2016 | Travel Advising, Uncategorized
I am so excited to announce that I am an official travel advisor with Departure Lounge, an innovative travel agency based in Austin, Texas. Departure Lounge is a combination wine bar/coffee shop/travel agency. I’m really proud to be an affiliated advisor with...
