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These Tips will Help you to Plan the Ultimate US Road Trip

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If you want to plan the ultimate US road trip, then it’s important that you take the right precautions. If you don’t then you may end up making a few mistakes along the way that really compromise your experience.

Decide who’s Going to Come

Think about who you’d like to come along for the journey, whether it’s your family, your best friend or even your partner. When you have done this, you can then start to plan out some of the places you would like to visit. You can also figure out how many times you are going to have to stop, and what foods you are going to be packing for the journey as well.

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Seize The Day & Bring Your Travel Dreams To Life

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“Do not dare not to dare.” 

The quote, attributed to C. S. Lewis, is the perfect motto to live your life and start a brand new year – and decade. It’s also the perfect mantra for a traveler. 

Can you afford not to dare any longer? Indeed, this is the question you ought to ask yourself. While there is no denying that everybody has valid reasons to stay at home and reject the tantalizing exploration of the world, the truth is that you don’t want to be lying on your deathbed with your mind full of regrets. Travel makes memories, and daring to travel is the promise of stories and anecdotes to keep you entertained and put you back in the driving seat of your life. It’s time to make 2020 the year of daring by understanding what’s stopping your travel plans. 

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1477 Days on the Road ~ Welcome to a Year of Transition

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Four years and 17 days ago we drove away from Jim’s parent’s house in Salem, Oregon heading south. The plan was to spend a couple of years driving the PanAmerican Highway, working on my writing, and explore in-depth a new-to-us continent. As the sun sets on one decade it is clear that having such a plan rarely works out exactly as we expect. Today I write this from a campground in Coos Bay, Oregon somewhere we never thought we’d end up having not yet made it to South America. As the saying goes…the best-laid plans.

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Planning For Family Travel

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“Travelling with family is like collecting happiness and recreating memories.” Shreyanshi

Traveling as a family is one of the best ways of making memories. We all live such busy lives that it can be incredibly difficult to spend some real quality time together. However, taking a vacation can be the perfect way to get everyone back together and reconnect as a family. You take time off from your job, you change the scenery, and you have the chance to be together without all the typical day to day stresses.

The problem that a lot of families face is planning and making sure that they have foreseen everything and have everything in place ready to make sure that their trip goes smoothly. If you have young children, sometimes the hassle of getting ready for a vacation can almost feel like it is not worth it. Fear not, however, as we have put together some tips to help traveling with children become a little easier.

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Aspen Update ~ Coping with an Aging Furbaby

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Aging. It is inevitable and challenging in any form. Many of you are aware that Aspen is on the decline. While she is still mostly smiling and enjoying her day’s life has most decidedly slowed down. Way down. Daily doses of Dasuquin with MSM and Rimadyl coupled with twice-monthly Adequan injections are keeping our baby girl as comfortable as possible.

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How To Really See The World In Style & On A Budget

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When it comes to travel, we all want to see the world in style, but most of us presume it’s unaffordable. Well, if you do things right, this doesn’t have to be the case at all. As with most things in life, if you use your brain a little bit, you may find there are more doors open to you than you originally thought.

In this post, we are going to be taking a look at some of the ways you can experience the heights of style and sophistication no matter where you decide to travel to in the world.

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A Helpful Guide When Traveling To America For The First Time

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America is a beautiful country and one that many tourists will flock near and wide to experience one of the many states available to visit. And when you’re traveling to America for the first time, it’s good to know some helpful tips that will make your experience a more pleasurable one. So here is a helpful guide when traveling to America for the first time.

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Love Bodyboarding? Here Are The Top Destinations

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Bodyboarding is a super accessible form of surfing and ideal for people who want to get out on the water and start having fun immediately. What’s more, you can pretty much do it anywhere. Bodyboarding is just as fun off the coast of northern Europe as it is in Bali (although some locations are colder than others. You have been warned). 

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Unique Travel Experiences You Need To Do In Life

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We only live once (as far as we know), so it’s important to make the most of your life, and that means that you do as much traveling as possible. There are plenty of unique travel experiences that are worth doing, so here are a few that might inspire you to book your next trip.

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Holiday Cheer at Shore Acres State Park

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Christmas looms near once again and one of the best parts of the season is the abundance of holiday light displays. We tend to have some sort of patio or decorative lighting up year-round because, well, we just like lights, but this time of year brings the festivities to an entirely new level.

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