Several years ago, my mother-in-law cautiously floated the idea of a big family vacation in the Provence region of France. She found a converted farmhouse near Avignon with six bedrooms, a fenced pool, and even its own cherry orchard, but frankly she had me at “France.”

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Because I travel a lot, people always ask me about my most challenging travel experience.  Did I undergo some brutal TSA screening?  Did I get stuck on the tarmac for nineteen hours with two toddlers in tow?  No, my most challenging travel experience has to be the day I was traveling home from the Bahamas with my two little girls, both of whom were lying screaming on the floor waiting in the line for customs .  Why?  Read More >

The majority of my air-travel is, sad to say, sans husband and accompanied by one or two smallish children. My family lives on the east coast and to see them, often times to justify the travel ordeal I go back for longer lengths of time than possible for the hubby to take off work. Read More >

Whether you’re going across the world or across the country, sooner or later you’ll probably wind up taking a red eye.  Overnight flights are bad enough for adults traveling alone, but with kids they’re even worse.
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