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Tween Boy Clothes 2018 : Holiday Travel Wear

October 16, 2018 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Tween boy clothes are just caught in the middle.  Not a little boy and not the man size of the budding teen. My tween likes it all! Dress up to “soft pants” the track pants that get him to school and back.  A fall trip to Europe gave us the chance to look at all…

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Create a Teen Boy Travel Capsule Wardrobe For Less

September 11, 2018 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

Hey, let’s face it, as they get bigger the clothes get more expensive!  I don’t even want to talk about the shoes!  My focus for our teen boy travel capsule wardrobe was shoes and coats.  Wandering around London and Paris in the rain is no fun with soggy feet and chattering teeth. My jeans and…

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"The shuttle stopped running at midnight, Ma'am;" the night desk man croons in my ear.  Not the lullaby I wanted to hear at the moment, after driving 4 hours to the airport to catch a 9 PM flight out of Denver.  Travel glitches how do you handle them?

Travel Glitches and How to Solve Them

July 13, 2018 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Gliding up the escalator at 12:05 am in the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, I called the front desk of the hotel I booked for the night.  “The shuttle stopped running at midnight, Ma’am;” the night desk man croons in my ear.  Not the lullaby I wanted to hear at the moment, after driving 4 hours to the airport to…

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How to Find the Best Free Camping

How to Find the Best Free to Luxury Camping

April 28, 2018 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

The differences between free to luxury camping are the amenities.  Think basic room with four walls and a bed for your free camping–a Motel 6.  While in a Grand Hotel,  say the Waldorf Astoria NY, NY, there are still 4 walls and a bed but vastly different amenities. Often called disbursement camping, free camping on…

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What you Need to Know to Easily get your Child’s Passport

April 12, 2018 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

So you decided on a family trip out of the country.  You found a time, set the budget, picked up plane tickets and booked the lodging.  Now to get your child’s passport.   Where do you start? Getting ready for a trip in the states? Take a look our camping prep for a 3 week trip….

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How to Travel Internationally With Kids

April 10, 2018 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

I stared at the ticket agent.  After many domestic flights with my children, I was attempting to travel internationally with kids, my kids! My boys were loading the luggage onto the scales as the ticket agent said it again.  Did I have a signed notarized document from the boys’ father that they could travel internationally with me? Alone?…

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5 Tips for Vacations With Extended Family

October 19, 2016 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

I  fully admit I don’t have a clue on how to travel well with extended family.  Some days go well and some days not so well.  Today I took some time to compile a few articles giving tips on planning and enjoying time with those you love.  I pulled out a selection of great tips…

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Two Month Travel Adventure: Travel with the Kids

June 6, 2016 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

The Joyous Family is off on a two month travel adventure.  Looking at Elijah (9) and Wesley (11), I just could not wait any longer.  My sweet boys were becoming young men and their personal schedules were trumping family scheduling.  Previously, I thought 11 &13 would be ideal ages for a long road trip in…

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