Travel Tips

Having gone on five million and one road trips, my family’s learned a lot about summer travel safety over the years. Things from (seemingly) common sense issues to health and wellness, we’ve found that sometimes it takes a little trial-and-error to be totally prepared.

I see this happen every single year. Kids go back to school and there’s a bit of a lull until, suddenly, my friends and family come out of the woodwork dreaming of a quick SoCal vacation. They’ve gotten stir-crazy in the colder parts of the country! The solution, they decide, is Disneyland in October.

Traveling has become far more commonplace to me than I ever thought it would be. I used to just spend my days at home tinkering on small projects or working outside in my field. Not much is needed as far as preparation in that sort of lifestyle. It’s all right there.

I’ve been traveling from the second I set foot in this world. Born to a flight attendant mom and a hippie dad who was prone to soul-searching, I was fortunate enough to see nearly every state in the US and a couple countries abroad before I was a teenager! Our family didn’t have money, but we had a certain tenacity that served us well. Nate and I have since expanded on my own experiences, branching out further into family travel – especially off-road, local and unconventional journeys. Here are some of our biggest takeaways from the road.

This has been our go-to look lately. The busy season at work is kicking our butts, and nonstop travel has taken its toll on our bodies. It’s starting to be apparent that we haven’t taken the necessary time to stop and recharge. We mostly enjoy outdoor and adventure travel as a family, so the boys don’t get the full brunt of it. For Nate and I traveling to conferences, though, recirculated air in planes and hotels has seriously dried out our skin and zapped our energy.