Though many of us fantasize about cross-country road trips with our best friends or partners, the reality can be less enjoyable. In truth, your ideal road trip buddy may be a very different person than you expect. There are several aspects to consider if you’re specifically vetting your future travel companion, or perhaps these aspects … Continue reading
Have you ever returned from a trip, or perhaps arrived at your destination, to find something important has been left behind? If you’ve ever left something at a hotel, you know how difficult recovery can be (if it’s possible at all). Some may argue this to be the cost you pay for travel, a sort … Continue reading
This weekend has been a rough one for me. Without going into too much detail, a family emergency caused me to have to pack up and drive to Kansas City early Saturday morning and threw a few pieces of my contingency plan into the glaring spotlight of inadequacy. So, in an effort to spare any … Continue reading
Here in Mid-Missouri, there’s about to be snow. And, if the reports are to be believed, we’re getting a decent amount right during rush hour traffic. For those of you who are fortunate (or unfortunate, depending on your preference) enough to live someplace without this phenomenon, what this means is poor road conditions are facing … Continue reading
Proper snacking is one of the fundamental rights to any trip. After all, as one Ozarkland billboard once advised me, “road trip calories don’t count.” Joking aside, snacks can help turn any trip into a far more enjoyable experience for many reasons. Saving Money For me, the biggest bonus of having snacks available is that … Continue reading
Several years ago, I had a boss who confessed to me her dismay at an inability to find a chain restaurant on a recent trip out of town. She went on to complain to me, oblivious to my horror, about how there were only local eateries in the airport, so she opted for a peanut … Continue reading