It’s hard to imagine after having the kids home for two MORE snow days, but Cherry Blossom Peak season is right around the corner. Droves of tourists, many for the first time, attack the Tidal Basin (the area that has…
Deal Mommy Tested: Eagle Creek’s Lifetime Guarantee on My 1995 Honeymoon Suitcase
Non-Disclosure Disclosure: I did NOT inform Eagle Creek I was a blogger before sending them my bag. This was a blind test! I take the words “lifetime guarantee” with a pretty big grain of salt. Who really tests those things?…
Facing the Fear: Lessons Learned from 20 Years of Solo Travel
I’m bemused, but no longer surprised, by the reaction to my Mexico City Weekend from the Momosphere. It’s usually some version of “That looks awesome but I could never do it.” Taking out those who are just being polite (IE…
Mexico City Salvation (Or: How 21 Hours Saved My Sanity)
48 hours, takeoff to landing. Subtract 4 hours at the airport, 10 hours in the air, 13 hours of sleep, and I had 21 waking hours in Mexico City to (as Deal Dad put it) “lose the funk” of an…