Category: Health and Wellness

10 Ways To Balance Work And Travel With A Toddler

As a working parent, balancing work and family life can be challenging at times. Being away from your kid during the work day is still a little rough and staying away for longer periods for a work trip may seem like a mammoth task.  You decide to travel with your toddler, and ultimately the whole…

Solo Travel: Redefined (Part Three)

If you happened to stumble upon parts one and two of this Solo Travel: Redefined trilogy, here I am with the final recap of my first solo trip. Leaving behind my partner and three kids, I embarked on a week of adventuring alone. No girlfriends, nada. As you can likely imagine, the week was absolutely…

Solo Travel: Redefined (Part Two)

I decided to turn these posts into a series of three. The first prior to my travels, the second during and the last will come after I’ve returned home. I wanted to reflect, mid-week, while this is all fresh in mind! And, what an experience it has been…more amazing than I could have ever imagined.…

How To Avoid Sunburn And Eye Strain While Traveling This Summer

The sun is out—and so are the bodily conditions and problems that stem from it. Summer is supposed to be a fun time filled with traveling and hanging out with family and friends, but the effects of the sun can quickly ruin everything if we’re not careful enough.  Don’t let the sun steal all of…

Solo Travel: Redefined (Part One)

I am currently writing this blog post a few days out from my first official solo adventure. And, I am not writing it from the perspective of someone who is single and/or traveling ‘solo’ to join a group experience. Don’t get me wrong – I have a special place in my heart for group travel…

Don’t Travel for Happiness, Travel for Joy

I want to begin this article by clarifying a few important keynotes regarding the difference between happiness and joy, as well as the type of travel I am referring to. Joy is cultivated internally, whereas happiness is externally triggered. Joy is more long-lasting and it exists inside each one of us – waiting to be…