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Welcome to Travel Stories. Come here to laugh, cry or live vicariously through fellow traveling moms and celebrities. Learn about their adventures traveling with family (and stock up on ideas for traveling with kids) and their momentary bursts of freedom during a romantic weekend or girls’ getaway. Hey, it can’t all be about family vacation travel!

A Non-Traditional Thanksgiving

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boxesOver the past few years, we have bucked tradition and had a non-traditional Thanksgiving.  One year, we even ate pizza straight out of the box.  We have spent the money on traveling instead of food expenses because, to us, Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks and spend quality time with the family.  I can't think of a better way to spend quality time than traveling as a family.  

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Why Do Airlines Board Planes Backwards?

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airplaneaisleSomebody help me out here.
Why is it, when you go to board an airplane, most airlines start with the people sitting at the front? Really, does this make sense to anyone?
I get that the people in first class paid more and deserve special treatment. But how special can they feel as the poor people (the folks who don’t throw their money away sitting at the front of the plane) walk by bumping into those first class seats with their purses, luggage, or wider-than-they should be back sides. Admit it. You’ve done it at least once. I seem to do it every time I get on a plane. Not because I intend to. Promise. It’s because I’m one of those people who hates the idea of paying for a checked bag so I stuff everything I can into a carry on, and then the second bag (that’s supposed to be the size of a purse, I think, but with me ends up being just as big as my first carry on).
I feel guilty when I hit these folks as I march by on my way to the cheap seats.
But then I remember it’s not my fault.
It’s the airline’s fault.
Because they’re the dummies who made it so that the LAST people on the plane are the ones sitting in the very back. And you can bet they’re bumping into seats with their carry-on luggage, too.
All the way to the back.
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Trying to Work on an Airline Flight

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workonflightSo, you know how when you take a flight you have those great little desks that fold down to hold your drinks and snacks? They call them tray tables typically. I call mine a little desk because I use it to hold my laptop, so that I can get a little work done while in the air.
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Can a Vegetarian Survive in Dallas?

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Burger2Traveling as a vegetarian isn’t always easy, especially in cities where meat is held in such high regard. Living in Chicago, meat is part of many people’s daily diet and included in nearly every meal of the day.
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