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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!
Day 1 of my crazy trip to New York with my teenage son was a blast and as we woke up we were excited to get over to the Time to Play Spring Showcase and see all the latest and greatest toys. Since it was raining, Litzky PR sent a car over for us and the other bloggers attending. Note to self: packing an umbrella when traveling to New York City is as important as packing your granny panties.
As I head out on a trip this week, one of the first things I thought about when I began to pack was what I’m going to read while I’m gone. Whether while sitting in the terminal waiting for a flight, on the plane itself, or while relaxing on vacation, I love escaping into a great book. When I was a kid, my parents loved taking my brother and I to the lake. Along with swimming, tubing and playing frisbee, I can remember spending hours sitting on our boat or in the shade by our picnic table reading whatever latest book had caught my eye. Back then I was reading paperbacks and hardcovers - now there are all kinds of options to read books digitally too.
These days for summer travel reading, my favorite kinds of books tend to be either lighthearted romances where the girl eventually gets the guy of her dreams - or thrillers that draw you in and keep you on edge until the very end. Of course either way I always tend to hit the most exciting part right as my flight is called or we arrive at our destination, but that just means I’m looking forward to getting back into the story as soon as I can.
On this particular trip, I’m thrilled to have the chance to try out the first book from a locally-born author - although Dana Precious doesn’t live in West Michigan anymore, she grew up in North Muskegon and her novel, entitled Born Under a Lucky Moon
What are your favorite summer travel reads?
I was sent a copy of Born Under a Lucky Moon to read and review - all opinions here are 100% my own.
I remember playing “tea” as a child, sitting at my little table and serving pretend cookies and pouring tea to my stuffed animals. Afternoon tea might be a British tradition, but those traditions don't have to involve family travel to England to enjoy the perfect girlfriend day out. Take your daughter, your mother, your best friend, all your BFFs to experience this British tradition. Afternoon Tea is served in many places around the world, as I discovered in my own backyard at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. 
Next week my family will experience something that we never have before - Daddy will be away traveling overnight. You see, our girls are used to my travels now and barely bat an eyelash when I announce that I’ll be gone for a night or two. But they were completely thrown when we told them that Daddy will be gone for two nights next week, traveling to Chicago for work. He’s never had a job before that required travel, so this is a completely new thing for us.
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