I am ready to get away for a few days, aren’t you? Do you see a window of opportunity? Maybe a low airfare, decreased COVID cases, even a slow time at work? Whatever it is, you are ready to go NOW! Slow your roll! Impulse travel is like impulse shopping, except you can’t return it once you take it. Therefore, before you book that long-awaited vacation, pause, ask, AND answer these 7 questions. Credit: Kaspars-Grinvalds 1. Will I have enough money for my trip and will I have money when I return? Since the pandemic, many people are losing their jobs. Therefore dipping into your savings nest ..read more

You and your partner have been together for a long time but lately, you are not in sync. The first couple of times you both miss the mark, you chalk it up to miscommunication and maybe even blame yourself. You must be clearer next time. Then it happens again and again. You purposely make sure you are VERY CLEAR! How does this keep happening? You want to have a discussion about it, maybe spend some time discussing how to connect better, but who has time with your busy schedules? So, nurturing your relationship keeps going on the back burner. Your inner voice is screaming and you pray that ..read more

Here are 22 last minute quarantine safe ideas for bringing in 2021! Romancing Into 2021 Source: Adobe Stock A friendly competition with a board game. Don’t have one? Order online at Target in the morning and pick it up in the afternoon! ​ Have an indoor picnic. Get a blanket and some comfy pillows for the floor. Grab some food and your favorite drink. Is it nice enough to go outside? Take your picnic outside and sit under the stars. Got a firepit? EVEN better! ​ Watch movies in front of a fireplace (real or faux) sipping a hot spiked drink. ​ Create a chocolate fondue, di ..read more

Remember the days when the only thing we had to worry about during our hotel stay was that someone may steal our valuables. We reduced that risk with in-room safes and being smarter about what we leave in the room. The bed bug crisis had us checking the seams of the mattresses before we placed our bags down.  Now the coronavirus has taken disinfecting of the rooms to a whole other level. How comfortable do you feel about staying in a hotel room these days? Do you feel the need to disinfect your clean hotel room? Check Out The Hotel's Cleaning Protocols Since we were still in the ..read more

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A few years ago I signed up with skepticism for Rakuten, formally Ebates. The advertisement sounded great! Get a percentage back on your purchases! Was this true? Was there a catch? Only one way to find out. What was there to lose?    Well, there wasn’t a catch. I shopped online like I normally do and got cashback. No points, no credit. Cash!   Today I don’t buy anything online until I check to see if I can get cashback from Rakuten.  What is Rakuten? Rakuten, is an online service that gives shoppers cashback for their purchases. Shoppers save money on items and brands ..read more

It is the summertime and time to take a vacation! Are you going to visit a place you have been dreaming to visit? Or perhaps this is the perfect time for a college tour road trip. When there are limited time constraints we would rather drive than to fly to our destination. A road trip is usually less stressful, fewer constraints, and your luggage limitation is only restricted to the space you have in your car. You also may save more money in the end when you include airfare and the cost of a rental car. Road trips can also be an opportunity to bring people closer together ..read more

I have been a fan of the NFL team in Washington DC for about 10 years now. I spent time in the DC area and the team is a division rival of my husband’s favorite team – the Dallas Cowboys. It’s fun competition. There was a lot of controversy about the name of the Washington team. Some said it was to honor Native Americans. Others, said it was offensive. I always felt in my gut the name was wrong, but I “followed the crowd”. In my ignorance, I thought that it can’t be that bad if the team still has tens of thousands of fans, right?…. VERY WRONG! 10 years ago, I should have gone with my gut and ..read more

As the coronavirus pandemic continues we urge our readers to only travel when it is safe to do so. This article is meant to provide ideas and plan for when it is safe to travel again. In 2017 we decided to celebrate our anniversary in San Diego. I had been twice before but it was for work and Dennis had never been. We also heard Marriott Vacation Club opened a Pulse resort there so we could use our vacation points. We were happy to be able to add a West Coast location as a place we visited. So why San Diego? For a Northeast couples like us, it’s an opportunity to have a great experience o ..read more

I have friends seeking to learn more about the inequalities and injustice Black people experience in many aspects of their daily lives. This is not only an issue in the United States but a global issue.  The only way to eliminate this disparity is by speaking up. Since I am a travel blogger I thought it would be best to describe my travel experiences and observations. At the end of this post, I listed suggestions on how everyone, regardless of skin color, can help remove the racial inequalities Black people deal with every day. Sometimes we were the only People of Color I have been ..read more