Traveling can be eye-opening, exhilarating, and life-changing. However, there can also be a few safety challenges that are important to keep in mind to make sure that you and your family stay safe. These can include everything from minor health risks, like traveler’s diarrhea, to much bigger issues, like natural disasters and catastrophes. Scammers and theft are also major travel annoyances that luckily do not generally impact your physical health (although they can have an impact on your mental health and this should not be downplayed) but can definitely put a damper on your vacation. While t ..read more

Have you avoided long road trips with the family because you aren’t sure how to keep everyone occupied for hours in the car? Worry no more and start planning. We’ve pulled together a full list of road trip games that your whole family will enjoy. From teenagers to toddlers, we’ve got something on the list below that will keep your kids occupied and provide fun for everyone. Remember the journey is part of the adventure and you should all have fun on the commute to and from wherever your next travel destination is. These travel games will help you connect with your kids and share a ton of laugh ..read more

Easter is on the horizon and we could all use something to look forward to. Planning an Easter party sometimes means an Easter Sunday brunch with the whole family, a kid-friendly creative Easter egg hunt, but other times you may be hosting your adult friends and family at home without kids. Either way, you want to put together a fun party activity. Easter egg hunts are a popular choice. The Easter bunny hops through hiding eggs for everyone to find that are filled with great trinkets or candies. It’s an easy DIY activity and we’ve put together a list of creative ideas and everything you n ..read more

Springtime brings a lot of holidays and other fun events, including Mother’s day, Spring break, and Easter. The weather starts to get nicer and warmer, the days get a little longer, and everyone is constantly looking for excuses to get outside and do something fun together after a winter of being cooped up.  For many, Easter is a holiday filled with church services, visits from the Easter bunny, and some kind of good brunch spread. But, let’s be honest, many kids are looking forward to the annual Easter egg hunt. Finding hidden eggs is like a treasure hunt and it is one of the cute Easter ..read more

Whether you’re just beginning to date someone or you’re looking for fun date ideas for your significant other of decades, we’ve got a full list of fun date night ideas for every season. There are super affordable options for simple, cheap dates and a few that will require a little planning and extra funds.  This list includes options for any time of year and even a few options if you want to just stay home. We’ve got outdoor dates, first date ideas, and old school date ideas. There is a perfect date for every couple on this list. Pick one or more of these fun things and celebrate you ..read more

Meeting the person that you want to spend the rest of your life with is the dream of many people and one of the best ways to celebrate your love is with a beautiful wedding surrounded by your friends and family. However, first, you need to pop the big question—“Will you marry me?” But how? Hollywood movies, social media, and romance novels are full of romantic marriage proposal ideas, and it seems like there is no shortage of creative ideas. How do you choose the one that is right for you though? Well, there are a few golden rules that you should follow to help your proposal go off without a h ..read more

For many people, the feeling of excitement that comes with travel is unfortunately accompanied by a dread of motion sickness. As a full-time traveler who suffers from it, I can assure you that it’s no fun. Ranging from a slight feeling of nausea that goes away quickly to dizziness and vomiting that continues for hours, motion sickness can ruin a travel experience for you faster than you can say “I don’t feel so well.” However, as crappy as motion sickness can feel at the time, it shouldn’t keep you from exploring this wonderful planet that we are lucky enough to call home. Here at Let’s Roam ..read more

First, the bad news … traveling around the world as a vegetarian can be really hard. When you say you are veg in many parts of the world, people still look at you with a mixture of confusion and sadness or try and convince you why you should be eating meat. Although it has gotten much easier over the past decade or so to travel as a vegetarian or vegan, there is a strong likelihood that you will find yourself living off of potato chips and candy bars at some point during your travel adventures simply because there are no vegetarian options. Now, that the bad news is out of the way, it is time ..read more

There is an old saying that you are what you eat so depending on where I am in the world at the time, this could mean that I am a samosa, a piping hot plate of paneer butter masala, a freshly grilled cheese quesadilla, or a generous portion of pad thai that was cooked right before my eyes by a street vendor.  I will be one of the first people to admit that I am not a quintessential foodie. I am vegetarian, I always forget to schedule meals while I am rushing from one attraction to the next, and I am kind of happy eating pizza for every meal for the rest of my life (and yes, I am a grown w ..read more

For people who love to roam, one of the best parts of traveling is the spontaneity and adventure of it all. When you travel, you don’t always know what is going to happen from one day to the next (especially in the time of the COVID pandemic!)l what great people you are going to meet, or what amazing things you are going to see. So what better way to increase this sense of adventure than by booking a surprise trip?  While people have long been booking a surprise trip for their friends, family, or significant others, these are usually just a surprise for a part of the group. However, in re ..read more