A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I decided to visit the Oregon coast. We live in Phoenix, Arizona. We had recently adopted a six-month-old dog (Sean) from a shelter two weeks earlier. This raised the question: What would we do with Sean? Boarding him seemed...
Vacation is a time to kick back and relax. For me, the goal is to rejuvenate in mind, body and spirit. The “body” party, however, is challenging while I’m away from home. How do you maintain a healthy lifestyle if you don’t have access to your kitchen or your favorite...
With summer quickly arriving and families preparing themselves for beach vacations, hotels are also preparing themselves for the influx of guests — hiking their prices during peak travel dates and even hiking up individual room prices. Going to the beach can be...
Many surveys have recently polled that corporate culture is shaming millennials into not using their vacation days. Allianz Global Assistance conducted a survey that showed millennials suffering because their work environments are discouraging them from taking time...
It’s the last Sunday of my teenage kids’ Spring Break. We had just traveled around the world in one week. We had visited Beijing, Istanbul, and then Iceland. Now we were on a plane headed back to the U.S. Our bodies are in perpetual jet lag. We’re exhausted, but we...
