Need some help planning your trip to Santorini? Check out these blogs:
A 1 Week Itinerary for a Perfect Week in Santorini
WHERE SHOULD YOU STAY? Here is where we stayed at during out trip.
Click on them for our full review:
We rented this Pink Cave House
We also did an overnight to Ios, (a short ferry ride away) and stayed at the Liostasi Hotel & Spa
If you have any questions on Santorini, drop me an email at MyTravelingKids@gmail.com and I’d be happy to chat!
Happy Planning!
Since it’s Spring break for New Englanders, I thought I would repost one of my articles on how to keep your home safe while you’re traveling. Hope it’s helpful! Safe travels!
Vacation is a time for relaxation and tranquility, but it’s human nature to worry about the house you left behind. A home is a huge responsibility and you want to keep it safe even when you are away. The following are 10 tips for keeping your home safe while traveling:
1. ASK SOMEONE TO WATCH YOUR HOUSE. Personally, I don’t feel the need to hire a house sitter for a short trip. My house is able to take care of itself. However, I do let my neighbors know that I’ll be away so they can keep an eye on anything suspicious. It’s nice to get a quick text saying our house is still standing.
2. PUT YOUR MAIL ON HOLD. It takes ten minutes to get online and put your mail on hold. Nothing screams, “No one’s home!” like mail bulging out of a street mailbox. I have delivery start the day we return so it’s there when we get home.
Jet lag can make or break your vacation because it is this foggy cloud that settles over you. My husband travels to California for work and I have no clue how his body acclimates to the time difference so well. I started to do some research and realized there are things you could do to adjust your body to jet lag, so I thought I’d share some of the tips I’ve found:
SO, WHAT THE HECK IS JET LAG?
The medical term for jet lag is desynchronosis. It is a physiological condition that is caused when the body’s circadian rhythms (internal time clock) is warped due to rapid long-distance (east–west or west–east) travel.
WHAT SYMPTOMS CAN JET LAG CAUSE?
Everyone can experience different symptoms of jet lag. Personally, I feel like I have a cloud of smog surrounding my head. People complain of having memory problems, a hard time concentrating, irritation, difficulty making decisions, loss of appetite, tired muscles, and bathroom issues.
So, what can you do to prevent some of these symptoms?
Need some help planning your trip to Iceland? Check out these blogs:
A 1 Week Itinerary for a Perfect Week in Iceland
Tips for Doing the Golden Circle
Exploring the Southern Coast of Iceland
10 Tips for Doing the Blue Lagoon with Kids
Jokulsarlon, the Iceberg Lagoon
WHERE SHOULD YOU STAY? Here are 6 hotels we stayed at during out trip. Click on them for our full review:
Check out my latest piece on Thrive Global…Arianna Huffington’s amazing website. It’s all about what kids learn from traveling. Don’t wait another day to take that family vacation!
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/10-lessons-kids-learn-by-traveling/
Click here to view our itinerary for 5 amazing days in London!
Looking for a hotel? Take a peek at our review. Here’s where we stayed:
With so many hotels to choose from in Boston, it’s often hard to decide where to stay. The other night we had the pleasure of staying at Studio Allston and it was the most colorful hotel we’ve ever stayed at. The artistic vibe is played out throughout the hotel and your eyes are drawn from one spot to the next. It was the perfect location to escape the noise of the city, is only 15 minutes from downtown Boston, and is a short walk to Harvard. It was so easy to drive here…and that’s coming from someone who usually would rather have a root canal than drive in a city!
The Illusionists
Live from Broadway
If this amazing show hits your area, I would highly recommend going to see it! Not only is it hysterical, but you will have your mind blown at all the tricks they perform. It will have you at the edge of your seat and the entire family will love it! We just caught the show while it was in Boston last weekend and we had a blast!
The illusionists include:
Colin Cloud (The Deductionist)
Raymond Crowe (The Unusualist)
Paul Dabeck (The Trickster)
Jonathan Goodwin (The Daredevil)
An Ha Lim (The Manipulator)
Sabine Van Diemen (The Sorceress)
Click here to see if the show is coming to a theater near you!
We saw it at the Emerson Colonial Theatre. It was a beautiful theater!
Tips on the show:
TREAT YO’ SELF
FOOT SOAK
So, you’re telling me you are going to pay someone to let you stick your feet in water? Yes and no. It’s more of an experience. To me, it felt like the moment during a massage where you lay on the table waiting for the masseuse to come in and you’re listening to the relaxing music and hear no one call you Mommy. It’s so relaxing and no one is even touching you.
WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF A FOOT SOAK?
Ok…the salon says, “It is said that the feet mirror the body, corresponding to different organs and systems. In our custom foot soaks, we use different salt blends to try and replicate the waters of natural hot springs which are high in minerals. These minerals are believed to have healing properties when absorbed by the skin.” Interesting. What I got out of it was relaxation, a calm mind, time to myself, and my own quiet oasis…for 30 minutes.
ARE THERE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SOAKS?