I provide travel recommendations for families with teens, as well as travel planning advice to get the most out of your vacation.
🤪 Is anyone else feeling the Maycember chaos?
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Hey Reader, Can we talk about May for a second? Because somehow this month feels like December with better weather. School events. Sports. Graduations... including my son's college graduation this year! Trying to figure out summer plans before everything doubles in price. And meanwhile, every time I look up flights or gas prices lately, I feel personally attacked. I was pricing out a summer trip the other night and had one of those moments where you stare at the screen thinking… “Okay, but WHY is this flight suddenly the price of a down payment?” I know I’m not the only one trying to balance making memories with my family while also staying realistic about budgets right now. Especially with teens or my young adults still living at home. 😭 In fact, we had to cancel our daughter's portion of our trip with us because she secured an internship. (cue sad and happy tears!) You want the beach trips. The late-night ice cream runs. The national park photos where nobody looks thrilled at first, but somehow become everyone’s favorite memory later. But whew…travel is not exactly getting cheaper. So now I want to hear from you. Are you changing your summer travel plans this year because of costs? Driving instead of flying? Shorter trips? Staying closer to home? Or are you still making the trip happen no matter what? Hit reply and tell me what summer travel looks like for your family this year. I think hearing how other families are navigating this season might help all of us feel a little less alone in the chaos. Travel on! Tonya
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Tonya Denmark
I provide travel recommendations for families with teens, as well as travel planning advice to get the most out of your vacation.
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