I provide travel recommendations for families with teens, as well as travel planning advice to get the most out of your vacation.
Plan for Vacation Day Is Here — One Small Step
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Hey Reader, Today is Plan for Vacation Day. Not “plan the entire vacation” day. Remember the one thing you decided on last week? That one thing might be:
Stop after that. Seriously. Vacations don’t come together because someone had a free weekend and endless motivation. They come together because someone took one intentional step and then built on it later. Even 15 minutes today counts. Future you, sitting on that trip you almost didn’t plan, will be so glad you didn’t skip this. Cheering you on today,
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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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