Hey! It’s Summertime!!! Time to take to the highways and sky-ways for travel. Here are a few helpful tips on becoming a seasoned traveler. You’re Welcome!
Helpful Hints
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Dramatically roll eyes when your fun friend suggests taking a weekend trip together while out having cocktails
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Order another round of drinks
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Jump on board
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Discuss possible destinations with fun friend
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Start small – possibly a road-trip to a neighboring state.
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Pay the high tab from cocktails you’ve been having while discussing fun road-trip and decide to pin down destination soon.
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Ignore work, chores, spouse, kids so you can obsess all week about where to go on fun girlfriends road trip
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Decide a weekend is not long enough
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Extend weekend trip to an extended long weekend road-trip.
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Call fun friend at work to discuss extended long weekend road-trip details.
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Scrap the idea of road-trip. Decide to fly across the country
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Look for good airfare
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Pay exorbitant price for airfare
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Book earliest flight of the day as not to miss a single minute of fun get-away.
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Look for good hotel deal in a small, reasonably priced hotel.
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Book a suite at a swanky hotel
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Get disgusted at lack of weekend getaway outfits.
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Go shopping for new wardrobe.
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Sneak new wardrobe into house when hubby is away at work
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Feel guilty
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Hide new wardrobe in back of spare bedroom closet.
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Call fun friend to discuss new weekend wardrobe
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Get excited
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Brilliantly decide to extend weekend road-trip to a week-long get away. Hurray!
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Go shopping for more clothes
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Start obsessing about weather for fun girlfriend’s trip
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Go shopping for comfy vacation walking shoes
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Buy three pairs
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Call fun friend and tell her about new, comfy walking shoes.
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Check out vacation destination weather again
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Worry about possible rain
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Screw the rain. Who cares!
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Go shopping for new rain slicker and travel umbrella
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Call fun friend and discuss new purchases. And, weather.
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Lug old suitcase up 2 weeks before trip and set it in corner of bedroom
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Decide old suitcase is not good for fun getaway
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Go shopping for new weekender bag
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Call fun friend and tell her about new luggage
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Check on vacation weather again
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Start laying out clothes for fun girls getaway.
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Call fun friend to ask what she is packing.
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Over-pack
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Unzip suitcase extender for extra room
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Take a few things out of suitcase that you decide you don’t need.
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Re-zip overstuffed suitcase
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Have fun friend stay with you the night before leaving on fun friends getaway.
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Check out vacation weather with fun friend.
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Ask hubby to drive you to airport in the morning.
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Worry about possible, heavy traffic on the way to airport. And, the weather.
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Set alarm clock for 3am to avoid being late for first flight out
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Lug overstuffed, heavy suitcase down the stairs and out to waiting car.
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Arrive at airport 2 hours early for first flight because there was no traffic.
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Board airplane.
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Get situated in seat and worry about who will be sitting with you in third open seat.
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Avoid eye contact with boarding passengers
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Pray for someone skinny.
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Cough and pretend to have massive head cold as boarding passengers check out open seat.
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Turn to fun friend in excitement as seat remains open.
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Talk about weather at destination
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Talk about all the fun you will have
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Order a Bloody Mary from Flight attendant
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Talk about how this will be the BEST TRIP EVER.
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Land at destination.
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Lug overstuffed suitcase out to cab
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Wait in massively long cab line
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Load heavy suitcase into trunk of cab
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Swerve away from Airport and Off You Go!!
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Arrive at Swanky Hotel.
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Check into room.
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Drop off luggage
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HURRAY! Have a GREAT fun friend getaway!!
Hahaha lovely!
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Thanks!
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Lol….but may I suggest an old sports car, and go topless…(I’m referring to the car, silly) but of course only room for two….;)
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Of course! There’s nothing like a convertible on Vaca!! 🙂
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🙂
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FABULOUS tips! I love ’em!
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Thank you! 🙂
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The photograph is great. Looks like Leslie Caron in Lili when she ran away. 🙂
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Ha! I had to google not only Leslie Caron, but also Lili! Good comparison. 🙂
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Most beautiful film, old style.
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I Love old films. I’m jotting down the title and am making a note to watch it in the near future. I’ll keep you posted! 🙂
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Great. And I believe you won’t be disappointed either (hopefully). 🙂
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Ha ha! Love the open seat tips….do we all do that?
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I’ve been doing it for years. 😉
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Wonderful tips! LOL!
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Thanks!
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How about becoming a travel agent?!
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OMG….My dream job!!
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Brilliant. You’ve nailed it.
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As females (and some males!) we are sooo universal!! Don’t you find that to be true? 🙂
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Yes I do. Thanks for the smiles.
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I love everything except the heavy luggage! 🙂
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I tried, Eliza!!! Tried hard to lighten my load with no luck. 🙂
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One to wear, one to wash – that’s the rule! 😉
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Reblogged this on mapsworldwide blog and commented:
When you want to travel?
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Ah, the ultimate compliment – a reblog!! Thank You! 🙂
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I have the worry part down.
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You and me both, friend!!
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Big favor, please! When you have a chance, could you email me using the contact page on my blog. Thanks! 🙂
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Sure glad it’s easier for a man to take a getaway. Step 1: No plan is a good plan. Step 2: Don’t forget the beer. Step 3: Open Road. Step 4: Don’t forget Step 2. Step 5: I know I made that Reservation. I just know I did. Scrap Step 1. Step 6: Glad I didn’t forget Step 2.
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OMGsh!! I missed the boat! I most definitely should have included that as the “male” comparison guidelines. Next time!
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NOTED!
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Reblogged this on James' World 2.
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Wow, thanks for the reblog! A very nice compliment!
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You are surely welcome!
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LOL. I LOVE this! It’s adorable!
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Thank You! I think it’s a pretty universal female account of prepping for a vacation. 🙂
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I loved the “Feel guilty” line. So true! 😀
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Perfect! The way every get-away weekend should be. Hope you had a wonderful time.
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It was wonderful! So glad we took the extra time. 🙂
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Really nice blog 🙂
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Thank You! 🙂
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A fun read. Thanks — and thanks for liking my blog.,
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Thank You! And, You’re welcome!
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Thanks for the giggle! And liking my blog : )
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Seems like a bit more than just a couple tips, but extensive plot-lines certainly work well at times too, don’t they?
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They do indeed!
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