Five ways to make the most out of a long weekend trip

One of the main reasons we decided to move to Sicily was so that we would have the opportunity to travel with our kids. So far, we love it! Obviously we've gotten to go on our fair share of longer trips this past year, but we've also found that we love taking advantage of long weekends for quicker getaways. Shorter tri [...]
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On packing light: Tips from my mom

So packing light is something I've been wanting to address for a while now. We're big proponents of limiting the amount of stuff you take on a trip as much as possible. Not only can this save you money -- checking a bag or bags can get expensive quickly -- but it also saves you the considerable trouble of dragging it a [...]
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Hotels vs. Apartments vs. Castles: Planning a Trip

As you may have noticed, we've been taking it a little easier on weekend trips since we moved into our house -- a combination of having things to do around our house now, and just plain being tired from the holiday season. That said, we've hardly been idle on the trip-planning front. So far we have plans to spend 9 day [...]
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A quick travel recommendation

If you are planning to book travel in the future through a website like Hotels.com or Expedia, you might want to try running the transaction through Ebates first. As you probably know, Ebates is a website that purportedly sends you "big fat checks" for spending money online through the retailers affiliated with it. [...]
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