Pin It With summer break comes the family vacation. We plan a fantastic adventure and no matter where you go, the kids will complain at some time about something. I like to be prepared with a few apps. Some of these are good even when you are stuck in line for the a ride at the amusement...

Summer means vacations, road trips, and sporting events, which also equates to eating on the road. Thanks to AAU track meets around the state, region and national events, I quickly learned how to feed my family while road tripping. By doing so I was able to manage our budget, as well as the gastric discomfort.

I want to vacation in Bora Bora and pack lots of little dresses, swimsuits, and flip flops but, alas my current vacation schedule has me doing "concrete" vacations. Here are the best pieces to keep your bag light, and you cool while looking haute

Inspired by my love of travel and my current quest to find travel-themed cupcakes in every city that The Passport Party Project visits, I thought it would be fun to create a photo gallery of some super creative travel-themed sweets.

Free flights and accommodations are great, but everyone knows that writers (no matter the genre) don’t get paid very much unless they are in the top .999999 percent – of which I am not.

We all travel and with these new TSA limits (and our need to carry everything onboard), a carry-on that fits everything while looking haute is nearly impossible....until now!

In honor of the Brown Girls who travel and then write about it, I'd like to dedicate this post to them (keeping in mind that my definition of Brown is about cultural diversity, identity and pride and not merely skin color). And in honor of the first travel panel that has ever been held at Blogalicious Weekend -- American Airlines BlackAtlas.com presents Go Global! Taking Your Blog Around the World -- I am also dedicating this post to the Brown Girl Travelistas on this panel: Johnica Reed, Julia Coney, Kiratiana Freelon and yours truly. (Am I allowed to dedicate something to myself? *Insert sheepish grin here*) So here's the deal.

I have always been extremely aware that there aren't very many people of color that travel. In my personal bubble of friends and colleagues, that might not be so true but my bubble only represents a miniscule part of the population. So I'm guessing that it might not surprise you to learn that I count Brown people when I'm at the airport. (And I bet some of you do too.) Not for any particular reason, mind you. Just because.

A few weeks ago, Gadling writer Melanie Renzulli tweeted a link to her post called "Why I Hate The Amazing Race" that immediately got my attention. You see, I luuuuuh-vuh The Amazing Race and I'm prepared to tell you why. [Insert millions of little hearts here.]

Are you the type that likes to make travel plans far in advance? I am. And I've got it bad too. I'm always planning a trip, especially after I get back from a trip. In fact, I have travel plans all the way through March 2013 (I know, I know)...