by Sunny
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Traveling with children reveals so many new and exciting moments in travel. Here are 3 travel trends for families to consider.
Family travel in NYC…and no, we didn’t use the trendy, yet controversial, selfie stick!
by Wendy
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You know we love posts about packing on Looks and Leaps. We’ve written about the summer capsule wadrobe, spring transition, and packing for a ski trip, to name just a few. My recent challenge was two weeks in Europe (mostly Spain but also 2 days in France) with carry-on only. My husband Jack and I each took a carry-on suitcase and figured we could do laundry at some point. My goals were to 1) bring clothes that I really liked wearing, 2) mix and match items for a variety of outfits and 3) avoid any fashion fails. Continue reading
Is anyone else wondering where the month of September went? We haven’t posted much lately, but everyone’s been especially busy wrapping up summer and transitioning to fall. You know how it is! There have been family parties, visits and trips, getting kids back to school, new jobs, a new pet, drafting a fantasy football team, looking for Pope Francis in DC, trying to understand Twitter, binge-watching Justified, cheering baseball teams (Go Mets! says Jack and Wendy. Go Cardinals! says almost everyone else in the fam). We hope to get back in the habit of posting regularly soon. We have lots of stories to share. Hope everyone is doing great!
by April and Sunny
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Take a full moon on a clear night and a waterfall in Corbin, Kentucky and you will get a rare natural phenomenon known as a moonbow. One of only two places in the world to view a moonbow on a monthly basis, Cumberland Falls is the most recent state park visited by the Looks and Leaps family. Take into account that we were also going to be there on the night of a blue moon (the second full moon of a calendar month) and you have some serious moonbow madness going on!
By April, Sunny and Wendy
It’s time for another round up of a few random items the Looks and Leaps sisters think are fantastic. See our previous post here. Continue reading
by Wendy
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Walk around during your lunch break and enjoy the last few weeks of jacket-free weather
Binge on baseball games. Consider listening to one on the radio, old school. Baseball is classic summer.
If your garden is overrun with tomatoes, try roasting some in the oven with olive oil, oregano and garlic Continue reading
by Wendy
Waiting is challenging in the best of times. We tick off the slow workdays before vacation. We get impatient when the person ahead of us in the fast food drive-through seems to be requesting a farm-to-table chef’s tasting menu – and all we want is coffee. We become annoyed with flight delays or when we can’t board multiple metro trains because they’re all so packed. But I think the worst is waiting for medical test results. I hope you have no idea what I’m talking about: that call from a doctor telling you something is wrong, then the horrid cycle of nervous testing, then nervous waiting to get the results, then nervous consultation, and sometimes a few more rounds before some kind of resolution. For those of you who are dealing with anything like this, I’m sorry and it’s not fair and you don’t deserve it. I’m not a doctor and have no medical advice to give, but I can share my own experience of what I did to try and stay relatively calm in this situation. Continue reading
by Wendy
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Jack and I take a lot of weekend trips – sometimes only for one night. I used to feel like I needed adequate notice to plan, organize and pack. Now I can be ready in a few minutes’ notice. Part of this is due to practice, but I think part of it is frame of mind. If you’re going away for 1-2 days, you really don’t need much. You can do this without a checklist, and if you forget something it usually is not a big deal. Of course, the situation probably changes if there are kids involved, but you can still pull your stuff together faster. This is how I pack quick. Continue reading
by Sunny
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New to the airline industry? Have an immediate relative that’s an airline employee? Received a buddy pass for airline travel? Congratulations! The world awaits! Where to go first? The possibilities are endless and enough to make you giddy. There’s one catch: your flight privileges are designated as “nonrevenue passenger.” This means you will be flying stand-by, also known as nonrev. You can fly any where, any time….as long as there are empty seats on the flight. This can be tricky, but it is far from impossible. The most important thing is to know what to expect when you’re nonreving.
by Wendy
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Do you have trouble letting go of a favorite pair of shoes? I bought a pair of Converse in 2012 that are definitely in my footwear hall of fame.
Every year I bring my Converse on trips, thinking I’ll leave them behind at some point and free up more room in my suitcase. They’ve been to places like Spain, England, Denmark, New York, New Jersey, Kentucky, Massachusetts, California, Utah, Puerto Rico. They’ve hung out at beaches, mountains, restaurants, bars, cities, casinos, hospitals, baseball games, family parties, museums, bookstores, churches, concerts, backyards, hotels, airports, train stations. They’ve been very loyal. They’re practically charms. Continue reading