With the days getting longer and winter in the far distance, traveling the world is starting up again. In a recent study from Tripadvisor, 48% of people are planning to travel this summer. As the vaccinations increase, popular places are opening up again for tourists. In this post, we will highlight the top five travel destinations you should check out …
6 Ways to Get Outside While Social Distancing
Even when practicing social distancing, getting exercise and fresh air should still be a part of your daily routine. With many of us now working from home, it can be a great time to do the things you love the most. While we need to keep physical distance from each other, we don’t need to shut ourselves inside. Getting outdoors …
6 Ways to be Eco-Friendly During Festivals
Festival season is approaching and I couldn’t be more excited! Eating, drinking, and dancing our way through the Palm Desert is a dream. Unfortunately, though, festivals tend to not consider sustainability or the size of their carbon footprint while they all attending. Many major festivals have recently announced new sustainability initiatives that help take responsibility for their impact on the …
Benefits of Travel Insurance
It’s vacation time You’ve scrimped and saved by skipping drinks with friends, budgeted like a hawk and maybe even taken on side jobs to sock away some extra cash. You’ve mapped out vacation time and family commitments to find just enough PTO. And — arguably most importantly — you’ve got the perfect destination picked out and have been daydreaming about …
Things to do while Commuting to Work
By: Jessi Daly According to the Washington Post, the average American will spend about 225 hours commuting for the year. That’s a lot of hours going to waste (if you’re doing them wrong). Sure, spacing out, gazing out the bus window for who knows how long, can be relaxing sometimes, right? But with only 24 hours in a single day, …
Best Midwest Vacations For Families
This is a guest blog post by Hydaway ambassador Zelphia Peterson. Follow her on Instagram @z_claire29. If you were born and raised in the midwest, you’ve heard the saying “Midwest is Best.” Which, by the way, is completely true. We may not have the glitz and glamour of New York or LA, but we’ve got down-home roots, a laid-back atmosphere, …
6 Tips for Surviving Air Travel with Kids
This is a guest blog post by Hydaway ambassador, mother of middle schoolers, and founder of parenting blog Tech Savvy Mama, Leticia Barr. Follow her on Instagram @techsavvymama. Our 5-month-old daughter’s first night away from our Washington, D.C. home wasn’t at her grandparents’ house in California or road tripping to see her other grandparents in the next state over. It was …
An Insider’s Guide to the Twin Cities
This is a guest blog post by Hydaway ambassador Zelphia Peterson. Follow her on Instagram @z_claire29. Those of us who live here might be a little biased, but we truly do think there is no better place to call home than the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The two largest cities in Minnesota are home to a diverse …
Italy: Things To Do in Rome
This is a guest blog post by Hydaway ambassador Zelphia Peterson. Follow her on Instagram @z_claire29. Rome, Italy is one of my favorite travel destinations. It’s a beautiful, complex city, and a place where I feel a kind of soul-deep comfortable that I can only describe as home. As a student, I was fortunate enough to spend a month living …
What To Know Before Traveling Europe
This is a guest blog post by Hydaway ambassador Zelphia Peterson. Follow her on Instagram @z_claire29. I have been to Europe about half a dozen times, and have made it to about half a dozen European countries. That doesn’t make me an expert, but it has given me a pretty solid foundation for what to expect in a variety of …