Highlights: Summer Vacation

By tomorrow afternoon, my summer job will be over and I will officially be on summer vacation until school resumes.  To say I’m looking forward to it would be an understatement.  With the return of my free mornings comes the opportunity to do some traveling.  I’ll be making use of some of these ideas when the time comes.

Who wouldn’t want to be here?

Planning:

Money Saving Tips for Awesome Family Road Trips (Simple Mom) – Love their number one tip: visit the library.  We never take a decent road trip without an audio book.

Contribute to a Vacation Fund Instead of Splurging on “Treat” Buys (Lifehacker)

Planning the Perfect Vacation: Tips For Saving Up For Your Trip (Apartment Therapy) – Note to self: create a spare change jar and cash it in for something awesome

Save These 3 Images to the Cloud Before Traveling Abroad (Apartment Therapy)

En Route:

My In-Flight Travel Essentials (Creature Comforts Blog via Shutterbean) – Good reminders for when I fly to Minneapolis for #HLS13 in September!

5 Tips and Tricks to Remain Productive While Flying (Apartment Therapy)

Q&A: Your best family road trip survival tips (Simple Bites)

On Vacation:

Lower the Bar to Maintain Habits on Vacation (Lifehacker)

The United States of Burgers: 50 States, 50 Burgers, an Interactive Map (Serious Eats) – in the event that you need a place for a pit stop

Tips On Using Your Camera Phone To Capture Food Memories While Traveling (The Kitchn)

 4 ways to be an awesome crash pad guest (Offbeat Home) – If you do th dishes, we’ll be best friends forever

Five Tips for Photographing Great Travel Stories (Mortal Muses, via Art & Lemons)

Maintaining the Memories:

10 Travel Inspired DIYs (Apartment Therapy)

The Best Travel Memoirs For Food Fans (Huffington Post)

DIY to Try: Travel Photo Diorama (Apartment Therapy)