When English speakers order a burrito at a local restaurant, should they pronounce Burrito as "Burrrrrrito" and roll their R like Speedy Gonzales or should they pronounce it "Berido" like all other non-Spanish speakers of the world? Perhaps it's prudent for people to pass on pronouncing properly. Possibly? There are a number of reasons why I don't use foreign accents for single words unless I'm in that country, and I can roll my R's. Read more...

Tips For Making Road Trips More Enjoyable

Packing leather luggage and other tips 

Well, I'm not the authority on how to enjoyably roadtrip even though I DID LIVE IN MY CAR FOR QUITE AWHILE AND HAVE DRIVEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES around almost the entire continent of North America . . . and I did it all for pleasure.

I've rolled my car, crashed other peoples', killed lots of things, slept in my car, truck bed, on the rack, alone, with my dog, under the stars, freezing in ice storms and hot and sticky with mosquitos.  And I've slept with one eye open more than once.  I've learned a couple of things along the way that may or may not be of value to you and maybe not.  One thing I'm sure of though is that you probably have a couple of tips of your own.  Feel free to help us out with one of your tips at the end. Read more . . . 

Tips from 50+ Flights with Babies Under 2, Continued...
Enjoy part two of my series about how to make traveling with kids as painless as possible.

Trust me, I'm a seasoned child wrangeler.  Read more...

Tips from 50+ Flights with Babies Under 2
My favorite thing to say out loud with my baby in my arms and sitting down on a crowded airplane is this:  "Geez honey, I sure hope she doesn't scream the entire flight like she did last time".

I'm a traveler. My wife is a traveler.  By default, our two year old daughter and 8 week old son are travelers too.  Read the full post for all my tips and tricks.

Who is the better traveling partner?
I've travelled hundreds of thousands of miles in cars with just my wife, Suzette and with just my dog, Blue. Who is a better traveling partner? Well, they both have their drawbacks, but why dwell on the negatives when the positives are so plentiful. Read more...