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Beginners Hiking Quickstart Guide: What to Pack and How to Prepare for a Day Hike Hiking is one of our favorite travel activities, whether we’re exploring a new country or simply looking for a nature excursion close to home. If you’re physically capable of doing so, we highly recommend taking a hike on your next […]

How to Stay Healthy While Traveling- My Routine to Avoid Getting Sick on Vacation Worried about staying healthy and avoiding getting sick while traveling? Nothing ruins a well-planned vacation quicker than  than getting sick. The first year I started traveling frequently for work, I pretty had a continuous low-grade cold for most of the winter

‘Before The Door’ Last Minute Pre-Vacation Checklist + FREE Printable Checklist Your vacation is finally here, but before you leave your home, be sure to double check this last-minute vacation checklist! You’ve planned your itinerary, packed your bags, and you’re ready to finally embark on the vacation you’ve been planning for weeks or even months.

Why We Went: Mike and moved to Madison, WI from Michigan  for Mike’s new job. Though we’d never been to Madison before his interview (true story), we’d had the city on our radar as a potential place to relocate. When We Went: We moved to Madison in May 2018 and have been here since! What

The Best Trip Packing Lists for Every Destination: Roundup of our Favorites Packing the right clothes and gear can make or break your vacation, so it’s essential to do your research on what to bring. Over the years, we’ve researched packing lists for dozens of destinations, and when we started PlanIt Wandering, we considered developing

Six essential in-flight items to keep you comfortable and healthy on your next plane ride.

Where to Travel in 2020: Roundup of Top Vacation Destinations Lists Every Christmas as a kid, I remember waiting anxiously for the JC Penney Toy Catalog to arrive. I would spend hours sorting through the pages, getting ideas for what I would put on my Christmas List. So, as an adult, I look forward to

How to Plan An Unforgettable Trip Around Essential Travel Experiences + Free Printable Planning Template Once you’ve picked your destination, it’s time to start building an itinerary for an unforgettable trip. Though it’s great to leave your schedule somewhat open and flexible, I find it’s a good idea to plan around a few ‘must have

Dubai Destination Guide   Why We Went: Mike received a last minute invitation to work his company’s booth at the 2019 Global IT Exchange (GITEX) conference in Dubai. At first, we were only planning on him traveling to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a week. However, once I realized that I didn’t

Six essential in-flight items to keep you comfortable and healthy on your next plane ride.

Summer Weekend in Door County, Wisconsin This is officially our second summer in Wisconsin, and we’ve yet to explore the elusive Door County that seems to be an essential travel experience for every self-respecting Wisconsinite. Dubbed the ‘Cape Cod of the Midwest‘, Door County is known for cute coastal towns and  that many Wisconsin-natives have

How I Plan A Stress-Free Vacation Itinerary: Tips to Avoid Overscheduling Yourself on Your Trip Have you ever come home from a vacation and thought to yourself, ‘I need another vacation to recover from that trip.’ I used to feel that way after almost every trip we took. You see, I love the ‘planning’ stage

How I Learned That Snapping the ‘Perfect Vacation Pic’ is Overrated  Photos have become my favorite souvenir because they, theoretically, capture vacation memories for long after the trip is over. Rather than bringing home a suitcase full of stuff we don’t need, photographs take up no space, last a long time, and allow me to

Essential Travel Bags to Pack Light I’m a big believer in packing light and only carrying the essentials. Despite having taken several trips two weeks or longer in duration, I have whittled down my luggage collection to only a handful of essential travel bags that can be carried on a plane if needed. Traveling with

A Day in Seattle   We knew we had a limited amount of time in Seattle (about 36 hours) so we wanted to do what we love the most: EAT! Seattle is a great food destination, and although it’s known for seafood, there are options for just about every dietary restriction. We centered our day

Why We Went: Earlier this year, I had picked up a magazine at the airport highlighted the best adventure travel around the world. To my surprise, Hoh Rainforest was listed as a destination in the ‘Jungles’ category, so we decided we should check out this ‘jungle’ (ok, technically a temperate rainforest) in the U.S. and