Being on the road and jaunting from one location to another is full of adventure, but it does come with some hefty planning (and shopping) skills. The most challenging part is learning to keep a year-round wardrobe that can easily be packed when it’s off-season at home but on-season for the destination. To help you prepare for your next adventure, I’m sharing some of my favorite travel wardrobe items and where to find them.

What lesson can be learned from an old stone wall built during the Nazi occupation of Budapest? It wasn’t until five years later after the tyrannical lockdowns and quarantines that were placed on citizens globally that I realized the link between this story that took place in the Budapest Jewish Ghetto over 80 years ago and what we have just experienced since 2020.

In the past two years, our adventures have taken us twice to the Caribbean port of Punta Cana, a popular beach town for American tourists in the Dominican Republic. Out of all the Caribbean destinations, Punta Cana ranks as one of the most affordable and accessible for Americans. The DR offers plenty of beautiful beaches, all-inclusive family resorts, and water sport activities. So even if your budget is more conservative and you want to take your kids with you, a week in the Caribbean isn’t out of reach if you aim for this easy-going Hispanic port.

What is it like visiting the 9-11 Memorial in New York City? I had the opportunity to discover the raw emotion that still lingers at this sobering site.

I may be a young woman, but the cost of freedom is not lost to me, especially after having personally seen pieces left of World War II history in both the European and Pacific arenas.