Google Maps & Good Intentions
Every great trip starts with a plan, a little chaos, a lot of coffee, and a last-minute shopping trip for the thing we swore we already had. This is where we map out the big picture of our 50-state journey: where we’re going, when we’re going, and what goes into pulling it all off.
This section is all about the before—how we choose destinations, build routes, budget our time, and make it all fit around real life. For packing strategies, family travel tips, or post-trip reflections, check out our Lessons from the Road and Miles and Memories pages. But if you’re looking to see how we plan it all in the first place, you’re in the right spot.
Summer Vacation 2025: The Planning.
Aren’t you excited for a post that isn’t about Disney? I love Disney, but I was ready to move on, too. These planning posts are going to all start off pretty similar. When we begin planning our trip, the first thing I do is research. I create spreadsheets like this that I fill out as…
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Disney Bounding.
*This post contains affiliate links. In this post, I talked a little bit about Disney Bounding. I don’t know what the official rules are around it, or where it started, but I learned about it on Pinterest. One day, I was searching for some tips and tricks on Disney planning. Disney Bounding popped up. I…
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Thanksgiving at Disney – the planning.
Sorry for my absence. I told you when I started this thing, I wasn’t going to be you typical blogger. Since the last post, we sold our house, moved into my Aunt’s temporarily and am about to close on my childhood home to renovate. To be transparent, I forgot this blog existed for a bit.…
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