My Blog

Have you ever taken a newborn to Hawaii? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive cross country in a Mini Cooper?  Have you ever forgot where you parked at the airport?

For over 8 years I have been designing my own travel guides to help answer all of these questions. You see, I love researching cultures, events, attractions and places as part of the trip planning process. So I started to create personalized guides for our many road trips to help have a go-to resource while on these trips (highlighting the best places to find a hot local food truck, the latest mixology place or a current art exhibit). On a trip in 2011, I was inspired to start blogging about my adventures and I have since made over 55 guides for cities all over the world and my blog is dedicated to providing travel tips and reflections on how to make family travel a true adventure.

Please feel free to follow along at www.upupandaways.com
We have two up coming trips this year planned: Arizona and a road trip from Detroit to Portland (with an active 2 year old).