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planning a half day trip to DC

How to Spend a Half Day in DC

Mar 14, 2023 | Christine Tucker

My first day in DC with my teenage daughter, Faith, began around noon. If you are flying to DC, I highly recommend flying into Washington Reagan National Airport. You can get to DC using Baltimore or Dullus but they are much further out of the heart of the city. You can use public transport to…

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Categories: Washington DC Tags: Planning a trip + trip planning + washington dc

My daughter's first visit to DC

Planning a Weekend Trip to DC

Mar 14, 2023 | Christine Tucker

Recently, my teenage daughter Faith and I planned a long weekend trip to Washington, DC. Planning for a weekend trip to DC when you’ve been many times still takes some preparation. It’s probably the 20th visit for me and the 4th for my daughter. Planning a trip to a familiar destination is certainly different than…

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Categories: Washington DC Tags: planning a weekend in DC + trip planning + weekend trip to DC

Touring Oslo Norway

Airbnb Hunters – Oslo, Norway

Jan 31, 2023 | Christine Tucker

As I explain in Introduction to Airbnb Hunters, this is the Oslo, Norway edition.  What We are Looking for in Choosing our Oslo Airbnb: Here are our choices: I haven’t done my homework on what all we exactly want to do while in Oslo so I have nothing to check the central location to on…

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Categories: Airbnb + Norway Tags: Oslo + Oslo airbnb + trip planning

My kids and I in Notre Dame

How to Plan a Stress-free Trip on a Budget

Dec 20, 2022 | Christine Tucker

Planning an international trip that’s on a budget, fun, and stress-free takes some logistics. First, I recommend signing up for flight deal notifications from Going.com. I have planned many trips around deals they have emailed. Once I have decided on a destination, I always have these seven tabs open on my browser to quickly check…

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Categories: Practical Tips + Travel Tips Tags: Stress-free trip + Travel on a budget + trip planning

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Hi, I’m Christine!

I’ve been traveling my whole life. I can’t remember ever having a time in my life that I didn’t travel. For me, planning my next trip is as natural as doing my weekly meal plan. Life is busy – I juggle a career as a REALTOR®, being a mom of 3, and being active in the community.  However, I know that ANYONE can travel and that it doesn’t have to be overwhelming or expensive.

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