Kansas City’s River Market: It’s Not Just for Summer!

Itching for something to do while waiting for warmer weather to come around? One of our favorite places to take out-of-town guests is Kansas City’s River Market. During the summer, Farmer’s Market vendors from all over the midwest offer produce, flowers, food items, and other homemade treats you can’t usually get in your grocery store. […]

7 Ways to “Get Away” During your Self-Quarantine

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How to get TSA Pre-Check (It’s easier than you think!)

Now more than ever, as travel opens back up post-COVID, TSA Pre-check provides travel benefits. Travelers with TSA’s Known Traveler Number do not have to remove items from bags, while all other travelers do. Read the TSA’s official updated procedures HERE. I felt like I was getting shown up when I found out that my […]

Quick Guide to Animal Kingdom

Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom is so much more than a zoological theme park and conservation center. I love Animal Kingdom for its Cultural Depth (have your young ones play the Wilderness Explorer Scavenger Hunt!) and the attention to detail in representing countries from the other side of the world. Here are my must-sees and […]

Travel Insurance: When You Need It & When You Don’t!

One question I always wondered, before becoming a travel agent, is 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 pay for travel insurance? I have learned so much, as an agent, that makes me realize just how very lucky I have been in my travels up to this point. Today, we’re going to dip our toe into the […]

Quick Guide to TSA Pre-check

Tired of waiting in long airport lines (especially at those airports, where the security lines snake around forever)? TSA Pre-Check is your golden ticket to the fast lane! Today’s Tip: Quick Guide to TSA Pre-check Many travelers book their airline tickets and anxiously await their boarding passes, wondering if they won the Pre-Check lottery. My […]

How Do Travel Agents Get Paid?

Before I became a travel agent, I was really skeptical about the “No Service Fees” claim I saw on many agents’ advertisements. I knew they were getting paid somehow – was I paying them and I didn’t even know it? In this video, I address the “elephant in the room” and explain the two common […]

8 Reasons a Cruise could be your Best Vacation Yet

Have you considered taking a cruise but aren’t sure where to start? Or perhaps you’ve started cruising and you’re ready for more! Maybe you’re even I was – I never thought I would want to cruise, but the more I learned about them, the more excited I got about going on one. Many people choose […]

Joseph & Kimberly at EPCOT

10 Tips for a Successful Family Trip to EPCOT

This website contains affiliate links. If you purchase something from these links, I may receive a small percentage of the sale. This is at no additional cost to you and it helps pay for the cost of maintaining this site. Thank you for your support! One of the wonders of Disney is that families of […]