Kayaking with your children in the Everglades is all fun and games until your path is blocked by a 12-foot long alligator. Hear about our heartpounding adventure.
Turks and Caicos Travel Tips
We rang in 2019 on Turks and Caicos Islands’ famed 12-mile white sand Grace Bay Beach, with elaborate fireworks being launched from the strip’s many resorts. As I sat there with the people I love most, taking in the pyrotechnics and Junkanoo parade, I took a moment to remember how incredibly fortunate I am. I […]
2019 Travel Resolutions — What are yours?
At the start of each new year, I love to sit down and think about a theme or tone I want to set for the year ahead. For me, this exercise invariably involves thoughts of travel. Over meals, I talk to the kids about what new places they would like to discover and what types […]
How YOU can earn the Southwest Companion Pass
The Southwest Companion Pass can be an extremely lucrative travel award perk. It allows you to designate an individual to fly for FREE with you on any Southwest flights for the rest of the year in which it is earned and all of the following year! What’s more, your Companion will fly for free even […]
Free Travel with Southwest Companion Pass!
My name is Kathy, and I have a problem. I am a frequent flier mile and hotel reward points junkie. In just two short years this newfound obsession has enabled my Arlington, Virginia-based family to enjoy some great FREE travel: Our crew of five flew round trip to London during the peak summer travel season […]
Why “The Trip Takes Us”?
At The Trip Takes Us, we want to help you travel more and better. What’s stopping you from exploring the globe? Time? Money? Knowledge? Decision fatigue? We will help you overcome all of these obstacles so you and your family can enjoy more travel.
