Updated November 26, 2019 This week is slated to be the busiest travel week of the year in the US.  It’s reported that more than 55 million people are preparing to take to the road or hit the friendly skies in the next 24 hours.  If you’re flying with little ones, don’t forget that some airports have playgrounds. Here’s a list of Kid Friendly Airports with designated play areas and where you can find them:…

Hundreds of melanated travel enthusiasts converged on the city of Memphis, Tennessee to attend the Second Annual Audacity Fest. The weekend conference was chock-full of panels and workshops centered around my favorite topic…TRAVEL! But the Audacity Fest isn’t your run-of-the-mill travel conference, this event was created by and for travelers of color. The Audacity Fest is an annual travel conference organized by the Nomadness Travel Tribe, a group of more than 20,000 like-minded wanderlusters of…

Updated 3/31/2020 Due to the pandemic, the Real ID deadline has been extended to October 1, 2021. There’s a lot of confusion about the driver’s license that you’ll need to take a domestic flight in the U.S. next year.  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently started to verbally notify travelers about the upcoming Real ID deadline. The Low-Down On October 1, 2020, the Real ID law will be enforced. This law, which was passed in…

  BabyQuip Rental Stroller at the Ancient Spanish Monastery in Miami, FL Let’s face it…traveling with toddlers/babies is stressful.  If you’re anything like me, you pack almost everything in an attempt to preempt anything from kid meltdowns to all-out mutiny.  But overpacking only makes family travel cumbersome and even more difficult. A couple of months ago I learned about a baby equipment rental company for traveling families called BabyQuip.  This company allows folks to rent…

I have been an UPPAmomma since I was pregnant with my first child, a little more than five years ago.  As a first-time mom, keeping my baby safe was my number one priority.  But as a traveler, being able to navigate through an airport with ease was also very important.  I needed something safe, comfortable and versatile. When it was time to purchase a stroller, I did research…a ton of it!  I wanted a safe…

Traveling abroad and long vacations are what I live for.  But before I can throw caution to the wind and slip into full vacay-mode, there’s a bit of adulting I always have to do.  I’ve decided to share with my International Travel To-Do List with my fellow Wanderers here on the blog. Here are the 9 Things to do Before Your Next International Trip:  1.  Make sure your passport and visa are current  A passport…