Taking It

There are certain must have apps that everyone should have before setting out on vacation. These are some of my favorites. There are other apps that I wanted to put on this list, but they only worked at their peak if you used specific products like iPhone or Gmail. I wanted apps that would work well for everyone. I have also deleted some that were originally on the list because they were kind of like Day Timers. They sound really good in theory but after a couple days I forgot they were even on my phone and stopped using them. These are all apps that I think are useful past the honeymoon stage.

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Getting a passport can be one of the most intimidating aspects of leaving the country. And if you research this subject online, the services that offer to assist you in obtaining a passport will encourage that fear. I am here to tell you right now, as long as you are not behind on child support payments and you aren't a terrorist threat, it is extremely easy. By the end of this page you will know exactly what you need to do to get a passport.

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I used to dread the time waiting at the airport, whether that was when I just arrived or during a layover. I would allow it to completely ruin my day at times. We won't even get in to my response to delayed flights. I will just say they were never my proudest moments.

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Getting through the airport security can wear you down at times.  I can't help you much with the woman ahead of you that didn't know, and was subsequently upset, that she had to remove her 12 clinking and clanking metal bracelets from her wrist before going through the metal detector, (and yes, that just happened right in front of me last night), but I can clear up some misconceptions that are pretty common that might slow you down.

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There is probably nothing else about traveling that can stress you out quicker than feeling like you are going to die on the plane. When it starts bumping and jumping and swaying and dropping everyone’s stress level goes up.

Here are some quick tips on dealing with getting through the turbulence and those apprehensions about traveling.

What it is: The first thing you need to do is learn what turbulence really is. Turbulence happens when the plane goes through a change in air stream. Think about when you are on a boat and another boat crosses in your path. That change in direction the boat causes in the waves, causes your boat to go up and down. In the sky, that happens just from a natural change of air flow, but it's the same affect. It will also happen when landing in extremely hot areas. We have this quite often here in Las Vegas during the summer due to the extreme heat. When the plane hits that layer of heat it can feel like you just hit a wall.

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