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Travel Updates and Upcoming Trips

It’s been a while since I wrote anything, I know! It has been a busy spring at home, but there is so much ahead in the world of travel! In the short term, we are heading to Washington D.C. and Baltimore for a quick baseball getaway. Then a bit of time at home to collect our thoughts and prep for another trip to the other side of the planet.

As I wrote a few months back, we are once again heading to Australia. That is twice in six months. I don’t anticipate we will visit The Land Down Under that often routinely, but with a few special family things happening, it is calling our name again. We are making a pit stop in Fiji because of a great deal with Fiji Airways. That whole trip will be fun to share!

As the rest of the summer unfolds, there isn’t a plan yet for a second large trip, but as you know, the majority of our trips start with something out of our control. I have ranked out over 140,000 American Airlines miles so those will need to be spent soon! I anticipate a lot of writing coming up around past trips that have been well documented and are just waiting to be shared. I am also working on the overall website, which is very much still growing, and I am very much still learning about, which is also fun!

I am currently working on growing the store as well. I have heard from many people that the t-shirts are what catches their eye the most, especially the ones with eye-catching and fun quotes. I am branding them more subtly, because while I do want the It’s How I Travel™ name out there to grow the brand, having it be the main message is tacky. I am focusing more on smaller logos or ones just on the sleeve.

There is a lot more to come and I promise, I am back at it!

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