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Travel Resources

The tools, guides, and products I actually use to plan and prepare for trips — from booking to packing to landing.

🧳 How I Start Packing Weeks Ahead

A week-by-week system for packing early — book, buy, and pack in stages so you spread the cost and skip the last-minute panic. Read the packing timeline →

5 things I used to pack but don’t anymore — packing tips for carry-on travel

📦 Packing Resources

The right packing system makes every other part of travel easier. These are the posts and products that make the biggest difference.


25 things I keep in my airplane essentials pouch — flight prep guide

🛩️ Flight Prep Resources

Long-haul flights are their own category of travel preparation. These resources cover comfort, health, and the items that make a real difference from takeoff to landing.


How I stay cool and comfortable as a plus-size woman while traveling

🧘 Comfort & Practical Travel

Real-life travel logistics that most guides skip — staying comfortable in warm weather, managing health conditions on the road, and preparing your home (and pets) before you leave.


📖 Cozy Travel Books & Gifts

Three paperbacks for the trip, the flight, and the days in between — all available on Amazon.

Cozy Travels Journal

A comfort-first travel journal with 50 daily spreads, a pace tracker, and a Comfort Find of the Day prompt. For slow travelers who want to actually remember the trip.

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Cozy Travel Activity Book

A screen-free mix of word searches, crosswords, cryptograms, trivia, and writing prompts — for long flights, rainy afternoons, and the days between trips.

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Pocket Puzzle Book

A compact 6×9 take-along puzzle book that fits beside your passport. All new content, perfect for the flight or the long train stretch.

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🗺️ Destination Guides

Planning a specific trip? The destination guides cover what to prioritize, how to get around, what to pack for that specific place, and the honest version of what to expect. See all destination guides →

Not sure where to go yet? Answer these eight questions first — who’s coming, how many days you really have, and what your body and budget will actually tolerate — and the destination mostly picks itself.

Start here: A Summer Grand Tour of Belgium, Luxembourg, Alsace & Switzerland — the full 12-day, five-country itinerary that ties the guides below together.


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