Sunscreen Required

planning equals perfection. well, kinda.

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend. This post is dedictated to getting organized and back into the swing of things, whether you have a kiddo off to school today, are a teacher, or are dealing with the residual traffic associated with the first two. ____________________________________________ I had a comment on my…

tricks for flight deals.

Airplane travel has gotten really expensive over the last few years. A friend recently said to me, “remember when we flew to Denver on Continental for $100 round-trip during ski season? Man I miss those days!” Me, too… With the shifty economy and seemingly always rising fuel costs, how do you find good deals on…

10 on tuesday– bora bora edition.

It’s the second edition of 10 on Tuesday, and hopefully you’ll like this one as much as you liked the first. Bora Bora. It’s my heaven. In fact, when describing it to people I often say, “I hope my heaven looks like that.” Yes, it’s a long way from home and yes, it’s expensive. But seriously,…

i’m having wine with dinner.

Yes that’s right—in celebration of Julia Child’s 99th birthday, D and I will be participating in National “Drink Wine With Dinner” day. As if that is so difficult. Under normal circumstances you wouldn’t have to try very hard to get me to participate in this event and you especially won’t today! Seeing as our return…

the windy city– chelsea edition.

I’m so proud to say I was able to convince Chelsea to do a guest post for Sunscreen Required. Not only do I adore her as a friend, travel buddy, lover-of-the-finer-things-in-life, fellow crafter and travel connisour, we also share a common history in the fact that we’ve known each other since first grade and grew…

turtle bay resort: oasis on north shore.

This is my last Hawaii post for the week, because frankly, I just can’t write about it anymore without potentially booking a flight to Oahu this weekend. ____________________________________________________________________________ Turtle Bay Resort. I happened upon this splendid establishment on accident. I’m not much for crowds and feeling like one of a million, so on our trip…

10 on tuesday– hawaiian style.

Introducing…. Inspired by my Mrs. Ordonez herself (who will be doing a guest blog for me later this week!!!), 10 on Tuesday will be a new staple to the Sunscreen Required Blog. Expect to find 10 tips every week on various places, companies, events, etc. around the globe. This week’s theme continues to revolve around Hawaii!…

for the love of kona.

While the skyscrapers of Waikiki and golf courses on Maui garner much love and interest, D and I happened to fall in love with Kona. The sleepy little town is filled with off-the-beaten-path charisma coupled with gorgeous public beaches and delectable open-air restaurants. Kona is on the Big Island of Hawaii and directly across the…

dublin on my mind.

Every year, D and I try to travel for Thanksgiving. Packing our bags for Turkey Day started a few years back, but has become quite the time for us to travel. Not only because it’s a holiday, but mostly because in the world of working young professionals, you don’t get a ton of vacation time….