Welcome to Tag Along Travel
Hi there! I’m Deborah and my spouse travels for work a lot. Sometimes I tag along, which is fab because who doesn’t love to travel? But it’s not always a passport to fun. When I’m grounded at home and he’s away, it can feel like a long layover after the airport bar closes. Join me to find out how to make business travel and marriage work. I recap my favourite travel destinations and adventures while trying to sort out how to enjoy the journey, whether tagging along or not.
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Reader Profile: What’s couple life like when frequent business travel stops?
Randall was a frequent business traveller in 2015 when Sommer Shoemaker met him, on a flight, naturally. For the first three years of their relationship, Sommer tagged along often. At first, she found it exhilarating. Travelling the globe during the early flush of love was glamorous and romantic. But after a few years, the air miles started becoming more of a drag than a delight. Last year, Randall decided to change to a job with less travel and the two are now settling into life as a stay-at-home couple. I checked in with Sommer, who is a TagAlongTravel reader, to see what life before after frequent business travel has been like for her. […]
Five things I noticed about London
I’ve visited London a few times tagging along with Steve on business travel. We have stayed in different areas each time to experience the city’s diverse neighbourhoods. On this latest trip, we rented an Airbnb in Soho, and I spent a good deal of time on foot exploring. Here are five things I noticed about London this time around. […]
Coming Out Grey – Why I Stopped Dying My Hair
I ditched dying my grey hair six months ago. Big deal, right? If that was your first thought, you’re probably a guy. It was a surprisingly stupid big deal! It took me a year to resolve to do it, and over the past six months, I’ve had many doubts. Given that women are dying their hair every shade of the rainbow these days, why is there still societal pressure on us to stave off natural grey? […]
Can You Make Up for the Carbon Footprint of Travel?
Steve and I try to be good environmental stewards in our daily lives, but I’ve been avoiding giving serious thought to our travel carbon footprint. I mean, we travel a lot. Is it even possible that other life choices could make up for all the flights we take or is that a fantasy I’ve been harbouring to justify that window seat view from 30,000 feet multiple times a year? I decided to find out. […]
10 Overlooked Ways to Use Your Phone for Better Travel
My smartphone is my most valuable travel accessory. Frankly, I’m not sure how I travelled without it back in the day. I bet you’re the same but are you using your phone to its maximum potential when you’re on a trip? Here are ten often overlooked ways to use your phone for better travel. […]
How to pack for carry-on only travel
I always click on blog posts and news features about carry-on packing tips. I’m forever hopeful that I’ll learn a new way to maximize space, find the most compact products, or discover a new way to make one outfit look like three. Packing is one of the hardest parts about travel, in my opinion. It’s the only pre-travel task that I truly dread. It has become somewhat easier the more I travel, and I now have a system that works pretty well for me. […]
Briggs & Riley Carry-On Giveaway!
CONTEST WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON! Win a Briggs & Riley Expandable Spinner carry-on valued at $695! I am a huge Briggs & Riley fangirl and own one of these beauties myself, so I'm thrilled to be part of this giveaway in partnership with my favourite travel gear store, U.N. Luggage. more
Museum of Science Boston: A rainy day afternoon of discovery
As regular readers know, Boston is a frequent destination for me as a tag-along traveller because the head office of the organization Steve works for is located just outside of this historic American city. Many people (locals and visitors alike) have asked me over the years if we have visited the Museum of Science. It gets raves. For whatever reason, we never got to it. This last visit found us in a hotel a few blocks away from the museum. Proximity combined with a rainy, hair-standing-on-end windy day made it the perfect time to visit. […]
Is business travel stressing you out?
Steve’s had a brutal travel schedule the last couple of months. He’s been on the road for 28 days so far since September with a few more weeks coming up. I’ve been grounded at home more than usual lately due to family and work constraints. It’s been tough for both of us, but we’ve been down this path many times over the years, and I think we’re taking it in our stride. There’s no question, though, that frequent business travellers endure higher levels of stress. […]
