My advice for traveling? I myself can/t thoroughly enjoy a view unless I can see it through a camera, so I definitely advise taking a camera (or more!), videocamera, even a disposable camera! More advice: my husband and I traveled a great deal before having children. We flew to San Diego for the day to spend New Year/s Eve by the ocean, eating dinner by candlelight on the balcony of a beautiful Mexican restaurant. We bargained and haggled and shopped in Mexico. We flew to Washington, DC, where we spent a few days and then ... (more)