Category: Road Trips
Road trip planning, packing lists, travel tips, and dog-friendly travel.
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Pet-Friendly Things to Do Near Charleston, SC
We spend a lot of time exploring Charleston and the surrounding Lowcountry with our Miniature Schnauzer, Angel. One thing we’ve learned is that Charleston works especially well with a dog when we don’t try to fit too much into one…
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Dog-Friendly Things to Do in Florence, SC
Florence, South Carolina, has become one of those places we appreciate for a different reason than many of our larger travel destinations. We don’t think of Florence as a place where we need to rush from one major attraction to…
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Pet-Friendly Stops Along I-26
Interstate 26 has become one of the highways we know best. Living in South Carolina and frequently traveling to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, we’ve spent countless hours driving this route with our daughter and our miniature schnauzer.…
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Family Road Trip Packing Checklist: Everything We Bring for Stress-Free Travel
Road trips are one of our favorite ways to travel as a family, but packing for them has become much more organized than it used to be. We learned why after forgetting things that were much more important than an…
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Traveling With a Schnauzer: Why They’re Great Adventure Dogs
One of the questions we get asked most often is whether our Miniature Schnauzer enjoys traveling as much as we do. The answer is an enthusiastic yes. In fact, one of the reasons we started Travelers and a Schnauzer was…
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Exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains With Our Schnauzer
If you have spent much time on Travelers and a Schnauzer, you have probably noticed one thing about our family pretty quickly. We love the mountains. While beach trips can be fun, we find ourselves drawn back to the Blue…
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Dog-Friendly Things to Do in Banner Elk, NC
Banner Elk is one of the easiest destinations for us to recommend from firsthand experience because we do not just visit once and move on. We keep going back. Our family has spent enough time in Banner Elk for certain…
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Dog-Friendly Things to Do in Asheville, NC
Mountain destinations are some of our favorite places to visit as a family, and Asheville continues to be one of the places that works especially well when Angel comes with us. We enjoy the combination of mountain scenery, downtown exploring,…
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Dog-Friendly Things to Do in Charlotte, NC
Charlotte gives us something very different from the quieter mountain destinations we visit with Angel. It is a much larger city, with more pavement, traffic, people, restaurants, shopping, and family attractions. At the same time, we have found enough parks,…
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Hidden Gems in the Carolinas for Families and Dogs
When people think about traveling through North and South Carolina, destinations like Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Asheville, and the Outer Banks usually get most of the attention. We enjoy many of those places too, but some of our favorite Carolina memories…