Category: Vacation Rentals
Pet-friendly cabins, VRBOs, tiny homes, and vacation rental reviews.
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How We Pack Differently for Cabin Vacations vs Travel Trailer Trips
Introduction One thing we’ve learned from years of traveling as a family of three with our miniature schnauzer is that not every trip requires the same packing strategy. Although we enjoy both mountain cabin vacations and camping in our travel…
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Questions We Ask Before Booking a Vacation Rental With Our Dog
Booking a vacation rental with a dog has taught us that some of the most important details are not always obvious from the listing. A property can say that pets are welcome and still leave us wondering whether Angel, our…
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How We Keep Vacation Rentals Clean When Traveling With a Dog
Introduction One of our favorite parts of traveling is finding comfortable vacation rentals where our family can relax after a day of exploring. Whether we’re staying in a mountain cabin, a cozy tiny home, a lakeside cottage, or a pet-friendly…
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How We Find Affordable Pet-Friendly Vacation Rentals
Finding an affordable pet-friendly vacation rental is not as simple as sorting listings from the lowest nightly rate to the highest. We learned that fairly quickly. When we travel with Angel, our Miniature Schnauzer, the least expensive rental on the…
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How We Research a Vacation Rental Before Booking
A vacation rental can look almost perfect on the listing page and still turn out to be in a location that does not work especially well for the trip we are planning. That is why we rarely book based on…
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Our Favorite Mountain Cabin Amenities
Mountain cabin getaways are some of our favorite trips to take as a family. We stay in mountain cabins often, especially when we’re heading to the Blue Ridge Mountains and other mountain destinations in the Carolinas. Over the years, we’ve…
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Dog-Friendly Things to Do in Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach is one of the destinations where our experience traveling with Angel turned out very differently from what we expected. There are certainly beaches, outdoor attractions, parks, restaurants, vacation rentals, and other places around the Grand Strand where families…
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How We Pack for a Week in a Cabin With Our Schnauzer
For a summer trip to Beech Mountain, North Carolina, our family of three and our Miniature Schnauzer, Angel, stayed in a cabin for seven days and six nights. We planned to cook some meals, try places we could not visit…
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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,…