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[@samonekilpatrick6701]

Awesome video filled with much needed HELPFUL info!!! Thanks so much for all of these tips!!! ❤❤

[@JamesandMeg]

Thank you! Thanks so much for watching & for the kind comment! ❤️

[@nettskee1111]

I'm a retired old lady.(66)....but I plan road trips the same way you do. Research all the platforms, drop pins on a my.maps, route it out on google maps, etc. and I also make a daily itinerary that goes into a folder with page protectors. I just pull out the page(s) of the day. I drop any printed tickets, reservations in there too, just in case there's no cell service. I am going on a 64-day, almost all solo (a couple weeks with a friend for part of it) road trip cross country and back from CA this fall. Your New England stuff was very helpful, as this is a bucket list spot for me; and now I also know I will NOT be going on the Precipice Trail, so thanks! Lol.

[@JamesandMeg]

That's amazing! And so smart with the folder idea and putting your tickets and things in there. I love that idea! You should definitely do a New England fall trip if you can. It is just so beautiful & the small towns are amazing! Thanks so much for commenting and watching!

[@Droffaws5150]

We also use our SWA card points to book flights. We often use the SWA website to see if a hotel we are staying in gives SWA points and if so, we book it through SWA website and get points for future travel by staying in a place we were going to stay anyway, or near where we were going to stay anyway.

[@MargaritaElizabethAcostaMonter]

Soy nueva viéndolos, me encantan los contenidos que hacen, excelentes consejos para planificar viajes, gracias.

[@kymressler7668]

I just got back from Chicago. I downloaded an offline map to get around walking and using subways. Used data and cranked up the volume and just listened to the directions as my phone was safely zipped in my pocket.

[@JamesandMeg]

That's awesome! Yes, the offline maps are so helpful, especially when your out on hikes in national parks!

[@stevedunn4567]

Awesome video guys! Your tips are very helpful. I will be using some of them coming up, as just this week I have begun the process of planning a New England fall foliage trip for October 2026, for my wife and myself. It will be a retirement celebration for me and also a 40th anniversary celebration for the both of us. I watched your N.E. videos before just for fun, now I am going to go back and watch them again to see specifically where you went and what all that you did. You kids do a great job with your videos. Keep up the great work. I love how you both work together so well. Safe travels.

[@JamesandMeg]

Thanks so much! Thanks for watching! 🧡 If you guys have any questions when planing your future trip, let us know! We'd be happy to help! Thanks again for the kind words! 🫶

[@JamesandMeg]

New England in the fall will be great 40th Anniversary trip!

[@smb123211]

Congratulations for traveling smart!. We met a young couple a little older than you two during a political campaign and became almost like second parents. They kept wondering if they should save for a house, retirement or travel. We both said, "Travel! Go while you're young, enjoy the world." They traveled Asia for months, staying in hostels, traveling by train, eating at street vendors. (It was fortunate since they eventually broke up - lol) But today neither regrets that journey. You use common sense and take advantage of any breaks. I was a consultant and frequently business trips became vacations in Hawaii, Belgium, Florida, Montreal, Juneau, San Fran. My boys were spoiled.

[@JamesandMeg]

Thanks so much! We are definitely similar to that couple! We are traveling and living it up as much as we can! You're just never guaranteed tomorrow or good health, so while we are blessed to we want to continue as long as we can! That is so cool you were able to travel so much! We've never been to Hawaii so hope to go sometime in the future! Thanks for watching & for sharing! 🧡

[@smb123211]

@@JamesandMeg One note about Hawaii. Friends invited us to their "second" home in Kona (it was in Arch Digest) and the island was incredible. Fruit was available for the picking and we got freshly roasted Kona coffee each day. Then Honolulu - a disaster. It was like any other US city only with bad food (they knew it was a one-tie trip for most).

[@thomasalagna9354]

Great information guys. Discovered you videos my wife I really enjoy your take food choices and locations. Keep them coming.

[@mek0182]

I loved this video. I am new to your page, but really enjoy your content. There were some great tips in this video that I plan to use as I plan my next trip to CA.

[@JamesandMeg]

Thank you! Thanks so much for watching! If you have any questions when planning your trip let us know!

[@leannknight2881]

Awesome video. I love planning trips but... Need more specific help on the actual pinning and making a walking map in the cities. Safe travels!!

[@JamesandMeg]

It can definitely be hard, and totally understand! The way we do it in cities is kind of the same way we plan them on the large scale. Pinning our favorite places to see in a town, mapping it out, & planning our day that way.

[@krystalanderic]

Shoulder season is definitely where it's at! Love the tips - we us Google Maps and their labeling feature a ton, so helpful!

[@JamesandMeg]

For sure!! Thanks so much for watching! Yes Google Maps labels are the way!

[@thanhtranpm]

Love your videos. Please leave the pictures in the video longer.

[@JamesandMeg]

Thank you for the feedback! We'll keep that in mind for the future!

[@nedhill1242]

Discovered you guys from a Charleston video. Sounds like you live near ATL and have been to Charleston several times. Screw that crazy drive on 85 & 26. Southwest has been in Charleston for a while now. But Delta probably has half a dozen flights or more in & out of daily. No. It's not Southwest, But in some unique cases like Charleston it might be a better option. Southwest has crazy cheap flights from Charleston to Ft. Lauderdale.

[@JamesandMeg]

Thanks for letting us know! Typically we like to drive that one, because after buying a ticket, parking at the airport, renting a car, it's much more expensive. And then the time you have to spend at the airport, ATL specifically, you really haven't saved that much time either. If we're ever in a crunch in the future, we'll definitely look into it!

[@madisonmartinezz]

With the girlfriend

[@JamesandMeg]

with the wife lol