Snacks, Toys, and Teethers: 5 Things You Need When Flying with a 6-12 Month Old Baby

The essentials: what you need to bring onboard for a flight with a 6-12 month old baby. Recommendations for food, toys, books, and teethers to keep your baby happy and calm on a long-haul flight.

Travel, Travels with a Tot, Tips and AdviceMarissaMay 6, 2022baby, flight, momlife, personal, travelComment

10 Travel Essentials for Flying with a Newborn | Mama Tips

10 must-haves for flying with a newborn baby, from swaddles to soft carriers.

Travels with a Tot, Travel, Tips and AdviceMarissaMay 2, 2022baby, flight, momlife, tips, travel, vacation Comment

9 Favorite Board Books

Our 10 favorite books for baby

#momlife, Travels with a TotMarissaAugust 15, 2021baby, momlife, personalComment

Beach Vacay Packing List for Babies and Toddlers

What to pack for your baby or toddler when you’re going on a beach vacation

#momlife, Hawaii, Tips and Advice, Travels with a Tot, TravelMarissaJune 22, 2020Hawaii, vacation, staycation, resort, baby, toddler, packing, momlifeComment

4 Reasons to Hire a Me, a Travel Agent (Instead of Doing It Yourself on the Internet)

Hiring a Virtuoso advisor like Marissa means VIP treatment, stress-free planning, and hiring an expert to help guide you through the planning process! Plus, I can actually SAVE you money over booking direct, and you’ll be supporting a small business by booking through me.

Tips and Advice, TravelMarissaDecember 2, 2019accommodations, flight, momlife, travel, vacation, Virtuoso, marriott, stars, luminousComment

The Grand Wailea, a Waldorf Astoria Resort

Hotels, Travel, HawaiiMarissaJuly 10, 2019accommodations, flight, grand wailea, hawaii, maui, momlife, resort, restaurant, review, vacationComment

Best Eats in Tokyo, Japan | a travelhappy guide

Here’s a guide to our favorite food in one of our favorite cities, Tokyo! Read on for the best sushi, tempura, tonkatsu, ramen, tsukemen, shabu shabu, and udon in this town full of the amazing food. Many of these recs have multiple locations, so check Apple or Google maps for the location that’s convenient to you.

Places, Travel, FoodMarissaMarch 27, 2019accommodations, baby, city guide, food, guide, japan, japanese, michelin guide, momlife, restaurant, review, tokyo, travel, vacationComment

Follow me as I eat my way through NYC

MarissaOctober 17, 2018accommodations, baby, city guide, destination, food, guide, momlife, new york, restaurant, review, vacationComment

The Conrad Dublin, a Luxury Hilton Hotel Dublin, Ireland

Hotels, TravelMarissaSeptember 14, 2018Dublin, Irelandaccomodations, dublin, food, guide, hotel, ireland, momlife, review, hilton, conradComment

Four Seasons O‘ahu at Ko Olina | Hawai‘i Luxury Resort

Stay at the gorgeous Four Seasons Oahu at Ko Olina and receive the following Four Seasons Preferred Partner Client Benefits: daily breakfast for two people per bedroom; resort credit based on room category booked ($100 for guest rooms or $200 for suites); upgrade of one category based on availability at time of check in.