The Siberian American: Our Travel Traditions

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Our Travel Traditions

Several of you mentioned in my reader survey last month that you wanted to see more travel and personal posts, so today I thought it would be fun to combine the two and share a few of our travel traditions.

Wear a Baylor shirt (me) and a “vacation shirt” (him) to the airport
I accidently started this tradition on our honeymoon because we were still in college, and a Baylor shirt was a comfortable thing to wear, but I love how it gives me a chance to interact with fellow Bears. I have had so many people come up to me and talk about Baylor. On a recent flight, a flight attendant wanted to know more about Baylor because her daughter wants to go there.


Chris always wears what I call his “vacation shirt” to the airport. I hate it because it’s old and looks tacky, but he thinks it’s comfortable, so I don't complain (too much) when he wears it on planes (and in the Caribbean).


Take a minute to sit down right before leaving 
The last few minutes before leaving for a trip can be hectic with a million thoughts running through our heads—Are we going to make it to the airport on time? Did we forget anything? Right before we leave for our trip, we sit down, calm down, and pray for a safe trip. My parents started this tradition, and I love doing it because it’s a great way to relax before heading out.

Take a sad face photo right before heading home 
We love taking a goofy sad face photo at the end of our vacation. We love being silly together, and it’s just a fun way to mark another great trip. In the spirit of "I can't believe I'm actually sharing these photos" here are two of our sad faces:


How about you? Do you have any travel traditions?

26 comments:

  1. I love that you always wear a Baylor shirt when you leave for trips! I really don't have any traditions when we travel by plane, but my husband does. He always has to touch the side of the plane before he gets on, and he always tries to sit on the left side of the plane. I think that he's gotten too superstitious since he travels a lot for work.

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  2. LOL we do the sad face photo, too ;) usually as we board the plane home.

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  3. haha I to take a sad face photo before I leave a place. I don't really have any travel traditions but I do usually sit on the right side of the plane for some reason.

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  4. haha love the sad face photos, too cute! I love the idea of sitting down and praying before you leave! It's so true that the moments before you leave can feel so hectic and crazy!

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  5. haha what fun traditions. Love the photos of your sad faces. If its winter I always travel in boots, leggings, and a chambray shirt but if its warm out I dont have a set outfit that I like.

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  6. That Baylor shirt tradition is so interesting! I went to a tiny college so it'd be crazy if I ran into someone who went there! But that would be fun.

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  7. Love this! We totally do the sad face thing too. ;-)

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  8. These are great, I love the sad face pictures!

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  9. What a great idea to sit and think for a minute before rushing out the door. I feel like I'm usually running out right when I have to leave and then I just feel frazzled for a long time.

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  10. bahahahahaha the sad face one - love. hilarious! KC has this ratty old tshirt from highschool that he wears everywhere, but thankfully he doesn't wear it to the airport. i don't think we have any traditions though, i love the sitting down before you leave. i'm normally running around like a chicken with its head cut off lol

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  11. Sitting down before a trip is something we do too - we usually do a knee slap to signal we're ready to go lol! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  12. I love your sad face photos, that's such a good idea! My boyfriend and I haven't traveled a whole lot together but when we do I make him take a "we're off" excited type photo, which is usually me looking excited and him looking annoyed I made him take it.

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  13. Haha I love the 'vacation shirt!' So funny! We always do the sad face last picture, too - it really is so sad coming home from vacation!

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  14. Awhhhh you guys are so dang cute!! haha I love the sad face photos because it really is so sad to leave :( Love the vacation shirt!! haha Jason has a "wedding reception" shirt that he ALWAYS wears to receptions haha not my favorite but he loves it so I don't say anything ;)
    xo, Candace | Lovely Little Rants

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  15. The sad face photos are hilarious. I think my travel tradition currently includes a lot of food photos.

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  16. LOVE the vacation shirts! My husband calls my skirt I like to wear when we travel my "travel skirt" <3

    Green Fashionista

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  17. These travel traditions are super cute! I love the sad faces when you leave! LOL! Super cute! :)

    Zobia | TheEternityJournal.com

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  18. lol his shirt is killing me!! i usually get a christmas ornament from where ever i am visiting. i'll makea key chain into one sometimes!

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  19. These are interesting! I never thought about considering things like this to be traditions, especially when traveling. I'll have to pay attention next time we go on a trip, to see what our "traditions" are!

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  20. Love his "vacation shirt". We always buy a magnet for my mom (the tackier, the better) and I like to get a postcard from every fun place we visit.

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    1. We buy a magnet too! We have a huge magnet board filled with all of our travels. :)

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  21. Whenever I travel with my parents we always pray before we leave the house. It's really a sweet moment together.
    Morgan | theradwife.blogspot.com

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  22. You guys are the cutest! I buy shot glasses and coffee mugs and keychains in every country I visit. :)

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