Welcome! I love to travel and and would like to share some of my experiences, tips and travel tricks.
My first suggestion is to get a journal to record your trips. You always think that you will remember where you ate, what you did, what you liked about a place etc. Believe me a journal makes all of that much easier. I began keeping a journal when my kids were young and we were on a tight budget. I kept track of money that we took and spent so we would know how to budget for the next year. I began writing down where we ate, the price of meals and what everyone ate. I also recorded whether people liked their meals or not. It soon became a daily diary of what happened each day. We often look back and check what weather was like, what did we say about a certain restaurant and the funny things that happened.
Here is an example from 1992 (Girl trip to NYC): Dec 11: Left home at 3 AM. Our bus trip has become known as “The bus ride from Hell”. The normal trip takes 7 hours – our trip took 10 1/2. They closed interstate 80 behind us as we traveled due to the snow. We arrived at our hotel only to find NYC was declared a disaster area due to high water and rain. We spent the evening eating at Planet Hollywood and riding around on the bus. When we got to South Street Seaport, where we were to see a singing Christmas tree the area was piled with sandbags and all the stores were closed tight. No shopping or Christmas tree program for us! We were quite disappointed with the weather and NO street vendors. Evidently 70 mph winds are too strong for them not to mention the rain. Also, all public transportation was closed to include airports, subways and public buses.
Good times…….