Top 11 Tips for Surviving Amusement Parks
Tip 1: Before you go, check days and hours of operation. Wouldn't it be funny if you drove all that way and it was closed for the season! Here are one mom's top tips she learned the hard way.
The Sweep
Wherever we go, we seem to leave things. Not big things, like a child or a car, but enough little things that it can be annoying. And expensive.
Life After Japan
With no job of my own waiting for me, and only six days of marriage under my belt, I boarded a plane for Nagoya, Japan, a place that apparently had preserved the era and mindset of the 1950s.
The Volkswagen Routan Adventure
When I took a road trip with my husband and two kids, my son was ready for the excitement of the car race that we were heading to at the New Jersey Motor Sports Park. I, on the other hand, was amped about our minivan.
Home Away from Home
Hotel rules for you and the kids not cutting it anymore? Check out these cool and creative options for lodging -- while traveling with the husband and kids in tow.
Packing for Vacation = Pain in the A$$
Labor Day weekend means a lot of people are hitting the road and the skies for a last-ditch summer getaway. What part of the weekend getaway makes you want to choose staycation? Packing.
Family Road Trips: Blast or Bust?
For as long as I can remember, my family has been hitting the open road during the summertime.
Fly the Unfriendly Skies
It's time for a family vacation! The only people NOT excited about this are flight attendants. Check out their top pet peeves.
Ode to My Vacation Suitcase
Curse you, Vacation Suitcase, lying on my bedroom floor. As with most unpleasant things at home, it too became my chore.
Are Time-Shares a Rip-Off?
Over the years, I have sat through multiple time-share presentations and happily walked out of them without spending a dime. Last year, however, I shocked myself and decided to purchase one while on vacation with my daughter.
Getting Kids' Passports is a Trip from Hell
Planning on getting your kids a passport? Plan on being frustrated.
Off the Grid: Around the World, Family-Style
When Kaye Caldwell was diagnosed with a brain tumor, it was a wake-up call to travel the world with her family.
Travel to Africa Without a Passport
There are ways to take in the sights, cuisines, and customs of other countries without ever boarding a plane.
Volunteer Vacation for the Whole Family
Families bond on volunteer vacations. The image of sharing meaningful family time sounds wonderful on the days when our child says something bratty and we wonder, "Oh no, am I spoiling my child?!"
Life's a Beaches
The phrase "family travel" makes me picture a tropical resort wading pool full of screaming babies in swim diapers and floaties being bobbed aggressively by frustrated parents. Once upon a time, I was one of those parents. Then I wised up, and waited for Maggie and Lucy, now 13 and 10, to grow up a bit before taking them back to the Caribbean.
Vacation Freak Out -- Cancel Trip to Mexico?
A mom we know is beyond worried ... her son is set to go on a senior trip to Mexico in less than two weeks. In light of the swine flu outbreak, should he stay or should he go?
If I Go on Vacation, Will My Baby Forget Me?
When I tell people I just left my baby for almost 2 weeks to go to Italy with my husband, they either think "How could you leave for that long?" or they can't wait to start planning their trip.
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