National trends are definitely towards driving and staying closer to home due to the rising cost of gas prices that affect all of our travel. In addition fear of terrorism is keeping families closer to home because they think they’re safer on American soil.
The boom in high gas mileage hybrid cars has increased the […]
1) Be prepared. Check your ticket the day before you leave. It sounds silly, but lots of people miss planes and make themselves stressed by not getting their times right.
2) Call the airline before you leave your house or office to make sure your plane is on time.
3) Leave yourself […]
Reading has a way of creating personal space while traveling, plus it’s emotional and psychological benefits — including its role as a stress reliever and a way to escape the claustrophobic feeling of being packed tightly together with other people — to say nothing of a way to gain knowlege and expand your vocabulary.
Tips […]
Cruises are like Disney World for adults. My first experience was about five years ago. It was just a short one to the Bahamas but I was enthralled from beginning to end. As soon as you complete the customs rigamarole and cross the threshold to the ship, it’s pure magic. I kept looking at all […]
Last weekend I went to one of my favorite places–Miami. I grew up there on a small island, just off the coast, called Key Biscayne. I wouldn’t trade my early years there for anything on earth. Back then the island was a sleepy little place where bicycles were the main mode of transportation and everyone on the […]
Grandparents are traveling more with their grandkids, but what is really a trend among my readers is multi-generational vacations where grandparents, adult children and grandkids all convene for a vacation together. Grandparents live longer, and parents wait longer to have their children, and that means grandparents have different physical needs and requirements from the adult […]
Family vacations are wonderful ways to break the routine and spend some time together as a family on a special adventure — whether it’s action packed or laid back. Regular family vacations are important to the health of the family as a unit and to the individuals in the family so that they remember to […]
It seems like every major vacation destination has “time share” salesmen pitching deals of a lifetime. These sales reps lure people in with a free show or $50 or something of the sorts and make the potential customer sit through hours of boring presentations. Although annoying, the presentations are not illegal. However, recently a reader […]
Three Tips for Saving on Family Travel
* Visit friends and relatives who have big houses and/or can put you up. Save on hotel bills that way.
* Swap houses with another family in another part of the country. There are agencies who will facilitate this, or just put the word of mouth out there through […]
The holiday travel time is stressful for adults, kids and seniors, and everyone acts out and somatizes their feelings to some degree, but when children are the stress victims, there are ways that you can help them go easy on themselves. Read my tips and advice below.
4 Tips To Alleviate Kid Stress
1. Keep the parents […]