Between the still depressing economy, the possible swine flu pandemic, and the new cyberweapons race, I’m feeling the need for a vacation.
About this time of year families like us, who are a little behind the eight-ball, start thinking about summer travel. (Smarter and better organized families have booked by February/March.) Even though vacationing may seem like a luxury this year, I think it’s critical for the whole family to take some down time together. I’ve compiled a few good family vacation links below:
- Budget Travel magazine has a very comprehensive guide to family travel with lots of great suggestions.
- About.com’s Travel with Kids site has a wealth of resources on everything from all-inclusive resorts to adventure travel with older kids anywhere in the world; a similar family vacation site at Away.com also has good information.
- While not strictly about family travel, Conde Nast Traveller’s The Perrin Post has a lot of helpful suggestions.
- Kelby Carr at Suite 101 writes about avoiding tantrums and meltdowns while on vacation.
- This article from CNN has great tips on affordable travel for families, including farmstays and family camps.
Some great “travel with kids” blogs:
- Delicious Baby
- Enjoying Travel with Kids
- Family Travelogue
- RV Travel with Kids
- Taking the Kids
- Traveling Mom
- Wanderlust and Lipstick
Happy trails!
Hi. I run a ‘google alert’ for the phrase ‘family camps’ and I was directed to your blog.
I’m the director of a Family Camp in Maine and I also write a professional blog with the goal of trying to clarify for families the confusing family camp options out there. Give it a read and if you think it would be helpful to your readers, send them my way.
If you go down to the bottom of the page, my last post, you will see my ‘disclosure’ statement where I explain why I am posting this information the web. As a Director, I field calls from families and often times I steer them in the direction of another camp simply because while there is a lot of information out there, it isn’t categorized very well and thus confusing.
Anyhow, I like your blog and thanks for considering mine.
David Brunner
Director
Medomak Camp
1-866-MEDOMAK
oops!
the site is http://www.familycampsinfo.com
thanks.
Hi, Yvette from Enjoying Travel With Kids here. Thanks for linking to our blog in your post. In relation to your topic, I’m always feeling the need for a vacation! Its one of the things our family always looks forward to.
I have a family travel blog, Travels with Children. I’m linking to your post as part of my Family Travel Carnival this week.
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