If you happen to have children that are young babies and toddlers, I just wanted to give some quick encouragement. Life and parenting does indeed get easier as they get older. Particularly, travel to our delight and relief has become simpler, more manageable, and a whole lot less stressful.
Family Travel Destination Ideas: Where the Experts are Vacationing in 2018
What’s that one travel destination that you just can’t stop thinking about for you and your family? Have you booked the trip? If you have, I’d love to hear about it! But if not, the ideas that follow might be the nudge you need to get planning!
I asked my fellow family travel writing friends to share their “family’s destination of the year”. Here you’ll find 7 family travel destination ideas from the experts. You’ll learn a little bit about each locale including why it was chosen and what makes the destination a great choice for families. If you’re looking to add adventure into your 2018, let this be your guide.
Whether you’re looking for a big city escape, ski vacation, island paradise, or exotic getaway, we hope you’ll find some inspiration from our traveling experts.
14 Family Travel Destination Ideas: Where the Experts are Vacationing in 2017
Do you have an exciting travel destination on the calendar for 2017? As we go about the new year, even though we have several other trips coming up, there is ONE in particular that we can’t stop thinking about. It’s the ONE we are most focused on in terms of preparing and planning. Slaed is purchasing travel guides and reserving books from the library. I’m scouring websites and daydreaming over gorgeous instagram photos. And together, we’re also watching all the YouTube videos we can find on the location!
It finally dawned on Slaed how much we are turning our attention to this one single trip, and that got me thinking. Are other families doing the same? Where are other traveling families headed in 2017 that they can’t stop thinking about? Is there one particular place they are telling their friends and family about, and focusing all of their planning and preparation on?
I asked my fellow family travel writing friends to share their “family’s destination of the year”, and YES, it turns out, we are not alone. Other families are also equally excited about one vacation in particular, and they were gracious and generous enough to share!
Here you’ll find 14 family travel destination ideas from the experts. You’ll learn a little bit about each locale including why it was chosen and what makes the destination a great choice for families. If you’re looking to add adventure into your 2017, you just might glean some inspiration and ideas!
Where the Experts are Vacationing in 2017
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St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands: Our Family!
Ocean Village Resort in Tofino, BC: Comfortable Rustic Family Accommodations
During our February visit to the small coastal town of Tofino on Vancouver Island (British Columbia), we had the pleasure of staying at Ocean Village Resort in one of their cozy 2-bedroom cabins. After several days of urban exploring in Victoria, plus a full day of driving, the resort and the surrounding area was the perfect place to slow down, immerse ourselves in nature, and bond as a family.
6 Reasons for Families to Plan Ahead for Travel
We often get poked fun of or are the recipients of eye rolls because of how far in advance we plan for travel, but we have our reasons for making travel arrangements ahead of time! While I know it’s not for everyone, and we certainly don’t end up scheduling in advance for every trip, I wanted to share why we plan ahead, and why we think it’s such a good thing for families to consider.
At the time I’m actually writing this post, summer vacation is about 3 months away, so it really is smart to be thinking about trip ideas and booking tickets and lodging if you haven’t already!
One-on-one Outings with Kids: Special Adventures Provide Special Connection
When I was a mom of one, I never thought twice about one-on-one outings with Bergen (our 4-year old). That was just life as I knew it, the regular routine of errands or adventures. Now as a mom of two, even though that 2nd child can’t even walk or talk (and she’s often quite content tagging along in the carrier or stroller), opportunities where it’s just the two of us, mother and son, are so precious.
Not only do I get to experience life with my little guy without distraction and interruptions for “baby stuff”, but all the typical ways that he tends to misbehave seem to disappear. I know it’s because I can give him my full attention and it’s not necessarily the destination or what we happen to be doing. Just going to Goodwill together is such a blast! Bergen senses that my focus is on him, and he doesn’t need to do anything special, or outrageous in order to connect with me. [Read more…]
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