Planning the perfect family vacation often involves talking to other travelers. Simply reading through all of the available advertisements and brochures doesn’t always give you a true idea of what the destination is like. After all, those things are put together in an effort to draw you in and to get you to spend money. That’s why I like to visit forums and share idead with other people.
Today, I learned about a new travel forum, which you can see check out at http://www.lmvr123.com/forum/. It’s pretty new, so there isn’t a whole lot on there yet, but I am sure it is going to get busy rather quickly! I am going to head over there to see what types of conversations I can get going – Care to join me? See you at the forum!
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I have done a great deal of talking about some of the wonderful places I have visited with my family, so I think it is about time I offer a few family travel tips for when on the road.
For me, the actal trip to the destination can be just as much fun as the destination itself. In order to make the trip a pleasant part of your family vacation, you have to establish a certain mindset.
First of all, don’t try to push your way through as quickly as possible. This only results in cranky children and irritated adults when the trip schedule is inevitably thrown of track.
I used to call my husband the “Pee Nazi” because stopping for a restroom break was such an ordeal. “But, baby, I am making such good time” he would say.
Finally, he realized that going into the roadtrip with the understanding that we would have to stop along the way just made it easier on everyone. Now, when we go on a family vacation, we even keep an eye out for fun stops along the way. Stopping every few hours to take a restroom break, to grab a snack, or to see a interesting site has made the roadtrip aspect of our family vacations a great part of the trip rather than a hassle.
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Since I have been doing all of this talking about some of the places I visited in the Great Smoky Mountains, I thought I should start sharing some photos of the sites I have been discussing. I’ll start off with the Ripley’s Aquarium in Gatlinburg.
Here is one of my son (age 7 at the time) inside of the “aquarium” exhibit. This one never fails to put a smile on my face:
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