family vacation

Depending on where you live, a family vacation can last a few days to a few months.  Regardless of the length, sharing time away with your family is a long-held tradition.  Some families return to the same place year after year, while others try to never visit the same place twice.  Often family vacations are centered around holidays, allowing time to visit extended family members. 

Families travel in various modes of transportation.  Some like road trips, whereas others prefer air travel or cruising.  The destinations are as varied as the families, as well.  Camping is a popular way to travel for budget and eco-conscious families.  On the other end of the spectrum, many families enjoy luxury and international travel. 

The challenge is to find fun and age-appropriate activities for each family member.  It’s helpful to keep a loose itinerary that accommodates each person’s interests.  Searching family travel blogs can assist in planning by helping parents find family travel tips written by other parents.

Whether it be a holiday at Grandma’s or spending summers at the beach, the family vacation is a wonderful tradition that’s important to keep.

by Stephany Wiestling Are you a writer, passionate about this or any other topic? Join Blogcritics!

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “family vacation”

• Perfect Family Vacation

  
  Insightful Nana — Authority: 110
  We had a perfect family vacation only 30 minutes from home. The Fall retreat getaway was at a wonderful resort in Midway, Utah … just a hop skip and a jump from the city. It was a last minute suggestion offered by my daughter, Emily. She heard  the Homestead resort had a fun “Headless Horseman” adventure ...
  1 day ago

• Dial "D" For Diarrhea And Disney!

  
  Holy Mackerel — Authority: 114
  Its been a week since I last posted anything about my amazingly exciting life, and for that, I apologize profusely. Ive been so crazy busy, though, that Im surprised Im still thinking straight. Okay, I lied. I havent been busy at all. Not really, anyway. Unless, of course, you consider sitting on the toilet for 16 ...
  1 day ago

• Why Purchase International Insurance Policies

  
  Health & Fitness Blog — Authority: 163
  Millions of tourists from all over the world cross international boundaries every year to pursue diverse personalized interests. International travel and trips offer a wider exposure and opportunities to people wanting to pursue academics, commercial and cultural interests. The exponential growth of the international ...
  3 days ago

• What can you do to dramatically help your family?

  
  Michael and Amy Smalley - expert advice on dating, marriage, and parenting — Authority: 118
  Watch and discover one thing you can do to dramatically improve the satisfaction for your whole family! Thanks for subscribing to my feed. How would you like instant access to the 7 fundamental principles that can strengthen any marriage? Embrace , a marriage study, will teach you a fool proof communication ...
  3 days ago

• Hints and Tips on How to Find the Best Family Car for Long Road Trips

  
  Traveling Mom — Authority: 475
  Ive discovered that what I want now in a car today is drastically different from what I wanted in a car pre-mommy. After I became a mom for the first time at 37 years young (I am a 20 year old trapped in a 41 year old body), it wasnt just about me and my husband anymore. In fact, my husband is a serious Volvo fan and ...
  4 days ago

• Disney World Must Do List: Disney Hollywood Studios

  
  Traveling Mom — Authority: 475
  TravelingMom.com is your best bet for Walt Disney World information! Todays article is about the cant-miss rides and attractions at Disneys Hollywood Studios!
  5 days ago

• Understanding “Staycation”

  
  Her Family Blog — Authority: 116
  When I first heard the term “staycation” earlier this year I thought it was lame .  I know it was supposed to put a positive spin on the fact that many of us could not afford vacations this year, but to me it just represented the poor economy and individual hard times being felt across the country. I am feeling a ...
  5 days ago

• Lake Tahoe Luxuries

  
  Traveling Tips — Authority: 108
  Having a vacation is among the luxuries that many people do not enjoy. People are too concentrated on gaining money, profit and going to business meetings that they often forget to relax and spend time with their beloveds. When was the last time that you have taken a break from your rather busy and demanding agenda? ...
  6 days ago

• life around these parts...

  
  this is me. now. — Authority: 113
  you know life is busy around here when the blog posts are few and far between. i hope to get caught up soon but for now, heres a peek in pictures at whats been going on in the anaya household: elijah rode his motorcycle BY HIMSELF.   lucy traveled with john and i to florida. ...
  6 days ago

• Partying With Parrot Heads at Margaritaville, Myrtle Beach

  
  Vacations Blog — Authority: 502
  Swirling Hurricane at Margaritaville You don’t have to be a Jimmy Buffett fan to be captured by the zaniness of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville in Myrtle Beach , SC.  Personally, I’ve never been a fan of Jimmy’s pseudo-tropical, off kilter tunes but I forgot all that as I nibbled jerk salmon and conch ...
  6 days ago

• Visit the Speed Art Museum and Kentucky Attractions

  
  sherrill brown recommends — Authority: 140
  Kentucky Attractions There are a lot of attractions to see and do while visiting Kentucky!  Now check out the fun and exciting Kentucky attractions while you travel in our great state!  Whatever you enjoy – cities, mountains, forests, or water, the State of Kentucky offers incredible variety of tourist ...
  1 week ago

• Hawaii part 1

  
  library girl — Authority: 114
  So, were home. Weve actually been home for a while. And now that its over and everything is as it was, it seems almost like it never really happened. You know what I mean? My mom rented a house at Ewa beach which was literally right on the beach. This was our house while we were there. It was really nice. ...
  1 week ago

• Completely missed them!

  
  KatScan — Authority: 416
  I totally missed my brother and sis in law Jenna , and my niece and nephew when they came here for their semi-annual orlando vacations that they do every couple of years. They were in Orlando from October 3rd through the 12th, and I completely forgot that they were even coming, so of course I didnt even try to get ...
  1 week ago

• Park City

  
  The Cowboy vs. the City Girl — Authority: 118
  For Labor day we went to Park City. The first thing I noticed as we are walking down Main Street is that even the moose statues have nicer jeans then you. I walked by and did a double take and said, is that Moose wearing True Religions? So I go back, and sure enough he is, check out the $310.00 price tag. ...
  1 week ago

• Beaches Hawaii Style that Californians Love

  
  California Beaches Blog — Authority: 445
  We Californians love our beaches…but we also love Hawaii’s beaches, and sometimes it’s nice to get away to islands to enjoy the beaches, food, shopping,  weather, and entertainment. One of my favorite hotels for family vacations is the Honolulu Hilton Hawaiian Village shown in photos. There’s a Friday ...
  1 week ago

• Vacation from the vacation

  
  Parenting By Trial and Error — Authority: 118
  I never would have thought that I would need a vacation after my vacation, but judging by the amount of time I’ve been sleeping since I returned, this seems to be the case. It’s as if I didn’t sleep at all while I was gone. I’ve talked about my night owl tendencies before. I lean so far that direction, if I ...
  1 week ago

• Today’s Pearl Harbor Experience

  
  Vacations Blog — Authority: 502
  USS Arizona Memorial Pearl Harbor is the #1 most popular tourist attraction on the island of Oahu , but that is not why I visited.  I’m not a history buff, or interested in war trivia, or necessarily drawn to hallowed ground, so that’s not why I went either.  I went because I know and love many men and women ...
  1 week ago

• Getting Trains in China How to move around Comfortably and save up Money

  
  Traveling Tips — Authority: 108
  China is a immense country. If you are a tourist or a traveler in China, the beginning matter that springs to mind when it touches on going around China is by flying. However, you have to think that China is a big nation and there are rather many things that you may prefer to see that you will never have a opportunity ...
  1 week ago

• Off to Singapore

  
  My family is my life — Authority: 110
  tomorrow afternoon, our morning flight was cancelled and changed to afternoon for some reason, bad trip! sayang 1 day. Well be there for 5 days and 4 nights. Itinerary: Day 1 ~check in hotel ~go around Takashimaya (right beside our hotel)=) Day 3 ~Sentosa Island ~go to the mall if still early Day 3 ~Singapore Zoo ...
  1 week ago

• ‘(Best family vacation destinations) | “best family vacation destinations”

  
  CVN Travel — Authority: 135
  ‘(Best family vacation destinations) | “best family vacation destinations” worldteamtvi.com or call David Mitchell at 303-736-9939 Best Family Vacation Destinations | Family Destinations | Best … Looking for friendly family vacation ideas? The Best Family Vacation Destinations is your family’s…
  1 week ago

Comments about family vacation