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Vacationing with a family requires thorough planning and preparation. If you slip up in this phase, it can ruin your entire trip. E. Cho's article provides ten tips that can help you navigate through the hurdles of planning a family holiday. By E. Cho 1) Have a family meeting to decide where you will go. Try to pick a destination that offers something for everyone. It should satisfy Dad, who wants to lie in a hammock and drink something alcoholic while listening to the games of his favorite sports team. It should make the teenagers happy, who want to be anywhere except where their parents are. It should also amuse toddlers, who are more interested in the ground level attractions like insects and discarded chewing gum, than they are in any sort of scenery. 2) When you realize that no such destination exists, draw straws. The shortest straw gets to spin the family globe while blindfolded and point to a destination. If it is in the middle of an ocean, the nearest land mass will do. 3) No matter how unlikely the selected destination is, come together in a family spirit of 'making the best of it.' A bit of planning will help overcome whatever challenges lie ahead. 4) If your fated destination decrees that you will be vacationing near relatives, insist on a visit to let the kids know where they came from. If the relatives happen to be considerably older, with a home full of treasured mementos from years gone by, that is even better. Toddlers will have plenty with which to entertain themselves, and teens will have plenty to discuss with their elders! 5) If the destination is in an unfamiliar, foreign part of the world, explain to the kids that it will be an educational experience. They will treasure it for the rest of their lives. The preparations are sure to leave them dizzy with anticipation as they throw themselves into the task of planning what to see and do. 6) Plan each day's itinerary down to the second, because you do not want the kids to miss a single minute of their once-in-a-lifetime vacation experience. To make sure they are enjoying themselves to the fullest, ensure that the family stays together at all times, and thoroughly discusses the importance of what they have learned each evening. 7) Teach the kids to be smart travelers by packing a minimum of clothes that they can wash as needed in the hotel bathroom sink, or if you have managed to track down those distant relatives, wait until you get to their house and ask your host if you can do a batch of laundry. 8) If your family trip requires you to travel by car, let Dad set the pace. When he announces that everyone had better eat hearty and do his or her personal business before leaving home, because there will be no food or relief stops, explain to the children that the real family fun will not begin until you get to your destination. That is why Dad is in such a hurry. 9) Leave the cell phones at home, so that the teenagers will not spend all their time running up roaming charges talking to friends who are not sharing their horizon-broadening vacation. 10) If the only camera your family has is a camera cell phone, bring it along, but keep it out of sight by restricting yourself to shooting photos, either when none of your family is looking, or when all of them are asleep. Catching them in their unguarded moments is sure to make them love you forever. About the Author: Visit Accomline hotel reservations. Article source: 111 Travel Directory: Triple1.com (triple one dot com) More free articles: 1st Rate Articles - 1stRateArticles.com |
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