family travel
Wander answers all your questions about family travel except "Are we there yet?"
Vacationing with Children
When I hear people talk about vacationing with their children there is always this sense of dread in their voice. They always sound as if it is going to be such a hassle to travel with their kids. They talk as though they aren't going to enjoy any part of the trip. They talk as though it will be stressful and exhausting and nothing like a vacation at all.
By Samantha Reid6 years ago in Wander
Traveling with an Infant
For many people, life changes completely when you have a child. Some people become hermit-like, staying in their homes, no visiting others, and making their whole existence about their child. Others continue life the way they have always lived it.
By Samantha Reid6 years ago in Wander
Small Vacay on Hawaii
I recently went on a small vacation to Hawaii—more specifically, the Big Island. We stayed just outside the town of Kailua-Kona in a tiny town called Captain James Cook. I traveled to this island with my Hubbs and his brother, sister-in-law, and his parents (gasp! vaycay with the in-laws!!!)
By Pheobe Paris6 years ago in Wander
The Hershey Chocolate Factory
In Pennsylvania lies a small town that was once home to the first nationally distributed confection during the early 1900s, Hershey's Chocolates. Back then the small town was known as Derry Township. After Milton S. Hershey moved there, he got into big business using his milk chocolate formula, and really started to establish himself by building many of the town's buildings. Especially important to him and his wife Catherine, since they couldn't have children of their own, was The Hershey Industrial School for Orphan Boys. Today, it has almost 2,000 students—boys and girls—under its financially self-sustained educational wings, which are funded by the Hershey Trust Company. It is called the Milton Hershey School.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Wander
Trinity Church
Over 300 hundred years ago Alexander Hamilton, then just a 19-year-old boy, came to New York and changed the course of American history. With creating the Coast Guard, The New York Post, and passing the idea of national banks, Hamilton put footstones down for future generations to walk upon.
By Julia Barker6 years ago in Wander
Strolling in the Parks of Riga
The capital of Latvia, Riga is divided into two banks by the Daugava River. On the right bank is the city side and on the left bank the suburban side known as Pardaugava or Over the Daugava. Both sides have lovely, green and lush parks. Some of the better-known ones I have written about.
By Rasma Raisters6 years ago in Wander
Beautiful Ocean City, MD
Imagine it. Sitting on the warm sandy beach with a drink and a book, occasionally glancing up to watch the kids ride the waves into shore. Beautiful blue skies with just the slightest ocean breeze keep the heat at bay. Watching the sunset from the balcony of your condo is amazing. This is what my family waits for every year. We love visiting Ocean City, Maryland. It’s about a 5-hour drive from most parts of the Hudson Valley. We usually make it a longer trip and stop at different places along the way.
By Susan Nelson6 years ago in Wander
Best Family Beach Vacations
Beach vacations are some of the funnest and most relaxing vacation you can ever take. Right on the beach, you get to enjoy your time in a resort that comes with so many advantages. From the activities to the food and the beach itself, these are the types of resorts that are designed to help you ease down and melt all of your stress away. However, if you're going on vacation with your family, you shouldn't be the only one who having all of the fun. When it comes to going on vacation, everyone in the family should be having a great time. The resort and all of its features should benefit everyone in the family!
By Penny Newton6 years ago in Wander
Jones Beach
Every year my dad taught summer school. He was an English teacher at a local high school, and I don't know how he did it. I was a science teacher, and when summer rolled around, I collapsed for the first three weeks! He would arrive home about one in the afternoon, and we would be chomping at the bit for his return. We waited with swimsuits on for the daily foray to the shore. On the short trip there, my sisters and I would call out the landmarks as we drew near.
By Monica Bennett6 years ago in Wander
Meet the Bog Lady
I don't know where my nature gene comes from, as absolutely no one else in my family has one. Not even my kids, who I literally dragged through bucolic scenes everywhere. We went on science vacations where we collected minerals and fossils, fished around in tidal pools and visited science museums. One day, I wanted to go to the now defunct Davis Cranberry Bog. My daughter, who had nothing to do that day, decided she would accompany me. In retrospect, it seems she came just to antagonize me. We had run the gamut in our complicated relationship. This day she was a hormonal tornado ready to blow the roof off my expedition. Even my toddler seemed to know to tread carefully around her that day. Jo could be explosive in this mood.
By Monica Bennett6 years ago in Wander