To take that detour or not...that is the question when traveling long distance with kids!
– For the last several weeks, www.motherofalltrips.com has been featuring an entire series on road trip tips. Start here, and just keep on reading! I can especially relate to her warning about underestimating driving times. I’m always eternally optimistic myself, which only leads to squirmy kids and an annoyed husband!
– If you live in the Northwest, you can find great weekend getaway ideas at Northwest Cheap Sleeps. I have a list as long as my arm of places I’m dying to try!
– For those in the Southeast, Field Trips with Sue is always full of manageable road trip ideas close to home. Now through October 31st, she has a 50% off offer at the Nick Hotel in Orlando that you’ll want to take advantage of if you’re heading to Florida!
– Over at Away.com this month, guest blogger Wendi Ezgur of Family Off-Track offers her top five travel tips for family road trips. And after spending five consecutive months in an RV with her own family, she should know what she’s talking about!
– Of course, it’s no secret that at least one key to road trip success lies within the power of distraction. So after you’ve planned your route and booked your hotels, be sure to check out the offerings at Kids Travel Happy.
– On a personal note, I finally sat down and did the math: this summer, my family and I logged over 60 hours of travel time on the road. Many of the pit stops we found along the way have been featured here, but for those who want the details (in other words, the good, the bad, and the ugly) of our many, many hours seat-belted inside a van, I chronicled all our summer trials and tribulations in Travel Segments at my personal blog.
So…what are your most tried and true tips for surviving travel with kids? If you have a road trip resource you’d like to link, add it in the comments!
