Vacation with Kids Is Not So Restful #042

Vacations are supposed to be fun and relaxing. No one warns you that vacations with children are anything but those two things (at least some of the time). There is extra gear. There are nap times to work around. It is not easy to share a hotel room with a two-year-old.

However, there are some simple ways to make the most of the next family vacation. One key word is "simple." We find that pacing ourselves helps make everything more enjoyable. Trying to do one fun thing a day is easy and more successful than cramming it all in. Plus, simple meals, simple pleasures, and simple surprises all make for tons of fun with young children.

Some of our best vacation memories are borne out of simple AirBNB locations with a single unique feature (such as a loft, built-in bunk beds, campfire pit, or a few acres of woods and a creek). Have better vacations that are more fun and less stress!! That's our summer 2020 resolution (even if we can't get out of the house much because of COVID).


The Stat of the Week is all about international vacation travelers and comes from the UN World Tourism Organization's 2019 International Tourism report.

Rachael also mentioned this very funny YouTube video by I Mom So Hard: I Swimsuit Season So Hard.


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