Multi generational travel
Grab the Grandparents & Get Away – Greater Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley Have Something for Every Generation!
As we descended into Palm Springs International Airport, I half wondered whether we were doing the right thing in visiting the same vacation destination twice within 6 months. After all, our first trip to the Coachella Valley had only just taken place in May and now here we were – less than halfway
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Jamaican Hospitality Awaits at the Melia Braco Village
“No thanks, I’ve got it”, I say to the helpful concierge at Jamaica’s Melia Braco Village as she asks to take my bag, “I’m an independent girl!” She smiles at me and says in that divine Jamaican lilt, “Yes, my lady, but so am I! And I’m here to make
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Make Your Multi-Generational Holiday in Southern California a Breeze with these Tips & Tricks!
Traveling with a large group of family members can be oodles of fun but the potential for short fuses is high. Our recent multi-generational trip to Southern California was a great experience for everyone and here’s why! A Big House! We rented a house roomy enough to accommodate us all through
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Going to Camp Grandma – When kids stay with Grandparents, fun ensues!
A man faces his young grandson at the breakfast table one sunny summer morning. It’s the last day of their summer visit, two weeks in which grandparents and grandson got to indulge their whims. “Can I have chocolate cake, Gramps?” The man eyes the boy as he mulls this unusual
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Please your Parents and your Kids! Multi-Generation Travel Tips: The Types of Vacations that Work
Welcome to the sandwich generation! If you are the middle of the “sandwich,” you are caring for aging parents while also raising your own children. With three generations under your care, you have a lot of challenges, but thankfully, travelling as a group doesn’t have to be one of them.
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Hitting the Road with Your Parents AND Kids? Here’s How to Survive a Multi-generational Road Trip
Ahh, it’s finally here. There’s no time of year quite as exciting as the beginning of summer. The entire season feels stretched out ahead of you, doubly so for the kids who think summer’s going to last forever. Perhaps like other families, you’re riding the upward travel trend of planning a
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8 Reasons our Family Loves The Digby Pines Resort in Digby, Nova Scotia
This summer, our family spent a long weekend in Digby Nova Scotia. After spending one amazing night at Whale Cove Campground in Digby Neck, followed by a day of adventure Whale Watching on Brier Island, we settled into two nights of luxury at The Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa. We didn’t
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A Father’s Day Hike at Lake O’Hara Lodge
After years of planning exhilarating hikes with my dad — from Nepal’s three-week-long Annapurna Circuit to the 11 km trek into Alberta’s Skoki Lodge — I have one bit of advice: Sometimes it pays to leave it to the experts. While typically I do embrace the DIY getaway, those trips
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Big Family? Big Fun! |8 things to do on Oahu with kids
Have you ever tried to order pizza for a crowd? It’s near impossible to make everyone happy and someone will always pick the mushrooms off their slice. The same goes for picking excursions when on vacation with a total of 9 people over 3 generations. On a recent ‘big’ family
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