Taking a Vacation With Your Grandkids

Grandma and Grandpa love their grandkids, but taking a vacation with them just may be another whole story, unless that trip is something that everyone can enjoy.  This blog is going to attempt to iron out some wrinkles that might cause some friction and turn the trip into a vacation that seniors and their grandchildren together will enjoy.

Budget Travel Says Read This

There truly can be vacations that work best for the enjoyment of both the kids and the seniors. Budget Travel suggests that your base might be a condo complex at a golf resort, a huge beach house, or a series of cabins in a national park. Whatever floats your collective interests—as long as it provides a place for gathering and eating together.

Family Vacation Critic to the Rescue

Here’s a great find for families that wish to travel all together on a vacation… the 10 Best Vacation Bets for Families in 2013.  You’ll find some great sites and suggestions that will help in your planning. Park City, Utah is certainly one that has caught my eye recently.  And we all know that San Diego is home to the world famous Zoo, Sea World and a hosts of other attractions that both senior travelers and their grandkids will enjoy. San Diego has a host of great family resorts and hotels that attract visitors from all over the world.

Seniors Enjoy Family Travel

Threads in Forum has several super sites that include tips for multigenerational travel, family bargains, a family cruise and more. FRDHolidays in Jamaica have a 50% off sale going on in celebration of Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary.  They cater to families, and children under 6 eat, stay and play free. Their site claims that FDR is the “Best all-inclusive family vacation destination in the world.”

15 Places Every Kid Should See

I’ve always felt that every high school student in the country should visit Washington, DC before graduation.  I stumbled on this site that lists 15 places every kid should see and I agree with them all. How about you?  Beyond fun and sometimes relaxation, senior vacations with grandkids can also provide opportunities to explore, learn, and grow together.

Best Family Friendly Vacations

I’ll wow you with this last one that TripAdvisor suggests for Best Family Friendly Vacations anywhere. I note that they placed Orlando #1 and for good reason. New York City was second and for good reason again.  That’s another place that I feel that youngsters need to visit prior to turning 21.  It’s an awesome city, but then again, so is Paris, and Rome and London…

I was glad that they ranked Paris in there as #3.  My travel hero Rick Steves said recently in an interview when he was asked the best place in the world he had ever been…it was Paris. Enjoy your planning with your grandkids, seniors and have a super vacation together.  jeb