Family Travel Adventures, Vacation Ideas, Travel Tips, Trusted Expert Advice

Looking for the ideal family travel adventure?
Plan your spring and summer getaways. Find lots of ideas here!

1. Start with Your Travel Guide – packed full of adventure ideas along with essential "how-to" advice.
2. Then pick a favorite destination or activity in Adventure Travel Ideas – grouped by interests.
3. Connect with families who love to travel in The Gathering Place – find support and encouragement.
4. Browse Your Travel Journals for memorable family adventures. Also, share your favorites.
5. Once you pick a vacation, turn to the Travel Experts and Resource Center for the practical help.

Happy Travels!

Best Spring Break - Baja, Mexico

Share one of CW's best travel adventures in Baja California, Mexico--spot California Gray whales in Magdalena Bay; explore the Baja desert alive with unique cacti; kayak along side breaching manta ray in the Sea of Cortez; swim among playful sea lions at Los Islotes; hike the arroyos of Isla Espiritu Santo; and surf the waves at Todos Santos.

Spring Getaway along a Scenic Byway

Take to the road for a family travel adventure this spring and get away and experience the sites, views, and heritage along these American Scenic Byways.

Allure of the Seas Cruise Adventure

Join Jill and her family on a summer vacation cruise as they explore the RCCL's Allure of the Seas and its city on the high seas with 7 neighborhoods, countless family sports and activities, top notch entertainment and the best of restaurants. It's family travel adventure at its best.

San Francisco - 10 Free Activities!

San Francisco is a favorite among visitors, including Jill and her family. Jill shares several of her favorite activities in and around the city by the bay. And, they are all free!

A Santa Fe Family Reunion

Join CW and his family for a Santa Fe adventure. Read about the amazing Miraculous Staircase, the flickering farolitos along Canyon Road, El Santuario's healing dirt, Georgia O'Keefe's colorful mesas and sunsets, the sacred Taos Pueblo, treasures of Ojo Caliente mineral springs, and the ruins of an ancient civilization in Bandelier National Monument.

How to make the best of family travel...

Family travel provides many memorable moments, but it also can create a variety of unexpected events. Find out how to make the best of those possible travel mishaps. Here are a few tips to get you through the holidays.

Wisconsin's National Scenic Trail

Track the path of the shaggy mammoth, saber tooth tiger, cave lion, and giant beaver along Wisconsin’s Ice Age National Scenic Trail.

Maine's Acadia National Park

Grab your camera and capture the vibrant fall colors – yellows, oranges, reds and crimsons – of the ever changing maple and birch trees at Acadia National Park located in Maine.

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Your Travel Guide

. . . looking for the ideal family adventure?

Turn to your trusted guide to great family adventure - written by families for families, the most reliable information around - 16 years strong!
• Read the Current Adventures.
• Browse the Newsletter Topics.
• Find more vacation ideas in the Back Issues.
• View the photo Scrapbook.

A few favorite travel adventure ideas for spring & summer vacations...

• Explore the Scenic Byways - Take to the road for a weekend getaway and experience the sites, views, and heritage along these American Scenic Byways.
• A Journey into Mongolia - Travel with Mary Ellen and her niece Sarah on an exotic adventure to Mongolia.
• Whistler's Spring Skiing - Spring at Whistler provides plenty of sunshine, wonderful snow and some of the “best of the best” skiing in North America.
• Hawaii's Big Island Adventure - Explore the rural character and unhurried pace of the Big Island with Kimberly and her son Miles.
• Jaunts about Italy -Travel through Northern Italy- the Lakes, Dolomites, Canals, villages, villas and more.

Find more Adventure Travel Ideas...

Adventure Travel Ideas

. . . find more vacation ideas here.

Choose from a variety of adventures grouped by destinations and activities.
• Pick a favorite destination... North America, Central & South America, Europe, Asia, Africa & Middle East, South Pacific, Around-the-World.
• Select a popular activity... Parks & Nature, Water & Beach, Winter & Snow, Wildlife Encounter, Learning, Cultural, Modes of Travel, Stays, Resorts & Theme Parks, Cities, Events & Attractions.

Resource Center

. . . packed full of helpful travel information

Looking for more trip planning information?

Find numerous travel Tips, Tricks & Tactics and
a variety of helpful Website Links.

Family Travel Journals

. . . share articles, photos & video of favorite adventures.

What makes a memorable travel adventure?

Check out Family Travel Journals - submitted by families like you. Post your favorite family vacation for family, friends, and community to enjoy.

It's fun and easy! Just register or login and submit a short anecdote or a photo and caption of your favorite travel experience.

The Gathering Place

. . . connect with families who love to travel.

Have vacation questions?
Need travel advice?
Looking to share ideas?

Come into The Gathering Place - your family travel forum, where you can connect with other families from around the globe.

Where is Miles?

Miles is climbing one of earth's geological wonders. Where is he? Click here to find out.

Tips, Tricks & Tactics

Great Family Vacations
...time and time again

A family vacation can be one of the most wonderful and remembered times of one’s life--longed to be repeated over and over. Planning... good planning... will make or break that family getaway.

"Talk Story"
with Deb Cornick
Publisher/Editor
Have Children Will Travel.

Have you planned your next family adventure? How about a weekend getaway or a spring and summer adventure? Browse about the many family travel adventures shared by traveling families - the most trusted advice around.

One of our favorite spring break travel adventures was to Baja, Mexico - kayaking, surfing, whale watching, snorkeling, fishing, hiking, learning about the culture and making new friends. Read more at Best Spring Travel Adventure.

Until next time...