More than one veteran traveler we talked to suggested that the United States is one of the worst places to travel with kids. International Travel, or: Mommy, Will You Spread Some Goose Liver On My Baguette? Keep this section, go forth, be happy this summer and multiply. We've weeded out the self-interested (the family all-inclusives pushed by travel agents) and the obvious (a week at the beach in Rehoboth). We talked to parents and a bunch of people in the business, and they shared with us their favorite family destinations and trips. You want to stand on top of your recently reshingled rooftop and scream: Just let me have one week, oh travel gods, a sweet vacation memory that I can hold in my palm like a tiny, still bird in this flock of seamless days. Doing something that both you and the kids will enjoy and - who knows? - maybe even derive some benefit from. What you want is simple: A chance to step back and get away, with your family, from the madness. Last time you checked, your baby daughter had five teeth. You try to fathom the stock market, you argue with the cable company about the reception. In the evenings, you fold clothes, mow the lawn, make plans for a bedroom in the basement for your growing teen. They might as well stick a vacuum cleaner in your pocket."ĭoes that leave for a thinking parent? You work every day. we create these bizarre, artificial, fenced-off environments for families traveling with kids," says Dan Hallinan, co-owner with his wife, Wendy, of Travelling With Children, a San Francisco family-travel agency. The water is as hot as - you guessed it - and as packed as a trout hatchery. "Can we ask someone to turn down the music?" my nephew asks quietly, clearly defeated, holding his arms out in hopes of the mildest breeze.įorty minutes later we find the wave pool at the opposite end of the park. We're clutching Big Gulp-size watery lemonades, desperately sucking at the bent straws, praying for relief from the relentless sun and the speakers hidden in every shrub that have been blaring songs like "It's a Small World After All" at piercing decibels since 8 a.m. It's 105 degrees, and I'm walking with a 10-year-old boy on the searing pavement at Sea World in San Antonio. (Above photo by Curtis Compton, below by Lucian Perkins/The Washington Post) Among European cities, Venice is a kids' favorite: Not only are there domes and arches and pigeons and water to explore, the entire city smells like a creek. You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Europe.Above: In Atlanta, you can learn to climb trees with your kids.
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