Vacation Places

Resources for making any family vacation idea a reality: the Best Vacation Places USA, All Inclusive resort vacations, Caribbean beaches, Disney theme parks, great cities of Europe, top winter getaways, Africa safaris, the Australian outback and vacation spots around the world.

Pets Are Welcome at Inn by the Sea, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

The Maine Getaway: Inn by the Sea, Cape Elizabeth

A vacation getaway to Maine brings to mind beautiful coastal views, relaxation, sandy beaches, outdoors exploration, and great seafood. The Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth is the perfect home base where you can experience all of this and more during your family holiday. Located directly on...

Category: USA by State

The Road Less Traveled

  It seems like nearly every vacation I’ve been on, I’ve mostly known what to expect. While I’ve been on too many trips to count, they’ve all been to seemingly familiar places. I’d never really branched out past conventional beach stays or numerous theme park...

Category: USA by State
Back country camping in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan

Family Camping Trip Options

When you think about camping, what do you picture? Do you see a tent, or a pop-up camper? Are you boiling spring water, or drinking from the campground water spigot? Camping means different things to different people, from the hardcore, mountaineering types, to the comfort-seeking log cabin...

Category: US & Canada
Obama's painting at his Barber Shop

Touring The Obama Neighborhoods Of Chicago

We walk through the Obama family's most cherished neighborhoods in Chicago, with Chicago Greeter Tours... There it is, a corner house on Hyde Park Boulevard, half hidden by trees and across a side street from a Byzantine-style synagogue: the home of the President of the United States. Chicago...

Category: US & Canada
Jamaican beach

Jamaican Paradise

               It was the Summer of 2008. My family and I had boarded the Carnival Sensation cruise ship. I could here the Jamaican band playing tunes as I walked the deck of the ship. My 17 year old sister and I had been waiting for this moment since our...

Our group of volunteers, sent to serve

Night and Day

They’re as different as night and day”. I’ve heard those words throughout my life, but they never seemed truer than when I worked on a service project on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. I know it sounds strange to say you are serving others in a place like Honolulu. From the tourist...

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An Asian New York City

            In an embarking journey through a Thailand, I experienced many traditions that are not common in the United States. Bangkok had a lot of skyscrapers, people, and traffic. I was surprised to witness people in long pants walking...

Category: Asia
Sunset over the Mediterranean Sea

Reacquainting Myself With The Mediterranean

Most teenagers are on a constant search for who they are and with me, it was no different.  But adding two countries, one transatlantic migration and three cultures fused together never made my search any easier. I was born in the Middle East, raised in Southern Lebanon. My family and I came...

My Family in North Carolina

One Trip to Rule Them All

          My family doesn't get to go on very many vacations.  We are limited by many things, money being one of them.  Another notable thing about this trip is that it is the first time in my life that I felt very close with my Dad.  We usually argue a...

Category: US & Canada
Flying Elvises at Six Flags Skyscreamer Preview

Preview Of New Six Flags Thrill Ride SkyScreamer

The weather couldn't have been better on the morning of Thursday, May 17 for the inaugural run of Six Flags' newest ride, SkyScreamer, christened by 30 members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) decked out in Elvis garb. With a name like that, I must admit, I was a little skeptical...

Category: USA by State