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Custom Itinerary: San Diego To Yellowstone By RV

Custom Itinerary: San Diego To Yellowstone By RV

Q. Darlene K. of Poway, California asks for recommended campgrounds to accommodate her 28-foot-long RV on the route between her home and Yellowstone. A. Thank you for your inquiry about campgrounds along the route from San Diego in California to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming/Montana....

Tauck Tours Reunion on Lake Luzerne

Custom Itinerary: 75th Birthday Celebration That's Cheaper by the Dozen

Q.  Cynthia B of New York City asks "Can you help me plan a vacation to celebrate my 75th birthday? I would like to travel with my family of 12, including five grandkids between the ages of 8 and 13, and their 7 parents. I'd like something grand like maybe a safari if that's not...

Canada & US Flag

Custom Itinerary: Crossing the Canadian Border with Children

Q.  Lynn S of England asks about the travel permission letter she may need for her upcoming trip with her daughter to the U.S.  She will be traveling to Chicago first to stay with friends there,  then this American family will be taking her and her daughter with them to Canada for a...

Haiti schoolchildren

Custom Itinerary: Volunteering Vacation with Older Teens

Q: Andy L. of Conneticuit has decided that it's high time his kids learned something about the value of money. He's decided to take them on a volunteer trip so they can do some work with their hands and witness with their own eyes how people less fortunate than them live, but is unsure...

Chinatown Boy

Custom Itinerary: Foodie Favorite New York Restaurants with Kids

Q.  What happens when real foodies come to New York to chow down but have fussy eaters in tow?  Two things usually.  # 1. Parents get childcare through their hotel and go out in the evening for a long, leisurely and expensive, to-die-for meal. And / Or # 2. They go ethnic and bring...

Minivan Road Trip

Favorite Resources For Planning Family Road Trips

Planning a family road trip is a major undertaking, but it's one of the best value and most rewarding family vacations you can do. After all, you've got your own wheels (and a place to sleep if need be), the open road, time on your hands, serendipity, resources to keep you out of trouble,...

San Francisco Cablecar

Custom Itinerary: San Francisco And Yosemite on Tight Budget

Q.  Cathy P. and family of St. Peters, Missouri are visiting San Francisco and Yosemite National Park and want budget hotel and sightseeing ideas along the way. A.  Thank you for your note requesting itinerary planning advice for your upcoming trip to California.  As we understand it...

Custom Itinerary: Ideal One-Month Tour of California with Kids

Custom Itinerary: Ideal One-Month Tour of California with Kids

Q. Alan T. of Perth, Western Australia, is planning a month-long family vacation in California with his young children, and wants suggestions for the ideal itinerary. A.  Thank you for your interest in FTF's custom trip planning service. Since you have the entire month of September for a California...

Custom Itinerary - RV Trip through The Rockies

Custom Itinerary - RV Trip through The Rockies

Q. Mark H. of Milford, New Hampshire asks about renting an RV, building an itinerary, and practical details for his roadtrip to the national parks of the Rocky Mountain states. A.  Thanks for requesting help with your upcoming RV trip to the National Parks in the Rockies, starting in Nevada...

Custom Itinerary: Fun For Teens on a California National Parks Roadtrip

Custom Itinerary: Fun For Teens on a California National Parks Roadtrip

Q. Kiki N. of Farmington, Connecticut is planning a road trip with driving age teens to see California's national parks, and wants advice on their itinerary, costs, hotels, and airfare. A.  A California road trip that will include the destinations San Francisco, Yosemite, Sequoia National Park...