My Family Travels | Latest Articles
Student Article
They are More Afraid of You Than You are of Them

          I just returned this past week from a vacation with my family to South Dakota. The soul reason for this trip was to visit family members. It...

Read More    2 min read

Student Article
Our Trip (Which Involved a Castle and the Longest Sled Run in the World)

While we all love excitement, my family has never been known for its dedication to thrill seeking. But when some good friends asked us to go sledding with them, we immediately agreed. After all,...

Read More    3 min read

Article
Istanbul Family-Friendly Hotels And Restaurants

In the past decade, tourism to Istanbul, Turkey has increased significantly, with families from around the world crowding its hotels and restaurants. The year 2011 saw more than 31.3 million...

Read More    9 min read

Student Article
Ascutney Mountain Trials

 Our camping adventure began...

Read More    3 min read

Student Article
Lost in a Foreign Land

My family of six had been talking about traveling to Europe for years. It didn’t happen until just recently. During the summer of 2011, I went on a family vacation to Italy. We traveled to...

Read More    3 min read

Student Article
Alaska After Dark

The empty theater was dim at 3 a.m., illuminated only by the strings of delicate lights lining the aisle floors. Our voices came out hushed, absorbed into the thick carpet, the endless rows of red velvet...

Read More    3 min read

Student Article
The Building of a Fire

I remember arrival quite well. We were in the Grand Canyon National Park. The trees were such a radiant green and the sky was decorated with blue-gray clouds. There was nothing out...

Read More    2 min read

Student Article
Castle of Miracles

" Here we are girls! We made it at last!" shouted my mother. Anyssa and I peered out the car window and what we saw before us brought huge smiles to our faces. There was a a sign that...

Read More    2 min read

Student Article
Costa Rica: What Tourists Don’t See

In our first trek into the third world my family left for Costa Rica during the winter of 2010. What I had envisioned to be a tropical paradise with expansive sailboat harbors and multi-million dollar...

Read More    2 min read