There’s No Such Thing As A Summer ‘vacation’ With Little Kids—but This Is Why I Still Travel With My Children
We took our big family vacation early this summer. It made sense to plan our trip for the beginning of the season, right after school had gotten out and before we’d all had a chance to fall into the pit of summer inertia. I toyed with the idea of taking a second trip later in the summer, maybe to the beach. But now that we’re into August and the temperature has climbed into the 90s and the children have become somewhat … feral … I’ve decided that the only place we’ll be visiting is Nope Beach in Nopeville!
Don’t judge me for not wanting to take another “vacation” with my kids. Anyone who has children, or has traveled with children, knows that planning a summer vacation with children is work. Our summer trip to Chicago (we live in Virginia) was months in the making. From airline tickets ...