Imagine a place just a couple hours away from the Baltimore-Washington DC metro area, where wild animals seem almost tame, where you’ll find over 500 miles of well marked hiking trails leading to waterfalls and trickling streams, with beautiful rustic cabins that help you connect with nature. You can even stay the night and awaken in the beauty of a mountain with boulders estimated at a billion years old…. that place is Shenandoah National Park. [Read more…]

How to Choose a Resort for Multi-generational Travel – Making a vacation happen with multiple generations of people could get rather challenging. One year, I tried to get all my family together, and I just chose the least expensive place I could find for everyone. Well, the pool was broken, the kids were fighting, and the whole thing can quickly turn into chaos with a lot of whining and complaining!

I mean in theory sounds fabulous. You have tons of babysitters, cousins can play with each other, and everyone you love is in one place. However, if you don’t choose just right, you may leave feeling like you just threw yourself under a bus.

To avoid the pitfalls of complaining, fighting, and anyone leaving, you need to stay in a resort that offers a little something for everyone – adventure, serenity, peace, activities and even something for thrill seekers. Can it be done? You betcha!

For a few decades it seems we became a society that didn’t value the wisdom of grandparents but I think we’ve come a full 360 degrees and families have come to realize the benefits of having grandparents in the home and especially on vacation! Planning multi-generational travel is one of the fastest growing areas for the travel industry and with all the positives involved, it’s not hard to see why! Whether living close together or a thousand miles apart, families are coming together to enjoy a break from the daily grind and the benefits for everyone are tremendous. Experiences are the spice of life! [Read more…]