There is a theme to the gifts that are wrapped under the tree this year. For your husband, you have wrapped a sleeping bag, a new pair of hiking boots, and a new fishing rod. For your college age son, you have wrapped a really large package that is a new mountain trail bicycle. For […]
Planning a Family Vacation? Take Them to a Local Camping Site
When it’s time for a fun family vacation, one of America’s most popular choices is staying at local camping sites. In 2010, for example, around 400 million people went on camping trips. The next year, in 2011, families spent 534.9 million days at family camping vacation spots. Then in 2013, the 2014 American Camper Report […]
6 Tips to Make Your Cabin Camping Trip Great
Are you planning a camping trip for your family? These are incredibly popular trips for family vacations. More than 40 million Americans aged six and older went camping on 2013. That is about 14% of the population in the United States, this is according to the 2014 American Camper Report. You have a lot of […]
How to Save Money on Your Next Family Vacation
Going on vacation for kids means fun and good food and fun times but sometimes for adults it can merely mean a lot of money. Of course, you want there to be memory making and family bonding and special moments but in the back of your mind, as an adult, it’s hard to be excited […]
Who Says Life Can’t Be a Fairy Tale?
Sometimes you just need another point of view. It is a healthy mind that constantly looks to see the world from as many perspectives as possible in order to understand it. And sometimes you need to get away from the hustle and bustle of it all in order to calm your mind and find those […]
4 Reasons To Buy a Ranch
For many people, the word “ranch” brings to mind images of the cowboy-ridden Wild West, but those aren’t the ranch properties of today. There are several types of ranches to choose from, and ranching provides many services and benefits that we often take for granted. If you’re looking at ranch properties, here are four benefits […]
Last Minute Condo Rental Deals
The summer is quickly coming to an end. Children are going back to school and starting up their extracurricular activities. Parents are preparing for a busy fall and school year. These last few weeks may be the last chance to squeeze in a family vacation. Most families are unable to find enough time for a […]
Have You Been Camping in the Fall Woods?
It used to be that campgrounds would be empty and deserted after Labor Day, but that is changing. Early fall camping trips offer a different experience from the summer, and more and more people are choosing to take a weekend off to go on family camping trips in the fall. The woods are spectacular, the […]
What Kids Want on Vacation
One of my fondest memories of vacationing as a child is when we went on our family camping trips. My father was a computer engineer and spent most of his time sitting on his computer, even when he was home. My mother was a house wife and spend her time cleaning and cooking for our […]
Does Your Family Have a Summer Vacation Planned?
It is the one regret of the summer. Although the family agreed that this summer would be a slower schedule, it still flew by too quickly. It is barely the end of July and your oldest daughter has already headed back to her college campus, 12 hours away from home. And while everyone agreed that […]
