Top 5 Secluded Travel Destinations | #travel #vacation
When it comes to deciding where to vacation, few places are better than destinations off the beaten path. By choosing an area with some seclusion, you can avoid heavily trafficked tourist areas and give yourself a relaxing atmosphere. With a little research, you can find a wonderful place to spend your time with family and avoid the pitfalls and expenses of tourist traps. 1. Uxmal, Mexico Image via flickr by Esparta Located just an hour's drive from Merida, the capital of the Yucatan state, Uxmal provides visitors a chance to see Mayan ruins in all their splendor, but with about…
6 Ways to Save Up for That Dream Vacation | #vacation #finance
If you plan for an awesome vacation each year and it never comes to fruition, perhaps you need a better strategy on how to save for it. Here are six tips to help you reach this goal. 1. Become a Coupon Clipper Image via Flickr by PC Magazine offers a review on the best coupon websites, a shopping saver you need now. Use coupons from direct mailers and your newspaper. Many stores also have in-house point of sale coupons you can use to lower your shopping budget. Other coupon options include scanning coupons to smartphones or tablets using apps like…
Things My Kids Say: My boys on Vacation, Great Wolf Lodge
Last month, we took a trip, with the entire family, to Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas. We had several roadblocks on the way, and the boys (Hawk, 4 and Braxton, 7) were amazed at all of the new, undiscovered-by-them territory we were trekking. At the site of a cemetary - Hawk: That's where you get killed and then you love each other. Brax: Yeah, that's why there's flowers everywhere. Beside same cemetary - Brax: Those limbs in the tops of the trees are perfect deer horns. Chit chat about the 2 Slip n' Side Braxton got as birthday presents (one…