http://www.familyvacationcentral.com Travel reviews and information for families on vacation Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:41:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is such a "wow" factor about Vancouver Island. There are big vistas, like the one atop Mount Washington. There are impressive mountain ranges, like the jagged Mackenzie Range. With more than 2,100 miles of coastline, there are choices of water views, such as the wide expanse of the Pacific Ocean ... http://www.familyvacationcentral.com/what-ot-see-on-vancouver-island-british-columbia.html If you’re like millions of other Americans, this summer you and your family are likely to buckle up the kids in the back seat, strap luggage to the roof and set out for a vacation driving the nation's roadways. And if you do, there is one thing as certain as ... http://www.familyvacationcentral.com/websites-to-plan-your-family-road-trip.html Found this list from Cosavoo.com and wanted to share. As we all know there are a lot of things to think about when we travel with our very young children and here are some tips that make it that much easier for everyone. Ask the hotel about child facilities Some resorts are ... http://www.familyvacationcentral.com/tips-to-travelling-with-the-kids.html I have just seen a great list of tools that you can use on your computer to plan and have your next road trip. The site Mashable is all about the cutting edge of high tech but today there is this article that list 20 tools that Mashable thinks are the ... http://www.familyvacationcentral.com/high-tech-tools-for-a-road-trip.html Here is a great list that I just ran across of great vacations for families. I am not sure how accurate the list is but these certainly look like great places to check out with the wife and kids. 1. Fly fishing, Scotland If your kids love to fish this is the ... http://www.familyvacationcentral.com/top-10-family-vacations.html Winnipeg is the capital city of Manitoba in canada and is a nice place to visit as a family. There are a lot of attractions including the famous "Coldest Street Corner" in Canada at Portage and Main and the Forks which is where a lot of the winnipeg festivals are ... http://www.familyvacationcentral.com/winnipeg-four-points-sheraton-hotel.html I just ran into the greatest camping checklist. This is soemthing that I have looked for for a while as every time that I go camping I forget some stuff, overpack, take things that I thought would matter but don't and of course I worry about getting cold so I ... http://www.familyvacationcentral.com/the-greatest-camping-checklist.html We really have to come up with a better name for this but in essence multigenerational travel is when parents bring their kids and their parents on vacation together. Here is what Dorothy Brown from the Philidelphia Inquirer described it as: Some call it "multigenerational travel." Others call it "grand tripping." ... http://www.familyvacationcentral.com/multigenerational-travel.html Susan Sessions Rugh has written a great book about the history of the family camping or at least car driving adventure. The book is called The Golden Age of American Family Vacations and in it she captures some of what I grew up with in the 70's the travelling of ... http://www.familyvacationcentral.com/53.html My family is yet to go to Disney World in Florida but a friend of mine has and just also showed me a great way to use Google Earth to see Video, pics and flybys of the DisneyWorld resort. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is harnessing the power of Google Earth ... http://www.familyvacationcentral.com/great-way-to-see-disneyworld-online.html