I’m a big believer in day trips as a form of travel, especially with kids. There’s nothing to beat acting like a tourist in your own town. And even when I go to other places I have a day-tripper mentality. I find a home base, preferably in the form of a short-term rental apartment, and use that as a jumping-off point for outings. I’ve found that my children can go all day long but like returning to the same place to sleep instead of switching from town to town or hotel to hotel.
One of our all-time favorite such day trips was when we visited Monet’s Garden in Giverny. Sure it was an hour-long train ride to and from Paris, but that only offered time to rest our legs and nap.
I hope you’ll enjoy some of our other favorite day trips, some local to us, some not:
Comments
Tracy
http://www.ourtravellifestyle.com/
March 31, 2011 at 11:42 p.m.
We were in a retro cafe in Thailand a few months back that had typewriters on display. The kids had no clue what they were.
jamie
http://www.travelsavvymom.com/
April 1, 2011 at 10:14 a.m.
Debbie: this totally made my day!
Shelly
http://blog.travelswithbaby.com/
April 1, 2011 at 10:23 a.m.
This is hilarious! I was recently explaining typewriters to my daughters and they looked at me like I had to be kidding. Then all of a sudden one blurted out, "Oh, you mean like they have on the cartoons sometimes?" ;-)
WanderMom
http://wandermom.com/kid-travel-photos/origami-in-hue/
April 1, 2011 at 8:16 p.m.
In 2005 my husband's grandmother died. We talked to the kids about the fact that she'd lived almost 100 years. They were under-impressed, so my husband starting listing all the things we take for granted (in our home) that didn't exist when she was their age. They hummed + nodded to everything until he got to computers when their reaction went into immediate panic. It was a hoot!
BTW: I was thinking of E when I put up my post today. I thought of all the kids I know, he might appreciate it :)
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