Travels' Tapestry
June 2nd, 2011
Written by Wendy Innes in Travels' Tapestry with 3 Comments
As the flowers of spring and summer bloom, a family’s thoughts turn to vacations. However, many families dread traveling with children, and for good reason. Children often get cranky and impatient on trips. But with some forward thinking and preparation, the chaos can be kept to a minimum.Some things are universal when traveling with kids, regardless of the mode of transportation. Hungry kids are...
May 31st, 2011
Written by Talia Page in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
Everyone who watched “Lord of the Rings” knows that New Zealand is a hot spot for nature lovers. After all, in a country where humans only make up 5 percent of the animal population, one really should not expect to see manmade beauty, right? Wrong. There’s a lot more to New Zealand than meets the eye of the typical moviegoer. New Zealand is one of the few places where you can get a good dose of...
May 19th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
A road trip alone requires strategic planning that includes preparing where to stop and rest, where to stop and stop to check out the sights. The road trip becomes even more burdensome when four-legged friends are along for the ride.With pleading eyes, unending kisses, and eagerly wagging tails, how could travelling with pets be anything but the finest vacation idea ever composed? After...
May 12th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
Travel season is here. For an inexpensive but necessary retreat from work life, national parks are a great way to get away from it all and spend valuable time, not money, with the family.Abundantly dotting the landscape, national parks are conveniently situated for as far or as briefly a family wishes to travel. Finances may be tight, but national parks are as American as baseball and...
May 5th, 2011
Written by Talia Page in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
Australia may be on the tourist map, but there is a wild frontier feel about it. Sure, there’s great surfing, colorful coral reef to explore before it disappears, the sounds of variations of a Crocodile Dundee accent, and indeed, kangaroos hopping about. Those are all typical reasons for which people flock to Australia. But after you’ve satisfied your tourist checklist, and after you’ve...
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