California: Myself
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Family Vacation
Asked by N.H. from Chicago
on April 29, 2013
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Growing up you think of all the places and vacation spots you never traveled to but now that you have your own, family and kids, you want to get to get to some of thes...
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- national parks, camping, fishing, hiking, boating. to major cities, to small towns. theme parks, to the museums, to monster car/ nascar/ horseraces. to the ball game, ...
- I second Black Hills/Badlands and Washington DC. We took our boys to the Black Hills when they were about 13 and 10. It was perfect. There were a lot of fun things ...
- I'm not familiar with your area but your kids are the perfect age for family road trips. Just take some of the suggestions for your region below, check out tripadvisor...
DisneyLand (California) Vacation Packages
Asked by H.K. from Houston
on April 29, 2007
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Hello, My family and my husbands brothers family would like to travel to California in September to go to DisneyLand for the first time with our children,(we each have...
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- Most Disney Stores have package info and if they don't have a wall set up with info you can always ask a store employee!! Good Luck and Have a Blast!!
- You can go to Disney's website and book everything through there. I had a family member that just went to Florida that way, and they really had everything mapped out ...
- Hi H., I am a travel agent and am happy to help you out. Please email me at ____@____.com. Include the dates of travel that you are interested in and the ages of ...
Northern California Vacation
Asked by M.P. from Dallas
on June 28, 2010
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My husband and I are planning a week long vacation to California for our 5th anniversary in November. We are flying into San Francisco and taking the PCH down to LA, ...
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- It might be a bit rainy in San Francisco itself but the weather might be better in Napa. Great places to stop en route to LA include Carmel, Big Sur, Santa Barbara. ...
- I would definitely squeeze Napa in. Beautiful there and there is a great place called Castello di Amorosa that is a great place for pictures and make sure you sign up...
- Hearst Castle in Big Sur was fun for us! The Monterey Bay Aquarium was also impressive. (We didn't even have kids at the time.)
Vacation
Asked by M.C. from Raleigh
on July 25, 2009
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Hey Mama's! I'm just wondering what your thoughts are on a vacation situation. See I know a mom who is going on vacation for a week and leaving her two kids (4 yrs. ...
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- heck no this isnt selfish. if i could make the arrangements i would do the same!
- No, I don't think it's selfish. Moms need time to relax and rejuvenate and no one is going to make that happen for us. Good for her that she arranged everything so tha...
- My parents never took us along on their vacations. They would leave my brother and I with our grandparents and go off in their car for a week. They didn't say where ...
Tell Me What It's like.....California!
Asked by C.C. from Houston
on January 14, 2012
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Living in California. I can only sit here on this Saturday afternoon dreaming of what it would be like to live there. Not that I ever am gonna move...but I have alwa...
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- What's it like living in California? I guess it depends on where you live... Like Lippy Lu, I grew up in Fremont...as the town grew my dad moved us a few miles nort...
- I'm a Northern Californian, born and raised. I'm here to tell you, there is nowhere on Earth that is better than San Francisco. Nowhere. (Okay, I do have a fondness fo...
- Depends a lot on what part of CA you live in. Bay Area (San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, etc) is different than Southern CA (LA, Orange County and San Diego). I've...
Vacation!
Asked by C.D. from Louisville
on March 20, 2007
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ok.. my husband and i would love to take a vacation.. we have a 6 months old.. when we go on vacation she will be 9 months old.. she is going to go with us we just don...
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- I would think about the time zones. Going west can be hard. I don't know how strict you are with naps and bedtime, but if you are hoping to keep her on somewhat of a s...
- We just took our 10 mo old to see relatives in South America. She did amazing and although we mainly visited with family she enjoyed the trips out to shopping and the ...
- I think maybe a trip to the mountains like renting a cabin .You could go for small hikes and just take her outside and let her learn about the outdoors kids love being...
Where to Vacation?
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on January 1, 2009
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Hi Mommies! I am sure it is not news to you that the economy is rough and is expected to get a little worse this new year. So far, my husband has been fine with his ...
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- last summer for the 4th of july we went to Beaver's Bend OK www.beaversbendcreativeescapes.com or www.beaversbend.com (boken bow national park) close enough to HOME b...
- Check out cruises again, weve done it w/ 6 people 3 kids 3 adults and i think it was great for the $$. All the on borad entertainment is free for the kids and you all ...
- One of our favorite family vacations was to Destin, Florida. It's absolutely beautiful! There are a wide selection of hotels to fit your budget. The beaches are very w...
Hotels in California...affordable
Asked by S.H. from Phoenix
on April 21, 2009
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My husband and I are looking for cheap rooms in California near the ocean. Our 7 and 11 year old daughters managed to get straight A all year long and we would like to...
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- I'm from Laguna Beach, and there is a little motel in Dana Point Harbor that I don't think is too bad. I think it's called the Marina Inn, and a few of the rooms have...
- Two nice ones are in Encinitas. actually most are nice except the best western. my favorite is Leucadia Inn... its adorable and has little kitchenettes in each of the ...
- Welcome to the Hotel California....such a lovely place...
California Moms, Do You like Living in California? Is It Really That Bad?
Asked by C.J. from Dallas
on September 14, 2012
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OK , since my last post about moving and relocating, my husband and I had narrowed it down to either Chesapeake, VA (Thanks Leigh! for suggesting VA) or Manchester, NH...
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- It's great. I don't know what websites you have been researching on. There's a ton of culture and everything you want to do, within a 4 hour drive. If you are ult...
- I lived there (in between SJ and SF) and it's addicting bc of the weather. And while I was a bit turned off initially by the incredible diversity - I wasn't used to b...
- California housing is expensive. That is the biggest negative for us. But honestly, there are a lot of things that we don't pay for that other people do... for example...
Best Family Vacation EVER!
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on August 1, 2011
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So we have decided that next year we want to take some sort of family vacation. A REAL vacation. One that does not involve visiting distant relatives. Something just ...
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- We went to Myrtle Beach this summer. Rented a townhouse with beach access, shuttle service to schlepp everything for free, a little private water park, several pools,...
- since you're in TX, what about the Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, etc.? Or I do like the suggestions for Yellowstone. & I think your family is the perfect age f...
- I vote for Yellowstone. Lots of mainstream easy walking paths for kids that young. We went last summer when kids were JUST turned 6 and 8. Another fun place is Mamm...
