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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are big pains at home when their schedule is disrupted and things stray from the expected routine. However, when we are traveling and everything is unpredictable, they surprisingly go with the flow. We do our best to provide comfort and predictability around bedtime and mealtime, meaning food is always available during expected times and there's a comfortable place to sleep when needed. Distractions are also available, and there's a plan B in case you need to bail.

The types of vacations we have done are things like Acadia, white mountains in NH/Santa's Village, lake champlain in VT, northern california/SF, San Diego/Legoland, Arizona, beach house in NC. We will usually rent airbnbs and combine outdoor activities like hiking, biking, kayaking, sailing, with sightseeing, dining out, local attractions, maybe a day at home if the house has a pool. Obviously a little different for a week at the beach, which we do with extended family every other year.

Again - we don't have easy kids. They are now 9, 7, and 5. They are stubborn, whiny, picky eaters, prone to tantrums. But they have surprised us by being easy travelers. We have combined activities that we the parents enjoy and did pre-kids (active outdoors, sightseeing) with the kid-friendly attractions (typical vacation kid things like go karts, small amusement parks). The key is to pick locations and itineraries that are flexible enough to pivot if a rotten mood threatens to ruin anything.[/quote]

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