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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m so amazed by the fancy itineraries on this board. Costa Rica, Hawaii and Europe, packed with fun activities all day every day.

How is everyone finding the energy to do all this during a week off? Don’t you get jet lagged? Are you not tired the first 2-3 days of the trip, decompressing from the grind of work and parenthood?

I feel like I’m alone in wanting to do more adventurous vacations but just not having the energy capacity for more than a relaxing beach trip with the kids.

I envy and applaud those who do more! Please tell me your secret.[/quote]

I am single parent and I travel frequently with six year old for business trips and "hush cations" where I need to work. I don't have secrets, but I do have some tips. When I had an au pair, I brought her. Because some of my high school friends have late teens or college students who are kind of "finding themselves," I have brought them along on trips - paying them, and paying for their expenses. I have also brought siblings and or adult friends with limited budgets where I pay for all expenses - and they hang out with kid while I work. If I travel by myself - and I need childcare, I use Care.com or a local nanny service. Otherwise, if it is just me and kid, I lower expectations for myself. Kids need to learn to self-soothe and deal with boredom. I actually love the beach with her. We go for the entire day with a cooler, some ratty beach toys, and books. No tech. If she whines, I create a scavenger hunt or give her bag and we walk and pick up trash. I rent an an umbrella and chairs and use state parks - much easier than carrying a lot of stuff and trying to find parking in Rehoboth. Internationally, I try to go for longer periods and put her in local camps. I also lower expectations of seeing everything. We just had a weekend trip Rome between destinations. We ate a lot of gelato, walked around a ton, but didn't do a lot of touristy stuff because we wanted to avoid the crowds. At this age taking the subway or staying in airbnbs is very exciting. We almost always stay in airbnbs and do one meal a day out, everything else is casual food in the airbnb. [/quote]

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