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Road trips, city weekends, group trips and the gear that survives all three.

GuideDean Shaw1 Oct 20266 min

Same lake, same week, every summer

Novelty is overrated. The trip your kids still talk about at forty is the one you repeat, and it takes more planning than you'd think.

The cabin wins at five nights. The hotel wins at two.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Your first long motorcycle trip should be 300-mile days

Plan the fuel stops, ride a loaded shakedown weekend first, and stop trying to prove something on day one.

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Give your kids one name before you get out of the car

Battlefields overwhelm children by the acre. One soldier, one story, and two stops will do more than a whole tour road.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Start with Zion in late April, not Yellowstone in July

The first national park you take your kids to should be small, walkable and shuttle-served. Three that forgive beginners, and the parks worth saving for later.

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Buy the sleeping pads first and the tent second

A family of four can camp well on about eight items. Everything else is optional, and half of it is a trap the store wants you to walk into.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Cruising with kids works until the fourth sea day

A cruise is a hotel that moves while you sleep. That's the best thing about it and the worst, and the itinerary decides which.

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Your son won't talk until day three, so plan four days

A father-son trip lives or dies on the boring stuff: who drives, who holds the money, and how much you leave unscheduled.

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Pick the honeymoon number first, then pick the place

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Is your money actually in order?

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Most scams abroad run the same four plays

Learn the shape of the con and the taxi line stops being scary, the crowded metro stops being scary, and you get your vacation back.

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Buy travel insurance for the medevac, not the lost bag

Most policies get sold on baggage and bought on fear. The parts worth paying for are medical, evacuation, and a 14-day clock most people miss.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Ask these questions before you wire the fishing lodge deposit

The nightly rate is maybe two-thirds of what you'll actually pay, and the answers to six questions decide whether the week is worth it.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Draw a 350-mile circle and book the trip inside it

Set the dollar number before the destination, keep the drive under six hours, and the cheap family vacation builds itself.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Two nights, ninety minutes away, and one page of instructions

The anniversary weekend works when you plan the handoff harder than the hotel. Do the boring part Thursday, and Saturday takes care of itself.

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Go to the Holy Land with fifteen people, not fifty

Group size decides your pilgrimage more than the itinerary does. What to ask before you wire the deposit, and what the brochure price leaves out.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Request the airport wheelchair even if Dad walks fine

The trip with your parents works or fails on about eight small logistics calls, and most people make none of them.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

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Mount Rushmore takes ninety minutes. Plan the other six days.

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Pick the coast by the water, not the pictures

Gulf or Atlantic, the surf decides whether your kids have a great week or you spend it hauling a crying four-year-old out of the shore break.

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How to do Alaska by cruise, train or truck

The Inside Passage, the Denali Star and the Alaska Highway solve three completely different problems. Pick the one that fits who's coming.

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From the Travel archive

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Pack the car by category, not by person

Car seats, strollers and TSA with a baby in your arms

Ask for a different room and other travel safety habits

The small towns that earn a three-day weekend

What a seven-night cruise actually costs once you add it all up

Worth an hour of your evening

Quiz yourself, then your friends

Your first long motorcycle trip should be 300-mile days

Give your kids one name before you get out of the car

Start with Zion in late April, not Yellowstone in July

Buy the sleeping pads first and the tent second

Cruising with kids works until the fourth sea day

Your son won't talk until day three, so plan four days

Pick the honeymoon number first, then pick the place

Most scams abroad run the same four plays

Buy travel insurance for the medevac, not the lost bag

Ask these questions before you wire the fishing lodge deposit

Draw a 350-mile circle and book the trip inside it

Two nights, ninety minutes away, and one page of instructions

Go to the Holy Land with fifteen people, not fifty

Request the airport wheelchair even if Dad walks fine

Mount Rushmore takes ninety minutes. Plan the other six days.

The cheap island is the big one, and the cheap month is October

Pick the coast by the water, not the pictures

How to do Alaska by cruise, train or truck