family travel
Wander answers all your questions about family travel except "Are we there yet?"
Trips Home on Old Montauk Highway
The summer air of Old Montauk Highway is always ripe with memories as I drive along the water, heading for our warm-weather haunt. From 2 to 23 I traveled this rolling road with my father in the driver’s seat, just as he had when he was young. My own son accompanied me from that point on, igniting old memories while making new ones with yet another generation.
By Gina Callea5 years ago in Wander
3 Family-Friendly Holiday Destinations in Sri Lanka
If you’re searching for the best family-friendly spots to explore in Sri Lanka, you’ve come to the right place. While the tiny tropical island is a renowned travel destination in itself, not all of Sri Lanka is uber family-friendly.
By Nelusha Wijesurendra5 years ago in Wander
Bishop Hill, IL
When I was young, I was forever being reminded of my Swedish roots, and the history of a little town called Bishop Hill, IL. I wore a crown of candles for Saint Lucy’s Day, and danced around a May pole at the start of summer. The place was magical to me, filled with wildflower gardens, cute little shops, a white picket fence town square with a May Day celebration every year, quilt shops, sweet breads, and of course, a candy store that sold Swedish fish by the pound. Still today, I am drawn to every bakery with hopes for rye bread and cinnamon rolls, and every room in my home contains a homemade quilt to snuggle into. It was the magic I found in this little dying town, that filled my soul with magic, and made me want to become a writer someday.
By Jessica Spates5 years ago in Wander
BEGINNING ANY GOOD STORY
Always prolonging the inevitable. The anxiety of placing one foot out into the unknown suffocated me, dread placed her chilling hands across my throat and squeezing my chest so in that moment I stood paralyzed by fear. What makes someone brave? Are some of us destined to become greater and others less? Do some of us have a more superior chance (in this day we may perhaps call it being privileged) of succeeding and achieving more than our counterparts? Each one of us live in a world where untold possibilities lay head of us waiting to be discovered.
By Jon McCarty5 years ago in Wander
Do Not Be Afraid. Eat Spam. Go See.
I remember sleeping in the driver’s seat at truck stops. I was 10, 11, 12. It was a mini van, but she needed the long seat to lay down after driving from sunrise until long after sunset and I was too exhausted to fight my strong-willed sister for the middle seat. So there we were among all the sixteen-wheelers just close enough to a lamppost to feel a tinge safe without too much of the bright light disturbance. It was strategic. We could make it from Colorado to Vermont in four days. Then four days back two months later. If we were lucky, we would get one motel on the way for a real bed and warm shower.
By Heather Lopez5 years ago in Wander
Top 10 Beaches & Resorts To Visit In Doha, Qatar
Qatar has over 560km (348 miles) of shoreline, with lovely beaches scattered across the area. Along the beaches, which are within easy reach of Doha, are available all over the capital. But, keep in mind that people beaches need girls to be covered out of their elbows to your knees, which means bikinis aren't permitted. Hotel and hotels, on the other hand, don't have a strict dress code. From unique hotels to pink sand beaches to hidden bays, here would be the very best beaches in Doha.
By alex jones5 years ago in Wander
Waves
When I was seven years-old, my parents sold everything they owned and bought a sailboat. They wanted us to see the world, before it was gone. The ship was an O’Day 37 CC manufactured in 1978. O’Day was one of the most successful sailboat builders in the USA. Founded in 1958 by George O'Day, an American Olympic and World champion sailor. But the company went out of business in 1989, thirteen years before we bought the ship, who we’d later name Starshine III. It had a centre cockpit (CC), with a cabin at the back for my parents, the main cabin in which my brother slept on the couch and a v-birth at the tip of the ship where I rested with my little sister. It also had a wooden trim that my parents adored. It contrasted the beige-white plexiglass hull. Our deep blue canvas covers looked regal next to the wooden accent, which was purely decorative, and framed the shape of our vessel.
By A.M. Mac Habee5 years ago in Wander
