Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Settling On A Family Vacation Destination

By Jamison Findley

Every summer I take the family on a vacation to a destination that everyone can agree on. One year we went to Disneyland, the next, the Grand Canyon. This year, we are all having a problem deciding on where to go. Some want to go to the beach and others want to go the mountains. I'm thinking southern California, and then you are not far from either.

When I was online trying to figure out what to do I came across a lot of different websites that offered travel ideas. I ordered a lot of pamphlets and brochures to help us settle on the best place to go. I got some information on southern California and some for New York. Some of the kids weren't interested in NYC at first, but it was something I thought they should see.

The process of ordering free travel brochures is was easy. On the site, they have a list of all 50 states to choose from. There was just three easy steps that I had to follow; 1. Pick a destination 2. Order the travel brochure and 3. Go!

There are so many great places to visit across the country; I didn't realize how many activities there were to do depending on where you want to go. You can go river rafting in southern Utah, or skiing in Colorado. You can go to Disneyland in California or Cedar Point in beautiful Sandusky, Ohio!

Wherever you end up going, you can bet there will be a free travel brochure for it. I found it kind of entertaining to look through all the different places in the country that I had never before considered visiting. Just looking at the possibilities I realized there are a lot of hidden gems in this country.

We went over the pamphlets as a family once they arrived. We were able to start narrowing down the choices, but the kids were still holding us up a little. They were dead set on going to an amusement park rather than a national park.

They have travel pamphlets for almost anywhere you could vacation. Indoor, outdoor, it doesn't matter much. All you have to do is log on and order your pamphlets.

After getting all these brochures, though, and seeing how much potential there is around the country, it might just make the final decision a little harder. At least we can always depend on another summer coming around so we can go on many more vacations.

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