We have learned how to make traveling fun and adventurous from our world tour, but I wish it had been more relaxing and not as adventurous. Here are some tips on making traveling more relaxing and fun for all.
It is very important to plan your trips well. The thing that really bugged me about this trip was that we didn't really plan every day of it. But in India and Egypt, that fact was nice, since we could go through all the sights really quickly and take a vacation at the end. We all think that we should have planned New Zealand better, because we thought it would be very easy to get into a house and school, but it wasn't.
What really worked was that mommy planned for us to see a little of every thing every day during our travels. For example, we'd see a museum, a cathedral or a temple in the morning and we'd see a tower or botanical garden or the beach in the afternoon. For example, in Paris, we saw Notre Dame in the morning and then we walked to Musee D'Orsay , then we walked to the Eiffel Tower. This theory worked because we didn't get too tired of museums or churches.
I really liked taking little weekend trips with Bippy and Gramps, because all we had to do was drive to our hotel, check in, and see what ever we were there to see. They planned. That type of traveling is so relaxing but that just does not happen with my parents. With my parents, it is usually hectic. In Europe, we did get to relax in town squares sometimes to soak up the European culture. But it is not very relaxing to travel with them because we don't have solid plans and most of the time we were traveling, we didn't know where we would go the next day.
SEE THINGS THAT REALLY INTEREST YOU
We researched all of the sites we saw on the internet, then we narrowed down the list so that we only had a manageable amount of sites to see. For example: In Italy sometimes if we were walking along and we saw some thing interesting and we went over to see it. Being able to see what you want to see even if its not on the itinerary gives you a feeling of freedom. Once in Florence, Italy we walked to a random square and coincidently in that square was the finish line if a running race and we stayed in the square for a little while to watch the runners finish. Another time we were walking around Brussels and we saw a cool looking church and we walked around it and it turned out that the church was originally on our itinerary. I also had a great time in Greece seeing the sites on my list because I am really interested in the ancient Greeks and I admire them. I like the ancient greeks because I really enjoy reading their story's about the history and creation of their world. So it was really cool for me to visit the famous Greek sites.
Having free time was key when we were traveling because it gives you time to settle in, relax, and absorb the culture and some times the sun. While we were traveling, we always needed free time away from each other. Free time could also mean have coffee and ice cream or some pastries in a piazza. For example, starting in Italy we started a tradition of eating gelato while we walked around our sites or eating the gelato in a sunny square. The gelato was really yummy, so I really like the tradition.
I think that we would have seriously benefitted if we had slowed down in Europe and took at least a week in each country instead of seeing Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Paris, and London all in two weeks. We slowed down in New Zealand, Spain, Istanbul, Athens and Rome and we had a lot of fun in those places because we got to know the place and the people. A week for each big city with the exception of Paris would have done the job. We couldn't stay in Europe for very long because school in Spain ended later than we expected, and we had to get to the family reunion on time.
Planning your trip so you have enough time in every place you visit is always key when you travel. You should always be interested in what you are seeing and always go to interesting places. You should plan to have some free time to relax wherever you go.With these traveling tips, anyone can have a nice time traveling.
By Kayley Rolph
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