Whenever we go away I tend to get over-excited with our family travel planning and try to squeeze as much as possible into a short period of time. My husband loathes my doing all of the planning because I tend to pack our days to the point where we come back more tired than when we left.
This is definitely a sickness of mine. But I have a simple solution – give me a longer vacation!
I remember when we went to Cyprus several years ago. We were dating at the time and little did I know that this was our engagement trip.
My Travel Planning Process
I spent several hours researching the country, its history, things to do, and local sites. So, when we arrived, I had a fully planned itinerary. You have to understand, most sites in Cyprus date back to antiquity and I wanted to stand in as many ancient ruins as I could.
My soon-to-be-husband told me that he just wanted to relax and that it was all “just a bunch of rocks anyway.” On so many levels I found what he said to be funny. My philosophy has always been: you can relax when you sleep.
Our time is always so limited.
You just never know if or when you’ll be able to visit a place again, so in my mind, you should make the most out of it while you’re there. Personally, when I’m traveling somewhere new, I don’t sleep well because I’m too amped to explore new things!
Just because I have children now, I don’t want to curb that enthusiasm. I’d like them to also be anxious, zealous, wide-eyed and enthusiastic whenever and wherever we travel.
I want them to overdo it and expect to see everything in 7 days too!
They’re my kids so they probably will. But for now, while they’re young, I’ll cut them some slack. Their little legs can’t take all the walking right. Frankly, if it doesn’t have a pool or a playground, my 5 year old could care less.
Daddy wins for now. But mommy is slowly biding her time.
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