The Best Resources for Planning a Summer Family Vacation

From deciding where to go, how to get there, & how to get the most bang for your buck, here are The Best Resources for Planning a Summer Family Vacation...

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Another school year is quickly coming to a close, and soon the kiddos will be home for summer school break. Time for long summer days at the pool, s'mores around the fire pit, weekend road trips, and the annual summer family vacation. 

Okay, so maybe you hadn't really thought about that last bit quite yet. But there is no need to panic, folks. I gathered up some of the best resources for planning a summer family vacation to share with you all today. So whether you need a little help deciding where to go or maybe you just need some tips for the actual traveling part, I got covered in today's post!

Deciding Where to Go.

If you haven't already pinpointed just where you and the family will be packing up and heading off to this summer, then this is where you need to start. 

Now you can either close your eyes and throw a dart at a map (hey, I am not necessarily ruling that one out ;) ), or you can start by asking yourself a few key questions-

The Vacation of Your Dreams Might Be a Few Clicks Away...

We are a family that loves to travel.  

We love experiencing new places, trying new foods, and jumping head first into the all the things the locals love.

A few months before the summer arrives each year (and sometimes even earlier than that!), we start planning our summer vacation. There is something that makes us all giddy and happy from just planning out the details of our next family getaway.

Last summer we spent a week in the Outer Banks. This summer we will be visiting Hilton Head and Savannah. (And psssttt... I just may be doing a couple of family travel posts of the area when we get back.)

And next year?

Who knows? Maybe Hawaii! 

Because I could be one of the very lucky winners in RCI's "Win Your Dream Vacation Sweepstakes" . ;)