Spend your time on vacation, not on planning! What do you need to know while planning a family trip?

Planning a trip

Want to create an unforgettable family experience? Thinking of spending a quality time with your family? What should you  consider while planning for a trip with kids? How to be prepared for 100%? It can be quite an overwhelming and stressful period for parents but we got you covered! Read our tips for the best family experience.

Picking a destination

This is your first step in planning a good time for your family. It can be one of the hardest parts of your to-do list as it is difficult to choose from so many options the one ideal for every family member. As it all depends on the preferences and expectations of each, the kind of experience each desires and is interested in doing.
The best thing to do is to list every destination with possible activities there and vote for the most attractive one.

TimeTime for vacation, Family trip customization

Timing is important when it comes to vacation as parents are working and kids are going to school. Therefore, you should estimate the dates beforehand to prepare and arrange work/school correspondingly. It is hard to relax when you still have unresolved matters waiting at home.

Budget

How much are you ready to spend? How do you want to get there? Where do you want to stay? What do you want to do? Setting the budget will help you with selecting accommodation, transportation methods, activities, flights according to the set price range.

Purchase tickets

It is highly recommended to look for the flights at least a month ahead to get more options. Especially, when travelling with kids there are many details that should be considered such as flight duration, provided meals, entertainment, transit. To make it less stressful for both you and your children, it is important to carefully select the flight.

Book a placeVacation with kids, Family trip customization

When travelling with a family, choosing accommodation can become quite challenging. The place should be comfortable, safe, accessible and convenient for a vacation with kids, with attractions nearby and options for family time.

Health & safety

Safety and wellbeing are something that always should be in the mind of parents at any time, even on vacation. Even though nobody wants anything to happen it is still recommended to be prepared. Therefore, prepare medications, necessary vaccinations, travel protection plans to be ready for any situation abroad.

Discover locals

Allow yourself to go sightseeing, try local food, emerge into the local lifestyle. Plan your daily activities including tours and insightful excursions, fun and engaging activities available in the country, small walks around the city, etc. It can be an eye-opening experience for your kids.

Prepare your documents

Do you have all the documents prepared? Do you have a visa?

Family at the airport

Check if your documents are expired and/or eligible for travelling. Going through the documentation is the least favorite thing in planning but extremely important. Therefore, thoroughly prepare yours and your children’s documents to eliminate any issues at the airport and make the process smooth.

Family trip

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Travel to New York City.

New York – concrete jungle where dreams are made of. Probably, it can be called a deceiver city. Millions of people travel to New York City to see something grandiose and at the same time familiar: after all, they have seen these streets, skyscrapers, and squares in the cinema so many times! But unfortunately, New York looks much more prosaic than its Hollywood version. New York, they say, is irresistible currently: what is only Central Park with its golden and red-yellow trees and morning fogs.

So, New York! Well,  impressions of this city cannot be called completely positive, but they are vivid. So, this is already worth a lot. First, New York is the noisiest place on the planet. Every sound seems to be a few decibels louder there than anywhere else. People there do not talk for a long time – they scream. Otherwise, you will not hear each other! Moreover, this situation is observed not only on the streets but also in restaurants, cafes, hotels. impression. Most likely, these factors prevented from imbuing the atmosphere of the city. But, despite the fact, New York left quite a lot of pleasant memories of itself.

Image by Quintin Gellar on Pexels
Activities in New York City. City View. Image by Quintin Gellar on Pexels.

Best activities in New York City:

  1. Helicopter flight over the city.

If you can fly over to New York City during your travel – do not miss it! Various companies offer their options for how this can be done—the difference in flight duration and, accordingly, the price. I advise you to take the longest possible flight “Lux”: this way you can see the whole city and even possibly capture New Jersey.

  1. Jazz evening at Vanguard Village.

While travel to New York City, people should visit New York and not go to a jazz club? That would be a fatal mistake. Especially given the importance that America and jazz play for each other. You can go to the Village Vanguard club, which we can safely recommend. Remember to pre-register.

  1. Metropolitan Museum.

This museum took third place in my top impressions, primarily for its incredible collections of European paintings. Due to the limited amount of time, we set out to visit museums: the Metropolitan, and the MoMA. We can compare the Metropolitan and the Museum of Modern Art (aka MoMA).  If you can visit both museums, then we recommend visiting the Museum of Modern Art first, and only then – the Metropolitan. After a grandiose collection of paintings in the Met, you were not at all impressed with the MoMA collection. The only thing that inspired you there after the Met was Van Gogh’s Starry Night, which has been kept there since 1941.

  1. Rise to the roof of Rockefeller Center.

Activities in New York City. View from Rockefeller Center.
Activities in New York City. View from Rockefeller Center.

Yes, this option has its advantages over the roof of the Empire State Building.

Firstly, the absence of the craziest queues. By the way, many guides in New York have roof passes, with which you can bypass almost all lines (there are several of them). So, if you have a private tour planned, take advantage of the situation and, after agreeing with the guide, include Rockefeller in your program.

Secondly, the elevators are much faster than those in the Empire State Building. Accordingly, more modern.

Thirdly, the presence of several viewing platforms, including a completely open platform on the 70th floor, is especially important to get decent photos. I can’t say anything from myself about the site on the Empire State Building, since I haven’t been there, but I read that it is so small that sometimes you have to wait in line to get there. Empire is taller than Rockefeller, but that doesn’t mean the view is better from there. Many tourists note just the opposite: that Central Park from Rockefeller can be seen much better, for example. In addition, Rockefeller has another important advantage: you can photograph the Empire from it.

  1. Times Square and Broadway

People, who travel to New York City say that Times Square is the brightest point on the planet when viewed from space. The place is very atmospheric, it energizes. If it were not for the crowds of tourists, it would be wonderful.

Activities in New York City. Times Square
Activities in New York City. Times Square
  1. Central Park

It is impressive! It’s amazing how in the middle of such a big city, the authorities managed to preserve this huge green area. This commands great respect. The spirit of this place allows admitting that New York is the city, where dreams come true.

Activities in New York City. Central Park.
Activities in New York City. Central Park.
  1. The ferry ride to the Statue of Liberty

The ferry sails to Liberty Island, but along the way make a stop at Ellis Island, which was the largest US immigration point from 1892 to 1954. If you want to climb the statue (from the crown, as they say, offers an impressive view of New York Harbor), then know that it is not so easy to do this: you need to register several months in advance to visit it. In addition, as the guide told us, not all the tourists who planned to climb the statue with him realized their plans: the inside of the monument is quite crowded, dark, and scary. So, if you are claustrophobic, you probably shouldn’t do this.

Statue of Liberty. Image by Pixabay on Pexels
Activities in New York City. Statue of Liberty. Image by Pixabay on Pexels
  1. Roosevelt Island

This is just a heavenly island of relaxation and silence in the middle of the hellish hustle and bustle of New York. The main plus of the island is that most tourists do not know about its existence. Accordingly, there is quiet and almost no people

  1. Monument at the site of the tragedy of the twin towers

It makes a rather strange impression: these are two huge pits, on the site of which the twin towers used to stand. The strange thing is that fountains were made from these pits. People who come to honour the memory of the dead need at least some relative silence to gather their thoughts think or remember.

 World Trade Center Memory Monument.
Activities in New York City. World Trade Center Memory Monument.
  1. Inflatable rats on Wall Street are a clear example of the American mentality

The street itself, to be honest, did not live up to our expectations. Again, in the films, it looked much more interesting. However, you might be surprised by huge inflatable rats in front of one of the banks. As they explained to us, the rats symbolize the dissatisfaction of the employees of this bank with their working conditions. I don’t know why the bank’s management didn’t please their employees, but the bottom line is that, according to the law, these rats cannot be removed for a certain time. That is, they should stay at the entrance to the bank and shame its management. At the same time, every American citizen who respects himself and his country will not enter this bank, thereby expressing his solidarity with the bank clerks-rebels.

 

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