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A Travel Guide for Parents
Family vacations can be one of the best ways to make memories
that will last you and your kids a lifetime. But no matter how
long you are staying at your chosen destination, when traveling
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A Trip To Iqaluit In Nunavut, A Canadian Arctic City
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Travel Games
One of my favorite travel games is chess. Okay, it's just one of
my favorite games, and I have three-ounce set with a cloth
board, so I can take it anywhere. The last time I used it was in
the town center of a small pueblo in the Andes Mountains. The
games below are primarily car travel games, but can be adapted
to other forms of travel too. Have fun!
Educational Travel Games
Some games get you thinking, learning something, or at least
showing off what you know. Here's one for the family. Have the
driver, or another designated host, asks questions like "What
temperature does water boil at?" or "What's the Capital of
Columbia?" or "With sales tax of 7.6%, what's the total cost of
a $23 sweater?" For the kids to love this one, you may have to
pay twenty-five cents for each right answer.
Another car travel game starts with someone looking out the
window and randomly selecting an object. Players then try to
imagine a creative way to make money with it. Old barns become
places to advertise, cows are rented out for kids parties, and
an house that is being moved becomes a traveling discotheque.
"Red Car" Travel Games
Guess how many red cars will pass in the next ten miles or ten
minutes. It can also be blue cars, trucks, or whatever everyone
agrees to. It's considered bad form for the driver to slow down,
letting more cars pass, so his
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guess will be the closest.
One classic travel game involves the alphabet. Try to spot
something starting with an "a", and be the first to call it out
("apple tree!"). Since the Qs and Xes are difficult, they can be
skipped. The player with the most "firsts," is the winner.
Using the radio, you can have a game in which everyone tries to
be the first to call out the name of the artist when a song
starts. Then change the station, so you don't have to wait
through a whole song to continue the contest. In one car radio
game, each player chooses a word. The player whose word is
spoken (or sung) first on the radio is the winner.
Here is one you can play anywhere. Someone starts a story with a
sentence or two, then each person in turn adds a line to the
story. It can get personal, but this usually creates a story
that has everyone laughing.
Try one of these on your next trip, especially if you have a car
full of kids. They are easy, and unlike my chess game, you don't
need anything but a few people to play these travel games.
About the author:
Steve Gillman hit the road at sixteen, and traveled the U.S. and
Mexico alone at 17. Now 40, he travels with his wife Ana, whom
he met in Ecuador. For travel stories, tips and a free e-book,
visit: http://www.Everything
AboutTravel.com
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