Registering with the US State Department before you go abroad is a sensible move. Registering is quite a simple process, you merely have to state your travel destination of choice, the relevant contact numbers where you can be reached, and the details of the people who you want informed, in the case of an emergency or any trouble.
Summer is fast approaching. And when summer time comes around, school will soon be out and the kids will be stuck at home, bored stiff. They will endlessly ask for things to do so be prepared with a really long list. Better yet, why not go on a family vacation?
Budget travel and family travel are usually considered as two polar opposites. And in some instances, this can be considered as the Bible truth. However, there are ways you can enjoy a family vacation on a shoestring budget.
In the olden days (1995 or before) it was easy to get away from it all. We didn’t have cell phones, email, texting, 24 hour news sources, etc. We didn’t have all that stuff and if you went on vacation you were unreachable, able to really get away. Heck, if you went to the grocery store or shopping you were able to get away. Now the convenience of these devices cannot be denied, but it has made relaxing a lost art form for some people. We need vacations!
Everyone loves going on vacation, and needs to, at least once a year. The romantic getaway with the wife/husband or girlfriend/boyfriend, the family vacation the kids will remember for the rest of their lives, the ultra fun vacation with friends. But these are tough times and every dollar, euro or whatever counts. I’M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT VACATIONS ARE JUST LIKE LIFE. MONEY DOESN’T EQUAL HAPPINESS!