Holidays

The Family That Travels Together, Stays Together: 9 Benefits of Family Vacations

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In the hustle and bustle of our fast-paced world, it’s easy for families to get swept up in their daily routines and forget about the importance of spending quality time together. Hence, it’s important for families to prioritize family vacations. 

Traveling with your loved ones isn’t just a chance to break free from the daily grind; it’s an opportunity to create memories that will last a lifetime and strengthen the bonds between you. 

In this blog post, we’ll be delving into the nine fantastic benefits of family vacations and how they can help keep your family feeling connected, refreshed, and happy. So sit back, relax, and keep scrolling!

Boosts Family Participation

One of the most significant benefits of family vacations is that they encourage family participation. When you’re on vacation, everyone is out of their usual routine, and you have the opportunity to do things together as a family that you may not have done before. 

This participation helps to strengthen family bonds and fosters a sense of togetherness that can carry over into everyday life.

Promote Understanding and Empathy

Traveling with your family can also help promote understanding and empathy. When you visit new places and experience new cultures, you are exposed to different lifestyles and ways of thinking. This can help you and your family members understand and appreciate each other’s differences.

Additionally, when you travel with your family, you may encounter challenges or unexpected situations that require you to work together as a team. This can help promote empathy and understanding among family members, as you learn to appreciate each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

Reduces Stress

It is quite evident that stress can take a toll on our mental and physical health. But did you know that vacations can help reduce these stress levels? 

Getting away from the daily grind and immersing yourself in new surroundings can do wonders for your mental health. And when you’re with family, you have the added benefit of having a support system to help you relax and unwind.

It Helps Create Lasting Memories

One of the most significant benefits of family vacations is the creation of lasting memories. When you travel with your family, you get to experience new things together and create memories that will last a lifetime.

From taking family photos at iconic landmarks to trying new foods and experiencing new cultures, these experiences will stay with you and your family members forever. These memories can also serve as a source of comfort and joy during difficult times in the future.

A Family Vacation Is Great For Co-Parenting

Co-parenting can be challenging, especially when you and your partner have different parenting styles. However, when you go on a family vacation, it can serve as a form of marriage and family therapy because you get the opportunity to work together as a team and develop a shared parenting approach.

During a family trip, you and your partner may find yourselves in situations where you need to make decisions together. This can help you both understand each other’s way of parenting and create a more cohesive approach to doing it right.

Provides Educational Opportunities

Traveling with your family is not only fun, but it can also be educational. Visiting historical sites, museums, and cultural landmarks can help children learn about the world in a way that they may not be able to in a classroom setting. 

Plus, exposing them to different cultures and ways of life can help them become more open-minded and empathetic individuals.

Boost Mental Health

Taking a break from your busy life and going on a family vacation can also have a positive impact on your mental health. According to research, people who take regular vacations experience lower levels of stress and increased happiness.

When you go on a family vacation, you get to spend time in a new environment, which can help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. Plus, the act of planning a family vacation can also provide a sense of excitement and anticipation, which can help boost your mood.

Teach your kids to appreciate the outdoors

Traveling together as a family helps your kids appreciate and connect better with nature. In today’s world, it’s easy for kids to get lost in technology and spend less time outdoors.

However, family vacations can provide the perfect opportunity to teach your kids to appreciate the great outdoors. Whether you go camping, hiking, or spend time at the beach, family vacations can help your kids develop a love for nature and outdoor activities.

This can help promote a healthy lifestyle and encourage your kids to spend more time outside, and even teach them other necessary social and coping skills they’d need to become better adults.

Strengthen Family Bonds

Perhaps the most important benefit of family vacations is the strengthening of family bonds. Family vacations are a special time when you can create unforgettable memories with your loved ones. 

The experience of discovering new things and places together can strengthen the bonds that tie you as a family and create a sense of love, equity, and togetherness. 

When you’re faced with challenges or unexpected situations while traveling, it’s an opportunity to work together as a team, support each other, and gain a deeper appreciation for one another. 

In short, family vacations are not just fun and exciting, but they also provide a chance to build stronger relationships and lasting connections with your family.

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Tips On Dealing With Your Child’s First Residential Trip 

Tips On Dealing With Your Child's First Residential Trip 

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As your child gets older, they’re probably going to get the opportunity to go on a residential trip with their school. Whether it’s for a single night or a few more, it’s going to bring up some emotions for you both. 

Excitement, worry and sometimes even a little sadness are common feelings to experience. To try and make this experience as positive as possible, there are a number of practical things you can do. 

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Greek Islands for Every Type of Holidaymaker

Greek Islands for Every Type of Holidaymaker

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Greece is a country that I’ve wanted to visit for a really long time and will probably be quite high up on the list once we start planning our next family holiday. It’s one of those places that has everything I could want – history, amazing food, vibrant culture, fantastic activities, nightlife, and white sandy beaches – what more could a girl want from a holiday destination?! With this in mind, I’ve been doing some reading about the different Greek islands and villas in Mykonos and have learned that there are some ideal places for each different type of holiday maker, so I thought I’d share what I’ve learned:

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How to Make Your Family Holiday Stress Free

I don’t know about you, but our family is in serious need of a holiday sometime soon. Living through lockdown has been stressful for everyone, and while I have enjoyed the extra time at home with my family, a change of scenery is something that we are sorely craving right now. We’ve been thinking forward to a time when we’ll be able to get away and some of the organisational things that we can do in advance to make any trip we do take stress free, so I thought I would share some of these ideas with you today in case you are in the process of organising your own family vacation.

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Holidays

Everything you need to know about Istanbul

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The city of aromas, colours, flavours. The Istanbul of the imams, of Europe, of the mosques, of the bazaars, of the Bosphorus. The city and everything you need to see even once in your life.

Visit Hagia Sophia

The first thing you will see in the city, for all the reasons, is, of course, the Hagia Sophia, in the area of ​​Sultanahmet, the oldest part of the city, where the Blue Mosque, the Aqueduct, the Topkapi and the famous church that, after being transformed, are located in a mosque, now functions as a museum. The building dates from the 6th century and is one of the best examples of Byzantine architecture. The mosaics that were covered during the 500 years that the church was turned into a mosque are now presented in all their magnificence.

Continue to the Blue Mosque

Directly opposite the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque is the next most recognizable monument in Istanbul. With its characteristic six minarets and the impressive round dome, while its official name is “Sultan Ahmet Mosque”, it is the 21,000 Iznik tiles of blue, white and red colour that adorn its ceilings from the 17th century and from them, it got the “Nickname” Blue. The mosque is still functioning normally today, so you should adjust your visit to hours other than those of the five daily prayers, while on Fridays, the mosque is closed.

Take a tour of Topkapi

Continuing from the two temples, you will reach Topkapi, which was the official residence of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th century until the construction of Dolmabahce. Wealth, aesthetics, art, history. And yes, as far as the life of the sultans is concerned, you will see it here, while you will enjoy the fascinating image of the City, as it spreads at the foot of the Palace.

Shop at the Grand Bazaar and at the Egyptian Spice Market

In the Old Town, the 550-year-old Kapalitsarsi – as it is called in Turkish – is the oldest and largest indoor market in the world, which you can remember from its… roofs, as it shot the first scene of the movie “Skyfall” with James Bond being chased by motorcycles! Get ready to walk among 4,000 benches, where you will find everything from ornaments, Turkish souvenirs, cups of coffee to handmade rugs!

Visit Dolmabahce

After the Bosphorus, it is time to enter the most majestic palace, the residence of the last sultans and the last residence of Kemal. Absolute luxury, an attempt, then, the Ottoman Empire to show that it is not inferior to luxury, art and aesthetics from the West, decorated in the interior by a French decorator, with the most oversized chandeliers in Europe brought from England, with complete order and discipline reminiscent of the last inhabitant of the palace (in fact the palace clocks have been stopped at the time of Ataturk’s death). The visits are made with organised guided tours every hour, with Turkish guides; while inside, keep in mind why photos are not allowed.

Of course, to cross the whole area of ​​Istanbul, you will need to use some means of transport. One option is transportation, but ideally, you could hire a car to move quickly not only to the places mentioned earlier but also to other parts of the city. Explore the famous locations but also the most “hidden” corners, renting a vehicle from the company Enjoy Travel, which has dozens of service points throughout the country, offering you cars at unbeatable prices and offers.