Whether you’re eight or eighty, restless or restful, a trip to the ocean is food for the human soul. Unexpected adventures are plentiful all year long at Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. Come “sea” for yourself.

Private Boardwalk to the Beach

Sometimes a vacation is more than a vacation; it’s a reunion or extended visit with long distance friends and family. Ideal for reunions, retreats, and groups of friends, vacation rentals, villas, and condos offer the comforts of home when you need them the most.

With 9025 logged road trip miles this year alone, we recently spent 2340 of them in a brand new 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. Farm land, traffic jams, mountain ranges, and eventually the beach, I like to think of our trip as the world’s longest test drive.

Kentucky is famous for horse racing, bourbon, and even blue grass. With art, culture, eclectic neighborhoods, and independent businesses thriving in an urban community, Louisville charmed us all.

Lynn’s Paradise Café (Louisville, Kentucky) is a quirky independent restaurant with a national reputation built on great food, wacky décor, and wild events.

One way to engage kids on a road trip is to unplug and play good ol’ fashioned games like cards and puzzles. Pressman Toy Company has a bunch of low-tech fun!

Win a S’mores kit on Road Trips for Families—Hershey®’s Milk Chocolate bars, crispy Honey Maid® Graham Crackers and Kraft Jet-Puffed® Marshmallows—and a branded skewers set!

Thoroughly tested by Dave Ruocco, a tech-savvy stay-at-home dad, Road Trips for Families offers an on-line review of the Bento personal database app by FileMaker.

With 101 ways to electronically entertain kids on a road trip, Road Trips for Families suggests re-introducing the window as an alternate “low tech” way to unplug, engage, and even bond.

The latest trend in family vacations is geocaching on the road. Road Trips for Families is Still on VaCachen and playing in the nation’s largest high-tech treasure hunt.

A summertime rite-of-passage, roasting s’mores around the campfire has been a family tradition since marshmallows found their way onto grocery store shelves in the early 20th century. Road Trips for Families offers some suggestions for getting your marshmallow on, just in time for Nationional S’more Month.

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Geocaching by Geocaching.com is a useful and comprehensive guide on the tips and tricks of geocaching. Ideal for the beginner and even intermediate cacher, the book will enhance your overall geocaching experience.

The latest trend in family vacations is geocaching on the road. Road Trips for Families is Still on VaCation and playing in the nation’s largest high-tech treasure hunt.

The latest trend in family vacations is geocaching on the road. Road Trips for Families is Still on VaCation and playing in the nation’s largest high-tech treasure hunt.

Lake Michigan is part of what makes the Great Lakes great. In the water, on the water, or near the water, cruising the Midwest is Big Fun any way you float your boat.

Great Lakes Road Trips: Michigan Kismet Moments. Following the tug of the steering wheel to places we normally wouldn’t have time or patience to go.

Accessible only by air or water, park your vehicle, grab your bags and hop a boat or plane to one of Michigan’s most beloved summer vacation destinations: Mackinac Island. Whatever your budget or your overall mission, Mackinac Island holds a special place in people’s hearts, season after season.

Feeling more like a trip to a chalet in Switzerland, Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls, Michigan has been a popular winter and summer vacation destination in upper, lower Michigan for 60 years. With a full-service spa, championship golf course, ski area, and indoor waterpark, a trip to Boyne Mountain will have you asking, “What are you up for?”

Visiting garage and thrift sales on a road trip is a fun way to save money, find hidden treasures, and keep kids looking for signs. From geocaching trinkets to clothing and toys, your next vacation souvenir may be off on an adventure of its own.

Created to entertain even the most “bored” kid, Road Trips for Families suggest five road-trip friendly iPhone apps for your next family vacation. Be gone, “Are we there yet?” Behold the iPhone!