With the summer coming quickly, many families are planning their vacations. Even with gas prices fluctuating, many travelers will be taking family road trips. Even though a road trip is a great way to spend uninterrupted family time together, there are gadgets that can make the travel easier and more enjoyable for everyone.

Here are a few of the gadgets you should consider packing for your next family vacation over the road:

1 – Tablet

The iPad and Android tablet market is booming. The reason for this is versatility in use. For a family taking a road trip, these gadgets can offer entertainment and learning. By using the cellular service for your tablet, you and your children can enjoy online entertainment during the long drive times. If you are touring the popular tourist and historical sites of your area, the tablet can be used to look up historical and fun facts about your stops. [Read more…]

Relaxing and luxurious, a Caribbean cruise is an excellent vacation for people of all ages. Whether you’re traveling solo or taking the kids along with you, the entire family is sure to enjoy a trip to sunny Barbados, the Cayman Islands or St. Maarten.

Of course, the cruise is only part of the fun. To get the most out of your vacation, be sure to sign up for some of these seven amazing shore excursions:

1 – Stingray City at Grand Cayman Island

Stingrays are graceful and beautiful. In stingray city, you can enjoy these magnificent creatures up close. People who are feeling a little more adventurous can go snorkeling with these elegant marvels, or you can just enjoy the view through the window of a boat with a glass bottom. [Read more…]

Living (and loving) Life

Though it lies just a few hundred miles beyond Scotland’s northern coast, Iceland has an altogether otherworldly feel. Arriving on the frozen, barren sands of this sub-Arctic Nordic nation you can imagine that you are a million miles away from Britain’s sedate pastures.

Iceland is a land of immense canyons, volcanic eruptions, violent geysers, melting glaciers and thunderous waterfalls, and here is a look at some of the best of these volcanic attractions: [Read more…]

Travelling, as every seasoned traveler knows, has always brought with it challenges and frustrations, especially in the security-conscious climate we live in these days. Delays or changes to schedules and insufficient or confusing information is something we’re all familiar with.

Travelers, thankfully, can now benefit greatly from some clever technological innovations designed to reduce the uncertainties and frustrations by providing us with relevant, and constantly updated information on handy mobile devices.

The iPad is one such mobile device that, with the help of some neat apps, has improved the lives, or at least, the moods, of many weary travelers. Take a look at these apps for starters: [Read more…]

No trip to Scotland would truly be complete without a visit or stay in the Scottish Highlands. When most people think of the romance and beauty of Scotland, chances are it’s the Highlands that come to mind.

There’s a reason celebrity couples such as Madonna and Guy Ritchie choose this bucolic backdrop as the ideal location to get married; more than just beautiful scenery, there are lots of attractions that bring millions of people every year to the Scottish Highlands.

Getting There

Whether you are staying smack dab in the middle of the Highlands or elsewhere in Scotland, you will need a car to fully explore the region. Technically, it extends across the north-western part of Scotland reaching from the town of Dumbarton to Stonehaven. The capital of the region is usually considered to be Inverness. Smaller towns of the Highlands, such as Ullapool and the Black Isle, are known for their simple charm and worth exploring. [Read more…]