Vacation Never Ends: Travel Chat

Playground in the Tampa Airport Terminal - Why didn't anyone else think of it?

Airlines recommend you get to the airport 2 hours before your flight so you can check in and get through security.  All that stuff has very rarely taken me two hours.  Despite that, when I travel with my kids we give ourselves the full two hours. 

The main problem with this occurs when it takes a half hour to get to the gate. Now what?  We have so much stuff it is hard to chase the kids around but you want them to wear off some energy so they can site on the plane for the next couple of hours.  Tampa International airport has a great solution, a playground in the terminal. 

We went flew in and out of Tampa last week.  We got to the gate with about an hour until boarding but not to worry, the kids played the whole time in a great little playground.  They ran, climbed, jumped, laughed, and they were ready to go sit for a the 3 hour flight.  Thanks Tampa, we are flying into this airport when we go to Florida!

Traveling w/o Kids - It's easier but I miss them

So I'm on a trip where I went all by myself, no kids.  Everyone was talking about how long and tough the trip would be. I keep saying not really because I don't have to entertain kids or lug around a lot of extra stuff.  I was actually looking forward to just sitting and reading, maybe watching a movie, and listening to music. 

It was an easy trip but every time I saw a family go by I wanted to trade places.  I wanted the extra stuff, the crying kids, the mess, etc.  I will get my wish because my family reunion is the week I get back from my trip and we are taking the kids on a 4 hour plane ride followed by 3 hours in the car, bring on the stress and mess!