I have been reading the We Just Got Back deals blog for a while now, and think that the site is a great resource for anyone planning a family vacation. They recently did a whole site redesign and added a new feature called: Ask the Family Travel Expert. I’m always planning the next great trip, so I have many burning family travel questions. We’re heading to Washington D.C. next summer, and I have been trying to figure out which tours-among the dozens offered-are worth taking an eight-year-old to. I threw the question out at Twitter, but got no answers (cue crickets). So when I saw this new column at We Just Got Back, I figured this might just give me the answers I needed.
It sure did. Family travel expert, Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, provided me with a very helpful and thorough answer to my question. Read all about it here. I’m sharing my experience because I know that many of you could use a little help in planning your family vacations. Go ahead and ask the expert; you won’t be disappointed. Besides, that way I won’t be tempted to hog all the questions.
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Great advice. I love their site and blog as well. It’s full of great information for family travel.
I’m not an expert but we did DC last Spring. We missed both the White House tour (too late) and the Capitol tour. We arrived too late for the Capitol tour. My advice is get there early and plan enough time for check in as there will be security line.
One tour I highly recommended and I think your kid will be able to manage is DC By Foot tour. It’s tip-base tour so you tip at the end of the tour. The guy was very fun and informative. The walk wasn’t bad as we stopped often to listen to his info.
Have fun in DC. It’s one of our favorite trip (and our cheapest vacation so far)
Thanks Amy, I think I’m going to have to start a new blog, just so I can post things about my East Coast trip and get all the recs.
I have read that site, but I definitely need to check it out more often.
Oh man…I am sorry I missed your twitter post! We go to DC twice a year and will be there next summer. That would be funny if we were there at the same time…we should meet up! I love DC and love to explore it with my kids so if you have any questions or want any recs, I would be happy to help! I will send you an email in the next few weeks!