The Gutsy Traveler

Grand Canyon

Adventure Travel, Arizona, Featured, full-image, Slider, Travel Magazine, Utah

July 23, 2024

A road trip through our national parks in utah and arizona

When the walls feel like they are closing in and I need a boost again, I return to the wide-open spaces of the southwest and the healing peacefulness of the canyons for a road trip in Utah and Arizona. Nothing can put life into perceptive better than cruising through red-rock pinnacles, hiking to crystalline waterfalls,…
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Adventure Travel, Family Travel, Recommended Travel Companies, TIPS, Travel Life Lesson, Uncategorized

July 2, 2024

Family travel. the best and the worst family getaways.

Family travel is a time to make memories that last a lifetime. Over two decades and to over two dozen countries, I traveled with my kids, usually without an adult partner to help out. If you want to do more than beaches and amusement parks, then read on for tips and scroll down for suggestions for…
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Family, Student Travel Tips, Travel

July 2, 2024

Travel advice. three tricks to get the kids involved on a family vacation

The Three Ps of Engaging Your Kids in Your Family Vacation Every year, I’d take my kids on a family vacation—the Grand Canyon, the Monterey Aquarium, Yosemite. When they were little, it was easy to keep them engaged and happy. Then they hit their teenage years and it was all I could do to get…
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