Road trips are all the rage these days, but if your kids are anything like mine (here’s betting they are), they groan the second you tell them to load into the back seat.  But MP3 players are cheap and plentiful these days, and the options for kids are fantastic.  Need download ideas?  Try these.

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Ah, America! The land of the free and the home of the…weird. Where else can you road trip to the SPAM Museum or drive by the world’s largest ball of twine? While we wouldn’t necessarily recommend making any of these stops the focal point of your family vacation, you should definitely make a detour if you’re in the area. Read More >

Summer’s here, which means… Family Roadtrips! Games are always great for getting in a few laughs and making those miles fly by faster. Everyone knows I Spy and 20 Questions, but here are a few that you might want to pull out when the kids are tired of entertaining themselves.

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The following post is by a special guest blogger:  Sharlene Earnshaw, Trekaroo’s Blog Editor.  Sharlene is a lifelong California girl who loves nothing more than to hike, travel, write, and then travel some more.  Her 3-year old boy/girl twins and loving husband provide all the inspiration she needs to plan one new adventure after another. She is a self proclaimed National Parks nerd and has made it her goal to see every single National Park with her children. She is a dedicated road tripper and spent last summer on a 24 day road trip across the Western US and Canada.  Her favorite travel memory is being greeted by cheers at the top of Inspiration Point in Grand Teton after being told that her toddlers wouldn’t be able to do it.  She graduated from University of California at Davis with a degree in Communications.

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