8 Great Places To Visit Before Kids
No, you don't have to stop traveling once you start a
family. But these eight destinations are best experienced without kids
in tow.
Grand hotels and enormous casinos have made the former Portuguese colony
of Macao into one of the top gambling destinations in the world.
Chances are there will be time for a guys' weekend or girlfriend getaway to Vegas, so now is the time to try your luck in Macao.
Macao's grand casinos are great places to spin the wheel or double down, but not appropriate for children.
The best thing to do in New Zealand is to get outside. Be adventurous by hiking around the Bay of Islands.
A trip to New Zealand
means expensive long-haul flights—totally worth it to see the country's
cool towns and spectacular scenery, but not kid-friendly.
Nature is all around in New Zeland, where blue penguins make a nightly pilgrimage back to their nests in Oamaru.
Daytime in Paris
has a lot to offer, but the city continues to come alive after the sun
sets, and you won't want to miss it because the kids need to get to bed.
Go to Paris now, while you can stroll the street hand-in-hand and nuzzle under the Eiffel Tower without interruption.
You can always come
back in a few years with the kids to share iconic sites like Notre Dame
Cathedral, plus the stellar art museums.
Cambodia's Angkor Wat is one of the world's most sacred places, and deserves quiet contemplation.
The Angkor Wat
complex spreads out over 494,000 acres, which can be overwhelming to
young visitors (plus the heat and humidity can make long periods of time
here difficult).
There are many temples at Angkor Wat, plus archeological relics dating back to the 9th century.
Take a road trip along iconic Route 66 now, before you are subjected to a chorus of "are we there yet?" from the backseat.
Your Route 66 road trip ends in Chicago, after passing the Grand
Canyon, the St. Louis Arch, and countless retro diners and motels.
To do a proper Route 66 road trip, you need to head out from Santa Monica, California.
A trip to California's Napa Valley
should be all about sampling the Chardonnay and Merlot and eating
decadent meals, not something you would want to bring the kids for.
Taking to two wheels is a good way to cover more ground in Napa, and visit the more than 400 vineyards.
You'll want to
be on your own schedule in Napa, where you can spend your days sampling
wines and nights enjoying the local bounty.
