Season 1

Solo trip is a bit of a misnomer. In this instance, we're talking about one parent, taking one child on a vacation. Garrett and Mandi Oler from Connected Family Travel come back on the show to talk about the value of these tr...

Rob and Danny welcome travel influencer Jade Broadus to get her perspective on traveling with a young child. What are the benefits she's seen in her daughter from traveling at an early age? Listen to Episode 60 today!

Rob and Danny welcome Special Guest, Leslie Lewis for a look at Manitou Springs, CO and what makes this city a family travel destination.

We were fortunate to have Cali from To Do in Destin on the show to talk with Rob about things to do and places to eat in beautiful Destin, Fl. This episode is sponsored by 30a Pontoon Rental and Michael talked about popular C...

Welcome to The Family Vacationer. In this episode, we have invited Carla Thompson to help us dig in and look at all that Dyersville offers. Carla is the executive director of the Dyersville Area Chamber of Commerce. She's wor...

what makes Casper a family travel destination all its own? I think a couple of things. Right, that's such a great question. I think number one is the accessibility. So we obviously have an abundance of outdoor rec opportuniti...

Kalispell is about 34 miles from Glacier National Park, making it a place to stay if you're visiting the area, the town sits among several mountain ranges in a valley with crystal Clear Lakes. I like the state of Montana itse...

So as we were looking across the country for places feature for this small town series, Ashland kept coming up on list after list of small towns. In fact, one of the lists was places you must see in 2021. So what do you feel ...

Special Guest Mike Kent stopped by to talk to Rob and Danny about Traverse City, MI. When asked what separates Traverse City from other places families can travel, Mike says that hands down it's the people that make the diffe...

Newport is a beautiful town, but in your opinion, what makes it a family travel destination? Well, let me have to correct you first rob because Newport is a city, it's a city of Newport. Yes, it is a city and I know that soun...

So, Deanna, we've been talking a lot in this series about the personalities of the different Hawaiian islands. How would you describe the personality of the big island of Hawaii there? You're absolutely right. So because each...

Tropical rainforest, forking rivers, cascading waterfalls. They're all part of this island's charm and Hawaii is a mecca for all things outdoors and it includes eight state parks and three national Tropical Botanical gardens ...

One of the best things about speaking to people about these different destinations is the obvious passion displayed for these amazing locations. This week this is absolutely true as Danny and Rob welcome Karishma Chowfin. He...

Rob and Danny welcomed Randy Parker to the show to talk about "The Valley Isle" of Maui. Randy characterized the spirit of the island as laid back, friendly, not contrived. An island of discovery with small towns meeting natu...

There are so many reasons to go on a vacation. One great reason is to visit the city where your favorite movie was filmed. Danny visits Ferndale, CA the site of the filming of the movie, Salem's Lot

Rob and Danny were excited to welcome Shirley Rourke from GoWay Travel to talk about Australia! Shirley Rourke surely is a passionate travel industry veteran, has specialized in the South Pacific for over 25 years. After work...

So let's, let's start off talking about hiking with the family just in general. So how old were your kids when you first started taking them on hiking trips? Well, we lived in the Rocky Mountains about 15 miles to the nearest...

Garrett and Mandy live in Utah with their two sons who love to join them on their adventures and have even planned a few of their own and that's what we're gonna be talking with him about letting the kids planned the family v...

The beauty of Hawaii. Show notes coming later today.

Special Guest, Tia Froehle talks with Rob and Danny about all the 49th state has to offer! Anchorage is the highest populated city in Alaska and has 223 parks in and around this city alone! It's urban and it's wild at the sa...

Rob and Danny give a quick look at what's new in the Theme Park Capital of the World. We specifically look at: Legoland Florida: https://www.legoland.com/florida/ Sea World Orlando: https://seaworld.com/orlando Universal Stud...

LEGOLAND New York is a theme park people have been waiting on. The Family Vacationer, ourselves, listed this park as a 2020 place to visit. LEGOLAND NY was due to open on July 4 of last year but, due to COVID-19, the openin...

Dollywood! This is such an amazing park and worth a family visit. Amber Davis, Publicist for Dollywood, was our special guest on Episode 40. We started out the show talking about a small sliver of Dolly Parton's accomplishme...

Rob and Danny welcome Quinn Bryner to The Family Vacationer to talk about "the sweetest place on earth", HersheyPark.