Travel enthusiast Brit Snarr discusses tips and tricks for family vacations in this adventure-happy episode. Brit shares ideas for fun and memorable vacation practices and her favorite family-friendly destinations. Carley, Courtney and Brit discuss real-life aspects of vacationing as a mom: souvenirs for kids, being the “fun mom”, taking photos, and recognizing that traveling may mean sacrificing the new car or dream home for a time. Give a listen and find some inspiration to book your next family vacation in this third episode in the 4-part vacation-ready series, airing April 2022. Call to action, referenced links/accounts, and show timeline are below.
Call to Action:
“Book a family vacation! Maybe it's a staycation. Maybe it's a foreign trip. Maybe it's a family reunion. Maybe it's to visit friends. Plan things on that vacation that get you excited, give you an adrenaline rush, get you out of your comfort zone, maybe make you laugh or make you just feel alive!” - Brit Snarr
Referenced Episodes (in order of mention):
24 Wanderlust // Madeline Becker Hamilton
25 Hostess with the Mostess // Courtney Sandberg
17 Family Ties // Courtney Kimball
Coming soon: Episode 27: Bippity Boppity Book It! (An episode all about Disneyland)
Referenced Links:
Connect with Hey, Sister! on Instagram or Facebook
Check out Brit's YouTube channel for vacation inspiration!
Show Timeline:
0:00 Introduction of topic and guest
3:10 Brit’s background: where her love of travel originated
4:35 Vacations vs. trips: enjoying traveling with kids, family practice of handstands
8:00 Using a vacation as a reward
8:45 Souvenirs: family ornaments, allowances for souvenirs
9:30 Moments kids forget, Moms will remember: Carley’s story about On the Border, see world through kid’s eyes
10:50 Documentation: scrapbooking, videography, kids love looking through old memories
15:30 Family reunions are vacations, too!
16:00 Family vacation destinations: Disneyworld, cruise ship
16:50 Fun mom comes alive on vacations
18:30 Family vacation destinations: reiteration of reunions, Destin, FL, Branson, MO, AR diamond dig, Thailand, Ecuador, Peru
25:05 Traveling with kids: making accommodations for age
26:45 Upcoming Disneyland episode promotion
27:30 Traveling with kids (cont’d): accomodations for work schedules, finances
30:15 Phone usage on vacations
32:30 Individualized vacations: one-on-ones with kids
34:00 Making sacrifices to travel: not everyone has it all
36:50 Call to action, closing remarks, outtakes
