Affordable Vacations with Tots in Tow

Kiplinger.com | April 27,2007 & January 15,2012

As reported by Erin Burt, in  Kiplinger.com April 27, 2007, January 15, 2012:

” Life certainly changed when you started a family. In your B.C. days (before children), you may have measured a successful vacation by how many sights your soaked in. Now it’s all about flexibility. You’re crafting itineraries around nap times and feedings, looking for stroller-accessible routes and scoping out noisy eateries where diners won’t be bothered by a balling toddler.

Traveling with babies, toddlers and preschoolers can be fun as long as you don’t have to hassle with jet lag and you don’t pack too many activities into each day. If you want to spend hours in the Louvre, leave baby at home with Grandma. But if you want a low-key family getaway, check out these ten fun and flexible destinations that’ll leave you, Junior and your wallet happy.

1.San Antonio …
2. Washington DC …
3. U. S. Virgin Islands …
4. Avella, Penn.
Looking for a family-friendly alternative to hoity-toity bed and breakfasts? Weatherbury Farm in Avella, Pa., holds the barn door wide open for little ones. This B&B is a working farm, where the owners encourage tots to get up close and personal with the animals — helping to bottle feed baby animals, hand feed goats and sheep, and gather eggs and feed the chickens. You and your kids can also lounge in the swimming pool, frolic in the wide-open space or explore the countryside.

Weatherbury Farm is 45 minutes Southwest of Pittsburgh. A family of three can spend a single night in a farm room for $139 (includes tax). Stay two or more nights and you can save 16% to 31% off the nightly rate. Suites are also available.

5. Monterrey, CA …
6. Copper Mountain, CO …Granlow-
7. Bahamas Cruise …
8. Bruce Peninsula, Ontario …
9. Olympic National Park, WA …
10. Amelia Island, FL …  ”