Family Vacation – Favorite Spots!!!

Holidays are important… but what kind of holiday you are enjoying will depend upon the company you take along with. When it comes to kids, they may not enjoy all the places that you might want to go to and vice versa.

So we asked mommies around about holiday spots that they preferred to take kids along with and how many holidays a year to they go to.

Pournima Panandikar a Mumbai resident and a mother of 1 (bouncing baby boy), says, “Holidays are a total quality time for me, my kiddo and my hubby. So it’s a perfect time to create memories. We just relax, roam, eat, drink & play ludo with our son”. Although they enjoy 2 to 3 vacations a year with 4 to 5 weekend getaway (mostly during monsoon), their favorite international holiday spots are London & Sula, while Goa tops the list within the country.

Neha Desai, another Mumbai local and mommy to a beautiful daughter, says they love to explore and travel so within the country they travel almost every two months for short vacations, while their international vacations are limited to 3 to 4 in a year. They do not have any specific spot that they are biased towards, because she says that “my daughter is adjusted to almost every place, so anywhere we go is cool”! They prefer to take their child to different parks, play areas, shopping, swimming, sightseeing etc.

Kaveri Ganapathy Ahuja, mother of 2 gorgeous daughters and a Wellington resident takes 2 big vacations a year, plus few weekend trips. She says that her favorite holiday spot is Goa because, “There is something for everyone there and my children are beach bums”. They spend their vacation by playing games, eat at favorite places, swim and watch the stars.

Aarti Potdar who lives in China is the mother to a handsome little man. They love the beaches and according to her, “This really helps to spend quality time with your little one as you are away from your mobile (unless it is waterproof). Apart from enjoying the sun you can do lot of fun stuff with the family like building sand castles, collecting shells, water sports, drinking coconut water and the list is endless”. Although they go for at least 3 major vacations in a year, her favorite spots are Phuket and Goa.

Mommy of twins and Auckland (NZ) says that although they go on 2 to 3 major vacations in a year, travelling with kids (18 months old) is a bit tedious. She says, “We have to book rooms that give us enough space and privacy when they are fast asleep. They usually go to bed by 7:30pm. Also, we book villas in a resort that has a private beach. We also try to check if good in-house babysitting facilities are available. As they are growing up, resort club houses are important as well”. Her twins love the outdoors, they love to swim and play in sand, so any beach works out for them.

No matter where people live, Goa seems to be a favorite holiday spot for all ages whether you go with family, friends, special someone or alone for introspection.