Day Trip Ideas: Fun Factory

There are a lot of great day trips near me that my family has gone to together. I think a great trip especially for younger kids is something where they get something from it. Go to a chocolate factory and get free candy, make candles or other crafts somewhere or get free samples at an ice cream factory. Look up fun factory tours near you and there is sure to be a fun day trip out there waiting to happen!

Hershey Park is close to where I am from and it is a great day trip! We go up and go on the FREE Chocolate World ride which shows how chocolate is made, then at the end of the ride you get a free piece of chocolate! This ride is outside of Hershey Park, so we don't even need to pay to enter the park and go on any other rides if we do not want to. We just go on this free ride and walk around the big gift shop with all of the Hershey products! They sell giant sized reese cups, hershey bars,twizzlers and more!

The Crayola Factory is also fairly close to me. I have not been there since I was a little kid but I remember it being a lot of fun!

I've also been on tours of ice cream factory's, beer brewery's and coal mines! So many options!!

Let me know where you go on day trips!

Weekend Trip Ideas: The Beach

Ok, so I know that it is winter right now and it is FREEZING COLD where I live. But just because its cold doesn't mean you can't go though, I once took a day trip with friends to the beach during a tornado warning....maybe not the smartest idea but it went fine.

For now,lets just float away and remember those warm summer days. Or you could be experiencing them now if you live in the south....

A GREAT weekend trip is a trip to the beach. Who doesn't like the beach? Leave Friday after work and be home Sunday night for work on Monday. A quick trip is all it takes to relax and recuperate. You know what they say, "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea."

39% of people in the US live in a county that borders an ocean. Think of how many people live in the counties next to these counties, that is still within a days driving distance. A beach trip is great. During the day hang out on the beach, go back in the late afternoon to the pool and hot tub, eat dinner and get ready to go out, then go out to bars, restaurants,shows, and shops and enjoy the nightlife. Don't forget the sunset over the water and walking on the boardwalk!

Pro/Cons to traveling by CAR

I have traveled via car a lot in the past year. I drove from the Northeast USA to Florida 2 times in 2013. Once From PA to Orlando, FL and back as well as from Virginia to the Florida Keys and back. These trips consisted of LONG HOURS in a car. This trip felt especially long when we drove from Virginia to the Keys. On that trip we actually stopped and slept at a hotel in Northern Florida, then continued to our destination the next day. I said that was enough long car rides for me, but alas, I will be driving from Pennsylvania to Georgia in a few weeks time.


Pros:
-travel at own pace (can take breaks whenever you want or need a break, can pull over for pictures, food, to stretch)
-can control your own heating/air conditioning


Cons:
-takes longer
-you have to pay for gas
-possibility of being stranded alone
-dealing with traffic or confusing signs
-hard to read if you get motion sick
-hard to drive long car trips by yourself (will need a buddy to switch drivers with)
-confined space to have to be close to others
-can be boring on veryy long carrides