There are no wrong answers in a vacation quiz. Your travel style--the
types of trips you like best--is as personal as a preference for spicy
curries over simply grilled fish and as important to know. Just
as choosing the wrong entree can spoil your meal, booking the
wrong vacation can sabotage the success of your family's getaway.
Unplugged vacationers prefer lazy days of hanging out together.
Culture vultures crave the sizzle of a big city's museums, shows
and festivals. Adventurers seek the excitement of new experiences
such as rafting or riding horses at a dude ranch while the all-options
family likes to pick and choose, combining elements of each category.
To determine your family's travel type, take our "Vacation
Style Quiz." These ten simple questions may change the way
you and your kids travel.
1. On vacation, my family's perfect morning is:
a. sleeping in and cooking a big meal
b. finding a great local food or cafe for breakfast
c. getting up, out and on the go
d. each of the above at different times
2. My child becomes really excited about:
a. hiking in the woods
b. doing crafts at the children's museum
c. learning how to fish, ride a pony or trying other new outdoor skill
d. two or more of the above
3. When I think about past vacations, I often wish we:
a. stayed in the condo and played together more
b. saw a show
c. tried a float trip
d. booked a place that had a creative children's program
4.Every summer my family looks forward to:
a. returning to the same resort, cabin or national park where
we vacationed the year before
b. discovering a new city's museums and parks
c. getting thrills on roller coasters
d. both b and c
5. On a trip without other kids to play with, my child will be:
a. fine most of the time
b. okay as long as we're watching a movie, building a volcano
at the science museum, racing, or doing something else together
c. whiny every afternoon
d. a mix of a, b and c.
6. If I cook when on vacation, it's:
a. fine because part of what I look forward to is cooking in ways
I don't get to at home.
b. not fun because I enjoy restaurants
c. not a vacation
d. okay as long as we eat out some of the time
7. In the country far from restaurants, movies, shops and museums,
we feel:
a. relaxed
b. bored
c. interested as long as we're rafting, hiking or biking
d. sometimes a, b, or c
8. In a bustling city with museums, parks and many activity choices,
we typically feel:
a. overwhelmed and tired
b. excited and happy
c. stuck in the same old urban setting
d. none of the above
9. I view vacations as an opportunity to:
a. savor much needed time to relax and to reconnect with each other
b. educate my child by exposing her to art exhibits, interactive
science , museums, plus ballet and puppet performances.
c. get some much needed physical exercise in an outdoor setting
that's new to us
d. a little of everything
10. When it comes to planning a vacation, we like to:
a. do a minimum of legwork and to go to a simple place whose
few options we enjoy
b. Micro-manage the details by researching the possibilities
ahead of time and establishing a list of daily tours and activities
c. Outsource the planning so we aren't bogged down with the
tedious details.
d. engage in a little of all of the above.
