Lizzie Lau

Whether you have been on many trips before, or this is your first backpacking trip with kids, here are five useful tips that can help to ensure your time away goes according to plan. Whether it’s what goals you want to achieve, how many nights away you want to spend, or determining how far your kids can hike, knowing your children and their limits should give you a good idea of where to start. Only you will know your kids’ capabilities; the last thing you want is to go on a backpacking trip and find they are struggling to keep up. No matter the age of your children, they will receive tons of invaluable benefits from going on a backpacking trip with kids.

I did most of my open water course at a dive shop near my home and completed the open water dives in the Bahamas. Students who learn at home over the course of a couple of weeks usually have a much better grasp of the complexities of dive theory than those who try to cram it all into a few days at a resort where they are also trying to enjoy themselves. If you’re hesitant to sign up for a course, but think you want to give it a try, there is a Discover Scuba Resort Course where you can spend time one on one with an instructor to get briefed on the basics, then try it with all the gear in a pool or shallow water you can stand up in. Very similar to SCUBA diving in that the swimmer uses fins, a diving mask, weights and breathes through a regulator, but instead of wearing a BCD and compressed air tank, the air is delivered by a long hose from tanks or a compressor on the surface.

and you want to try something new, you should try doing yoga and visit one of the best yoga destinations for your first yoga vacation! If you do not mind starting your day with yoga at 6:30 AM every day, Shreyas Yoga retreat will be an amazing experience for you. Located on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Sen Wellness Sanctuary is everything a person would want from a yoga retreat. Energy clearing, outstandingly relaxing gong baths, Ayurvediccooking classes, turtle watching, and beautiful boat rides are just a few of many great things this retreat offers to its visitors.

The public beaches like Jumeirah Beach, Kite Beach and Umm Sequim Beach are free and attract a sea of tourists to pack a picnic on the sand, admire the view and participate in water sports. The combination of three theme parks and one water park, Dubai Parks and Resorts is the pinnacle of family entertainment. With over 100 incredible indoor and outdoor rides and attractions at Motiongate Dubai (Hollywood-inspired park), Bollywood Parks Dubai (action, dance, and romance of Bollywood), Legoland Dubai and Legoland Water Park (the world of Lego), the family can stay in the middle of the action anywhere and every time. Tucked at the foot of Burj Khalifa, the fountain throws an astonishing 22,000 gallons of water on the rhythm of world-class melodies like Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Sarah Brightman’s Time to Say Goodbye.