No matter how hard we try or how perfect the vacation seems, there will probably be a rough spot or two during your travels. Maybe it will be something small like an unfriendly attendant, a flight delay or maybe it will have a bigger impact like losing your luggage or being robbed. Everyone has a story to tell and here are five ways that will help minimize those  U.S. travel woes.

1. Carry your wallet with a rubber band wrapped around it and in your front pocket. The rubber band makes it harder to be lifted from your pocket without you feeling it. Any important papers you can not afford to lose carry with you and do not leave with the hotel. Make a copy of your driver’s license and credit cards and leave them at home. Consider using a prepaid credit card and leave all your others at home all together.

2. Make sure you have important phone numbers like family and friends that can help you, the number to cancel credit cards, your insurance company etc. Keep these numbers in two separate places or have two separate people carry them so to ensure you will have them when needed.

3. If using travel insurance, keep a copy of the policy with someone at home. This way it can always be accessible by someone if it is lost.

4. Make sure you have medical information, like allergies, diabetic, etc., with you. Make sure all you prescription medicines are labeled and up to date. May even consider carrying a small first aide kit with Band-Aids, alcohol packs, iodine and whatever basics you think your vacation may call for.

5. Stay with your luggage until you have checked it in. If you have a carry on, never leave it unattended and if you set it down keep it between your legs or one foot on the handle.

Take a little precaution and keep you next vacation as safe and secure as possible. Though it may not eliminate all your U.S. travel headaches, it could reduce them to being just a small hindrance.

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If you have kids, it is very hard to mention a vacation destination without Disney coming up. Only here can the young and the old immerse themselves in the pure excitement of just being a kid. As a US travel destination, Disney, with its numerous attractions, theme parks and shows has to rank close to the top of any family vacation list. So what are you waiting for, Neverland is waiting!

The first day at Disney would have to be spent its showcase, The Magic Kingdom. Enjoy a day with Mickey Mouse and the gang as you walk down Main Street U.S.A. or visit the beauty of Cinderella’s Castle. There are heart stopping rides and fabulous shows for the kids and the kid in all of us. If you need a break from all the excitement, you can sit and watch the famous Disney parade or watch the spectacular fireworks display at the end of the night. The Magic Kingdom is truly a family destination and no one will walk away disappointed.

After the excitement of The Magic Kingdom, you can shift gears and visit Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Here you will find remarkable animals that continue to live on this planet along with some that do not. There are a wide variety of shows and rides in the five areas that the Animal Kingdom is broken up into. Those areas are Africa, Asia, Dinoland U.S.A., Discovery Island and Camp Minnie and Mickey. One of the main attractions can be found right in the middle of the park and that is the Tree of Life. It is a
14-story high, 50-foot wide sculpture that took more than a dozen artists to finish and has 325 animals carved into the tree. The kids can enjoy the “Festival of the Lion King” at Camp Minnie and Mickey or take an African expedition with a Kilimanjaro Safaris. There are wide assortments of fun family activities that will please any family member at the Animal Kingdom.

You can add a little Hollywood into your excitement at Disney-MGM Studios and/or Universal Studios Orlando. Learn about your favorite movies and television shows, walk through movie sets and enjoy thrill rides like The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror or Shrek 4d. There is even a Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast that is bound to thrill every one. Thrill rides, shows or movie sets, you will surely find the right entertainment for every family member.

Now you can finish up your vacation by visiting the world famous Epcot center. There are two diverse districts to Epcot, Future World and World Showcase. At Future World you will find rides and attractions centering on the imagination, the environment, science, communication, automobiles, technology and energy. World Showcase allows the visitor to visit 11 different countries, each set up in a separate pavilion. Here you can sample food, history and architecture from that particular country. Epcot is a great place to go and see the world.

Disney is the perfect travel destination for families. Its entire focus is on the family and it makes for a family vacation that will leave fun and exiting memories that last a lifetime.

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