Joe Collinsworth

Clark Griswold may have been a crazy man, but he sure could've used our family travel tips when it came to their family vacations.

When you bust your butt (well, some people) working hard throughout the year, always going, never stopping, ensuring a smooth family vacation is something that you must have. Otherwise you will be excited to go back to work just to get a break.

Taking a Florida beach vacation has been a long tradition in our family. Although we love to venture to other destinations and take in the beaches and tourist attractions from across the globe, Florida is our home away from home.

The beauty about Florida is that it doesn't have to be expensive. You can have a wonderful trip by using some discount travel tips.

Are timeshares worth the money? As an accountant, I have wondered this the few times I've stayed in them, not due to me owning one, but due to folks lending us their week (which was nice of course).

Ownership is the main ingredient that is sold in the high pressure time share meetings that you must attend if you're roped into a semi-paid vacation to some resort for a week.

Today, we as travelers have a ton of options to consider. Where to go, how to get there, where to stay, what to take, how to plan, where to find deals?You get the point. Well, this article is to introduce you to options on where to stay other than a hotel.

Hotels are a great option. They can be just what you need for your trip, especially if it's just two of you.

What type of cruise are you taking? Are you planning a week long voyage on the open seas upon one of the major cruise lines?

Who wouldn't want to be sailing on a pleasure boat enjoying many of your favorite items all in one spot?

There is shopping, gambling, relaxing, sports and activities, great food, and different ports to venture off on.

Today, we as travelers have a ton of options to consider. Where to go, how to get there, where to stay, what to take, how to plan, where to find deals! You get the point. Well, this article is to introduce you to options on where to stay other than a hotel.

Hotels are a great option. They can be just what you need for your trip, especially if it's just two of you.

So, I'm sitting here in my beach front condo on the Gulf coast of Florida.

I am thinking to myself, why would anyone want to travel to Florida? You can go anywhere in the United States or the World for that matter. So, why do so many people travel to Florida making it one of the top destinations in the world?

Here's why...

Florida has everything you could want in a vacation.

Traveling is such an enjoyable experience that we wish we could do it all the time. Unfortunately most of us only get a couple weeks a year (if we're lucky) to take our vacations.

In order to ensure that those trips are the very best and everything we expect (unlike the many travel movies where there are nightmares around every corner), we want to provide our best vacation tips so your vacations are very memorable - in a good way of course.

You have decided to travel to Florida for your vacation. The only issue is which of the many beaches to choose from?

There is an array of excellent beaches to visit in Florida that offer everything you could ask for, however after all the beaches we have traveled to, there are a few that we think are the best.

The travel channel has even done an entire show on the best beaches in Florida and so have we.

Getting married is a wonderful time in anyone's life. Florida beach weddings can offer you a beautiful and romantic setting, plus much more to make your dream day truly a dream!

As you may or may not know planning a Florida beach wedding isn't an easy task so we're here to offer some great tips and ideas to get you started on the right path.