Where did you vacation when you were a young child ?

Hi Ellechoi, Ha Long Bay sounds really lovely. I don't think I'll ever get to go there, but I'd like to from what you describe. What did you do there?

Hi Absinto, My son went to a camp similar to that in the summer too. He enjoyed it. We still have one of the large paintings of fish he made there one year. It's always good to go see family in the summer who you don't get to see all year. What did you do at Pico Island?

Hi Macdingolinger, I just drove through Arkansas and Arizona once. Didn't see much of them. Too bad you didn't get to go on the trips with your family. I gather you're one of the oldest kids in your family?

Hi Jamed, I only visited farms when I was young. I never lived on one. I think it would be great. Your cousins and you must have really enjoyed that and looked forward to it each summer. It's a good place for kids to grow up. My mother-in-law grew up on a farm.

Hi Myswirlyagelessmind, It used to get really hot in Boston when I was a kid too. I lived in a house with a flat roof, which made it really hot. We didn't have an air conditioner, so we used to stay outside very late at night in the summer. It is disappointing when you go back to a place and it is changed. I went back to Pleasant View Farm about 5 or 6 years ago and different people own it and they changed it entirely. It isn't the same at all. It's a bed and breakfast now and they took out the back of the 2nd floor and opened it all up so you can see down to the 1st floor from upstairs. Thre are only a few rooms on the 2nd floor now. People usually stay there only one or two nights now. When I was there they served a huge several course breakfast and a three course dinner with all the fixings. Everyone sat around huge tables and had fun. For lunch they would make up sandwiches for you to take on your day trips or to the beach. It was great. The only thing good the new people did was put a big picture window in the back so you can now see the mountains from inside the house.

Hi Linda, My husband lived in MD much of his life. Some of his family is still there. My sisters-in-law go to Ocean City once a year together even though they are married now and have children. They go together just to get away from it all for a while.

Hi Cher, Yes, I loved going to New Hampshire every year. I usually went with my aunt for the two weeks. Sometimes another aunt and uncle went with us also. I have been to Canada once and to the U.S. side of Niagara Falls once. I would like to visit Canada again some time. What states did you go to in the U.S.?

Hi Landi, You should try to keep in touch with your cousin more often. About 5 years ago I became close with a cousin I did not see except for large family occasions after I married. Now we talk on the phone a few times a week again. It's good to have a family member to talk with.....someone who remembers things from years ago when you were children. Try to get back in touch with her often by phone or even Internet. It will enrich both your lives. You sound like you miss being close with her.

Hi Edward, It sounds like a fun place to go. I like small villages. I used to enjoy fishing, but haven't been for years now. Maybe soon I'll go fishing again. It must have been scary without electricity at night. I know how it is around here when the electricity goes out at night and we have to use candles. We sometimes just end up going to bed early instead of sitting around in the dark.

Hi Dustin, I've never been to Pennsylvania to stay, but it is one state where I would like to visit. The Hershey factory must have been a yummy trip! I have been to the Cape Cod potato chips factory in Massachusetts. I loved seeing how they made the potato chips and trying some on the way out. We also bought a Cape Cod potato chips t-shirt. : ) Unfortunately, I've never been to Disney World. It's one of the things I regret not being able to do when my son was little. I think Pluto is my favorite Disney character. I also really like Chip and Dale. Who is your favorite Disney character?