Family travel strengthens love
According to statistics from the UK-based senior health magazine Ageukmobility, about 70% of interviewed seniors said they regularly travel 1-2 times a year. Countries such as China, Japan, and Taiwan are also known for their high rates of family travel. In Vietnam, statistics on family travel often yield low results, in contrast to the travel rates of young people.
Recently, due to the recovery of the tourism industry and the recovery of the economy, many families have begun to boldly travel more. A pandemic also helps people appreciate and love the relatives living around them, so more and more young people tend to take their parents out and on vacation.
Hoang Linh (25 years old, Hai Phong) shared a very warm and happy travel story of her whole family. As a small family with two sisters, Linh's parents love her very much and often spend time going out with their children.
“For me, travel is the perfect time to bond with family,” Linh said.
Hoang Linh's family trip.
Before each trip, Linh and her mother always prepare their suitcases very carefully so that the trip is not interrupted because of missing this or that. During a recent trip to Hoi An, Linh shared a memorable story: “When I went to Hoi An with my family, when we went to the old town, we lost our father because the roads here are quite difficult to navigate, and they are all similar so it is difficult to distinguish. After a while of contacting and finding our father, the whole family was shocked because they also lost their sister.”
Linh happily confided the reason for losing her sister: “My sister loves shopping. While looking for dad, she saw this shop or that shop so beautiful that she went shopping. Even though I called her and made an appointment with her at a sweet soup shop so the whole family could continue, because my sister bought so much, it took a long time for the whole family to move on to the next location.”
The whole family was excited to board the plane to Hoi An.
It can be seen that when going out with the whole family, many unpredictable situations often arise, such as getting lost like the story above. Although it causes a lot of anxiety, the above story becomes a memory for the whole family to remember.
Worry about the cost and… misery
Long (33 years old, kitchen equipment business in Hanoi) shared: "My family rarely travels, the elderly do not like expensive travel, they just want to stay home to cook and gather with their children and grandchildren. Many times I want to take the two elders out, but they always refuse."
It can be seen that not every family can go out together easily. Many middle-aged parents are afraid to go out because of poor health, which makes them afraid to travel by train or car, or because of thrifty habits, which make them want to stay away from activities that require spending a lot of money.
Another reason why family trips are rare is Ngan (25 years old, clothing saleswoman in Quang Ninh) confided: “Because I got married early and had children close by, I had a hard time with my sales job and taking care of two children. Sometimes when I have free time, I want to travel but I don’t know who to leave my children with, so I have to leave them with my grandparents. My husband and I work far away from each other, so it’s difficult to travel together, let alone take my grandparents along. I see people going on trips here and there and having so much fun, but I can’t go because every time I ask for a few days off, I have to make up for it, which is very tiring.”
Family travel is really meaningful.
Having small children is also the reason why many people find it difficult to take their family out. However, there are also many young people who can comfortably take their children out even though they are only 1-2 years old. This depends on each person’s conditions and circumstances. And each family’s story is different, no one is the same.
Hopefully with the above stories, readers can see many different perspectives on family travel. Going on a family trip with 2-3 generations is always a meaningful trip to foster feelings and create more memories. This is also the way many children choose to "show their gratitude" to their parents after a long time of living a hard, simple life and only taking care of their children.
