Whenever I read anything regarding a connection between kids and travel, I'm hooked. This morning I ran across an article from the TODAY Parenting team. Want to Raise Kind Kids?  Travel With Them is what they say. It reinforced everything I'm trying to do with our travels with our daughter. It talked about the difference between a vacation and a trip - the article isn't referring to the all-out Disney vacations. It talks more about the power of a visit to one of our national parks, the perspective that changes while witnessing nature's majestic beauty and the ability to slow down and disconnect from life.