Airport Vacation Essay

It was the beginning of my senior trip to the Bahamas, I was 18 so that meant I could have some real fun since I was finally old enough (at least outside of the United States). I was with my sister, Ashley, who is 17 years older than me and her husband Kevin. We drove to Nashville, Tennessee the day before we were going to embark on the first time I had ever been out of the country. We made our way to the oh-so-famous Opry Mills Mall and it was definitely a sight to see. Now Ashley and Kevin are well traveled

A productive voyage can be described as something that has value well after the journey is completed. We can further comprehend the distinction between a productive and an unproductive voyage by isolating the contrasting characteristics between the two entities. Traveling is beautiful and rich; vacationing is dull and paltry. Traveling can be fun and beneficial by providing a person with an educational experience that will be remembered forever. Someone can learn about culture by going to different countries and observing customs. Vacationing mostly involves people sitting around doing nothing, instead of doing something much more productive.

This was rare since each of my siblings were playing a travel sport at the time, aside from my sister who was too young. We were also able to get my uncle, aunt, and cousin, Jimmy, to go with us. On this trip, our goal was to spend as much time as we could at the beaches and exploring the beautiful outdoors. We did not want to be wrapped up in our phones or stuck in the house. On the second to last day of the trip, we decided to take a bike ride down to our favorite beach. However, something was different. My whole family had gotten on a bike and began to ride down the roads with me, and there is not a time where I can remember them not saying a word. There was not a sound in the air. I could only hear the whistling of the wind and the tread of the bike tires rubbing across the pavement walkways. Although I love my loud family, this was a moment of peace. I had cleared my mind and was able to just focus on the road ahead of

I was about six years old, in Cancun, Mexico for Spring Break in the Month of March. My family and I were staying at a huge resort filled with many fun things to do.We had been waiting for this family trip for months; I was excited to get out of the cold Minnesota weather and into tropical heat. We were in our hotel room getting ready for dinner with my two sisters, my mom and dad. I felt the heat all over my body, like I had been standing directly in front of the sun, So I went to open the hotel window to feel the cool breeze and to see the ocean view. As I walked to open the window my mom said “Morgan be careful, the wind is so strong if you open the hotel door, close the window because the door will slam shut; but I only thought about myself and I responded with a sassy comment, “Okay Mom.”

I was seven years old and it was in the middle of the summer and I almost got run over by a car. The day was going really good just like any other summer day; I got up, got dressed, ate breakfast, and went outside to play. For breakfast that day we had pancakes that tasted like they were made by angels. Before Chris and I went outside our mom yelled, “Be back by lunch or I’m going to send your dad out there to get you!”

In the summer of June 2014,I woke up at 4:30 Thursday morning and got ready, packed our suit cases in the trunk of my car. Then I woke up my 4 daughters and they got ready really quick. Funny how for school they drag to get up from their bed and get dressed. But that day they didn't even hesitate to get up because they knew we were on vacation. Me and my girls were really excited to take our first road trip to the beautiful beach of South Padre Island . Of course it is gonna be a long drive but we were excited because we will be sight seeing and singing along to the radio. My family lives about 35 minutes from the beach, in a little town not to far. So when we all got in the car ,I drove to a gas station to fill up my car with gas for our trip and to grab a strong cup of coffee with hazelnut creamers.

When I was eleven my family decided to go on a vacation for the first time. We decided on going to Florida for about a week. My younger siblings and I were thrilled to go. We packed our giant bags in our cramped jeep and compressed ourselves in the grey vehicle. Driving to Florida, we passed many states. For every state we approached, we stopped to stretch and view the area. The gas stations smelled like oil and gasoline and they were typically filled with truckers. The food at the small gas stations were greasy and would soak the napkins. After many long hours we arrived to our

When i started to get dark, Kelsie and I decided to have a sleepover. So we called Kelsie’s friend/My cousin over to see if she wanted to have a sleepover to. We all hung out that night and played volley-occer.. When we were playing and the ball landed in the middle of the room and all of us just went in slow motion the get the ball. Then i look up and hear kelsie say “GET IT” as she was slowly moving towards it. We all laughed and continued to play.

They then pulled out our packed suitcases out of the laundry room and showed us the clip on the handle that had the words Disney World on them. We were going to Disney World! That was every second graders dream. I thought about how we were going to get there before they said that we were going to fly to Orlando. A wave of nerves ran through me as they said we were flying there. It was going to be my first plane ride and I couldn’t have been more nervous yet excited about it. Soon after that we got into the car and drove to the Moline airport to get on the plane. It started raining soon after we left home and as we drove into the parking lot of the airport it was still raining. We got the suitcases out of the car as quick as we could and ran

One summer day Cierra McCall and I decided that it would be a great idea to go to the beach. At first, we sat in the car for a while thinking where we wanted to go. Cierra and I threw out many ideas on which beach we wanted to go to. Then, she said "let's go to Mahai'ula." I replied "Ya sure I've never been there before." She said "great." The following day we left the house around 8am to get to the beach by 9am. It was a long drive over, but it gave me the opportunity to bond with my best friend Cierra. I am a gregarious person who just likes to be facetious on occasions. When we arrived at the beach I didn't expect us to have to hike to get to the beach. We did, but it wasn't as bad I thought it would be. The water was crystal clear and the

We were heading our way towards Outer Banks, North Carolina. We were dodging in and out of traffic throwing goldfish at our family members behind us. We drove for 8 hours to stay at a pretty cool motel with a pool so we could spend more time at the beach. As we arrived to the motel we were all slumped from the ride and started to unload everything. As everyone started to slowly settle in there rooms I would laugh at the amount of people that woke up from the long car ride and fall right back to sleep. I was one of the last to wake up from our naps holding my family up from taking pictures on the beach. My family and I finally make it down to the

Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the country for total operations. It was also the lead in the nation for the number of jet noise complaints in 2014 with more than 268,000. The airport with the closest number of complaints was the number 10 busiest airport, John F. Kennedy International with 23,657 complaints in 2014. Within the first seven months of 2015, the number of noise complaints for O’Hare International Airport reached a staggering 2,150,258, according to a report the city provided to the O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission. Since October 2013, noise complaints have skyrocketed when the FAA changed O’Hare flight patterns to mainly takeoff and land westbound and eastbound. They also opened a fourth east-west parallel runway in 2013, and a fifth east-west parallel runway in 2015. The

The only sound that filled my ears was my keyboard clicking as my fingers raced across it. I had been procrastinating from finishing this assignment all evening, but I knew I needed to get it done. The burning sunset was shining through the windows as I was finishing up. It was a peaceful silence, until I heard the soft whispers of my parents that ignited my sense of curiosity. I was concentrating hard; doing my best trying to make out the hushed words that were being spoken.

After you choose your destination the next thing you must do is reserve your airfare and hotel. This may be tough because there are many websites and travel agents that you can go through. I have found that it is cheaper and easier to go through Expedia.com. You can book your hotel and flight all together and pay one low price. I have also found that flying with Southwest Airlines is very cheap and they have many one way stops all across the country and for a cheap hotel that is very nice I recommend the Extended Stay America.

My mom, dad, brother, and I were all putting sunscreen on, head to toe like we showered in it while we were waiting for the cab to pick us up to go pick up the ATV's. Once the cab got to the hotel, we all had to stuff ourselves and our belongings in it because it was one of those mini cars that only had room for three people, but we were four people not including the driver. At the ATV Rental place, we got sized for helmets and the ATV. My brother and I were not old enough to drive the ATV so my brother and my father went together while my mother and I went together. Before you know it, we were out and about zooming through the streets of Aruba to get the California Lighthouse which