Family Vacation Critic offers great tips for how to deal with returning from vacation; an aspect of travel that we rarely think about!

• Involve your children in unpacking. If your children are old enough, they should be able to pitch in during the unpacking and putting luggage away phase before they get involved with other things.  They can help with laundry too!
• Ease back into reality. Know ahead of time that the first few days back from vacation are going to be rough, and work to simplify your life and give yourself permission to get back to the grind slowly.
• Incorporate pieces of your vacation into your routine. Who says that vacation has to end the minute you walk into your house? This is a great time to spice up your routine with elements of your trip.  Make new meals together that you enjoyed during your travels, check out some movies filmed where you visited, gather your family photos, etc.
• Enjoy the memories. If you’ve planned an extra day at home before going back to work or school, use that time to talk about what you liked and didn’t like about your trip. Relish in the memories and make them last!