Top 10 Resorts For Skiing And Snowboarding 101
Our picks may not be the most famous of ski resorts, but here are 10 top learn-to-ski and ride programs that know how to teach -- kids or adults. They're not in any particular order; four are in the West and six in the Northeast, but perhaps that's because the smaller northeast mountains have to concentrate on beginners since they have much less advanced terrain. So, is your toddler...
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Windham Mountain Resort, New York’s Best Kept Ski Secret
Sometimes time and circumstances don't permit us to get to the very best or biggest mountain resort for a family snow getaway - that's when you discover resorts like this metro-area New York secret which offer a real vacation and money savings.Windham Mountain Resort is one of the sweetest family ski destinations in New York's Catskill Mountain area, and even in all of New York State. When...
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Doral Arrowwood Resort, Rye Brook, New York
Looking for a weekend getaway close to the New York metropolitan and tri-state area? Check out the Doral Arrowwood for great value and a great time.The Fourth of July was approaching and my family and I had no plans in place. A weekend getaway was what we wanted. We needed a resort close to our home in New York City, with activities that both my husband, myself and our teen-aged daughter...
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Woodloch Pines Resort, Pennsylvania
Follow along as this family gets swept up in the all the fun available at this friendly, lakefront resort in the Poconos. As we raced back to our room to pick up an Ipod, a cellphone and some lipstick for vampire makeup, our 12-year-old paused. "Mom, quick, help me!" he panted. “We need three pine cones and three maple leaves. What’s a maple leaf look like?" We were participating...
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Legoland Florida Hotel And Friends Open In Winter Haven
At a recent family press event in New York City, the Legoland team from both coasts came together to announce the latest Legoland Hotel, opening May 15, 2015 at the Legoland Florida Resort in Winter Haven.There was a lot of excitement because the company was introducing a fourth style of hotel room at this...
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Legoland Hotel Brick By Brick
It takes the high-pitched energy of hundreds of little boys, buckets of Lego bricks, dozens of how-did-they-make-that-? Lego sculptures, and a primary-colored fantasy environment to create the ambiance at the Legoland Hotel in Carlsbad, California. Full of wonder and delight, shrieking preschoolers and exhausted but proud parents, it is a must-do destination for families...
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Luxury Family Hotels, England
Luxury Family Hotels, a group of small hotels throughout Britain, previously a winner of FTF's Top 10 Getaways for Tiny Travelers Award, gets a fresh look in 2015. Britain's aptly named Luxury Family Hotels are just that. The members of this exclusive hotel family are eight inns: Woolley...
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Center Parcs Les Hauts de Bruyeres, France
Center Parcs Village: Les Hauts de Bruyeres, Lamotte-Beuvron, France, previously a winner of FTF's Top 10 Getaways for Tiny Travelers Award, gets a fresh look in 2015. With 5 rural center parcs in the UK and 21 villages scattered throughout...
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Porta-Care: Taking A Babysitter On The Road
Use this guide to negotiate with the relative or nanny you're planning to travel with, and see how much more relaxing your family vacation can be.My sister and her husband love to travel -- with St. Martin and Disney World being their favorite spots. And now, with two children in tow, they seek to maximize their holiday enjoyment by retreating from their dual income, daycare driving, hectic...
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Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, previously a winner of FTF's Top 10 Getaways for Family Travelers Award, gets a fresh look in 2015.The dramatic topography of hidden valleys and deep canyons or gorges, known as dalles to the French settlers who helped name this area in the late 1600s, is now a favorite vacation destination of over 2.5 million yearly...
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