Florida’s Secret: Anna Maria Island
There is a place in Florida that does not have the very best in beaches, the most Caribbean-like climate, the best recreational opportunities or the hottest resorts or nightlife in the State. So, why is an island peninsula community of 15,000 residents on the Gulf Coast considered by many to be a "best kept secret"? For those in the know, it is an affordable...
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Top 10 Beach Resort Getaways For Family Vacations
Almost everyone's favorite getaway is a family beach vacation, whether it's winter or summer. Here are FTF's winners from a decade of "Top 10 Getaway" awards in the best family beach category. Our Top 10 beach getaways, all past winners of the "Top 10 Getaways" awards in this category, promise location, location, location with excellence in facilities, family activities and childcare. The...
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Rainy Day Activities in Orlando
Hitting the Orlando theme parks may conjure up images of sunshine and blue skies, but especially in summer, families often encounter an overcast and damp day. You can still enjoy everything from Disney to Universal in the rain, though little and big kids alike may not find it the adventure they were hoping for. If your plans are flexible, venture past the theme parks and find something fun...
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Playa del Carmen Hotels And Resorts
Mexico's busy little port Playa del Carmen is a hotbed of small boutique hotels and condos for families who want to get away from large all-inclusive resorts. Playa del Carmen is the biggest town along the Riviera Maya, that beautiful hundred-plus-mile stretch of gold sand beaches on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Colorful “Playa” as it’s known, was for many years...
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Road Trip USA: Florida US1 From Jacksonville To Key West
Welcome to Routes 1 and A1A, the twin coastal roads along the Atlantic coast between Jacksonville and Key West that provide a great beach getaway road trip. U.S. Route 1 runs along the eastern coast of the United States for more than 2,000 miles between Key West, Florida and Fort Kent, Maine. Designed in the 1920's to cover a route similar to that of the old Atlantic Highway, it connects the major...
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Plan Your Next Trip with America’s Most Popular Family Vacations
Are you among the majority of Americans who say they didn't take a vacation at all in the past year? Does that make you happy? The US Travel Association reported 9 out of 10 Americans say their happiest memories come from vacation, so what are you waiting for? Our latest e-guidebook, America’s Most Popular Family Vacations, sponsored by Diamond Resorts International®,...
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Gaylord Texan: Big Dallas Hotel, Big Gaylord Values
Make no mistake when you pull up to the enormous Gaylord Texan Hotel: This is Texas, where everything is big and, at this country-chic resort, it's even bigger. No matter what time of year you visit, the Lone Star flag flies above a grand front entrance carved from Austin stone, studded with copper stars. The posse of valet parkers herd families arriving in pickup trucks...
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Planning a Brilliant Holiday in the English Countryside
Both inland, and along the dramatic coast of the English Channel, the countryside of South West England is picturesque, quaint, historic and full of delightful sights and quintessentially British people. Here, you are not far from the region of England that is home to Highclere Castle (or as many television watchers know it, “Downton Abbey”) and there are several posh resort...
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Cincinnati, Ohio Attractions
There's more than meets the eye in Cincinnati; from artisanal donut shops in restored brewery worker housing, to a waterfront park that would make cities twice its size proud, this is a southern Ohio town where family attractions abound in the least likely places. While many attractions are walkable from downtown, you can rent a bicycle from the public Red Bike system, or...
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Fall is Family Time in Puerto Vallarta
When we spin our vacation-planning globe to a beach resort like Puerto Vallarta, we start searching hotels and flights to see what time of year prices drop. For the Pacific coast of Mexico -- popular year round –- that happens to be fall, when the weather’s great and the crowds are gone. Parents and grandparents traveling with preschoolers have already figured out that vacations between...
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