Spain Attractions For Kids
Get off the well-trod tourist path and experience the Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia that local Spanish families see; with discounts for kids and grandparents.Spain is bursting at the seams with...
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Top 20 Family Ski Resorts 2010
The snow-loving experts at FamilySkiHub.com honor their Top 20 Family Ski Resorts of 2010 so you can plan a winter or spring getaway for 2011.One of our partners in promoting happy family travels,...
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Civil War Turns 150 and Baltimore Celebrates Big Time
Historians will be heading south to Baltimore in April to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War. Several of this maritime city's facilities will be looking back at the momentous event,...
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Bar Mitzvah Cruise Makes Smooth Sailing
When Maritza and Jeff Weiss of San Antonio, Texas, began to plan son Warren’s Bar Mitzvah, they considered the traditional format: a temple ceremony followed by a celebration near home.
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Carnival Cruises’ Fun Ship Family Programs
Taking a cruise with your family is a great way for everyone to spend time together and also to enjoy individual interests, or so I discovered on my family's recent multigenerational Carnival cruise.For...
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Star Trekking 12:10: Justin Bieber Pop Star, Film Star, Comic Book Star
In a recent survey by TRUSTe, an internet privacy company, 10% of parents admitted to secretly logging in to their child’s Facebook account. In the same survey 72% of parents said they monitor...
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FAQs: European Train Travel
This rail rider answers the most frequently asked questions about train travel in Europe for families, and reminds travelers of what else they need to know. No statistics are readily available,...
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Who Judged You: The 2010 Teen Travel Writing Scholarship
The Family Travel Forum Teen Travel Writing Scholarship has recently announced its 2010 winners, but the process for selecting these award-winning travel blogs started back in May. The Family...
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Unique Family Journeys In The African Wild
One family of travelers explores the culture and wildlife of Kenya while on safari in Africa. It was the sheer number of animals that took our breath away in Kenya. There was something new...
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Skiing The Dolomites In Italy
Interested in the snowy side of the Italian Dolomiti? Follow this road map to the friendliest family lodging ever, and a local mountain whose slopes welcome all abilities and ages. My husband...
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Saskatchewan Celebrates The Royal Canadian Mounties
Saskatchewan’s capital city of Regina has lots of cultural offerings, and the RCMP Heritage Center honoring the Mounties is one of the best for families.For over 100 years,...
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Succesful Travel With Today’s Teens
How to make those teen-parenting years and family vacations fun for the teens in your life, as well as the adults. Since those who woke up at the dawning of the Age of Aquarius began discussing...
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Changi Airport’s New 40-Foot Slide Free for Duty Free Shoppers
Forget rocking chairs and Cinnabon. Singapore’s Changi International Airport knows how travelers really want to spend their layover -– shooting down a jumbo twister slide of course!The...
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Sol Abroad Spanish Language Immersion for Teens
This past summer my sixteen–year-old daughter chose to study Spanish abroad. She had been studying Spanish since middle school and realized that in order to achieve a true...
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Venice, Italy With Teens In Tow
This family of four hit the high spots of Italy with their teens, and especially relished every moment of Venice where they used the waterways to explore and shop. Italy. Just mention that you are going...
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Trends: Youth Travel Abroad Enhances Education, Career And Success
October 25, 2010. As foreign travel by young Americans continues to be a growing trend, its long term benefits are being measured.Despite the challenges of the current economy, study abroad by...
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The USA Book: A Journey Through America
Sometimes it takes an outsider to make you really appreciate what you have. In this case, Lonely Planet, originally an Australian publisher of low-budget backpacking guides and now a powerhouse...
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Apres Cranmore Mountain There’s North Conway Outlet Shopping
Local favorite Cranmore Mountain expands with a new children's center and year-round Adventure Park to keep kids busy while shoppers hit New Hampshire outlet malls.There's lots going on at...
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Irvine California’s Family-Friendly City of Diverse Delights
Make yourselves comfortable at the family-friendly Hyatt Regency Irvine (17900 Jamboree Road , 949/975-1234) centrally located in California’s...
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How Important is Family Travel for the Soul?
If you’ve been bitten by the travel bug since you were a kid, chances are that passion for travel runs in your family. You are born to be a traveler when the memories...
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Finding A Group Tour For Relatives With Special Needs
Group travel options for people of all ages with special needs are becoming more popular and more varied, and trained travel agents make the planning easy. Are you a traveler with a special...
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Washington DC Getaway With Teens
Fresh ideas for teens and their folks who are visiting (or re-visiting) the capital of the United States. We recently explored our own backyard with13-year-old daughter Maddy and 12-year-old...
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Norwegian Epic, The Big Story At Sea
Here's a case where bigger is better, because the stylish Norwegian Epic, one of the world's largest cruise ships, knows how to deliver heaping portions of family fun.With the launch...
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Paris Flea Markets For A Treasure Trove Of Fun
If your family craves a genuinely French experience and more authentic souvenirs than you would typically find, check out the historic flea markets of Paris, France. Flea markets or les...
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Illinois, Looking For The Land Of Lincoln
From the world's first drive-up diner to the old Capitol building where Abraham Lincoln served the people, the attractions of Springfield and central Illinois will delight families.Springfield,...
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Normandie Beach Club, Family Fun On Lake Champlain
A low-cost resort getaway catering to the whole family can be found on the shores of beautiful Lake Champlain in New York's Adirondacks state park.A low-cost resort getaway catering to the whole family...
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Visiting Rotorua, New Zealand
If you're planning a vacation to New Zealand, read on about the Maori people, sheep, geothermal activity, kiwi and hobbits.Families who want to explore what makes New Zealand unique should...
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Free Orlando!
After spending all or most of your money at the local theme parks, what do you do with the rest of your vacation? Families and others who find that being a tourist here is synonymous with thin wallets...
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Sleepover At Ripley’s Believe It Or Not In Times Square
Spend the night at the Ripley's Odditorium in New York's Times Square with wonderfully odd, "believe-it-or-not!" objects and activities for the staycation of your life..As residents of...
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Midwest Weekend Getaway With A Tropical Vibe At KeyLime Cove
This resort's huge indoor waterpark offers an affordable family weekend getaway for all ages -- all year round -- plus coaster rides at the Six Flags nearby.If you’re searching for fun...
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Star Trekking: Katy Perry Heads to Atlantis Paradise Island
Pop princess Katy Perry’s newest single “California Gurls” is currently on its way to becoming the hottest jam of the summer. In addition to burning up the charts,...
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A Myrtle Beach Family Vacation
Offering fun and adventure in an ideal family beach getaway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is a friendly, sought-after vacation haven all year-round. Step right up for outdoor adventures that...
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Theme Park Smarts
How can you find out where the really thrilling new rides are located? Check out this parks guide, along with tried and true tips for getting the most for the least out of your theme park visit with family.Ever...
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Finding Healthy Dining Alternatives On The Road
Plan ahead and you can carry tasty road food snacks, and find hotels and restaurants that serve balanced and healthy meals to both kids and adults. In the midst of today's organic movement,...
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Touring Texas On A Family Road Trip
To conquer Texas -- the largest state in the Lower 48 and one of its most colorful -- a Texas road trip vacation needs forethought, planning and stamina.America's immense highway system, built...
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Royal Caribbean’s Oasis Of The Seas – How It Fared
Our cruise specialist reports on whether size matters on the new Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas - the largest cruise ship sailing the seas today.As a family travel specialist, I often preview...
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Family Attractions In Jacksonville, Florida
From art to history to outdoor fun, discover all the great things to do in this vibrant city in northeastern Florida.Jacksonville, Florida is more than a day at the beach. 22 miles of sand and...
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Wild Trip to Africa
Africa, home of the wild! June 11, we boarded British Airways for Africa. Two days later, we arrived at Entebbe, Uganda, airport. There were six of us: my older sister Mikka and her mother Carol, Mikka’s...
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Wide Open Spaces with My Lifelong Best Friend; My Mom
The greatest trip of anyone’s life is the day they were born. The problem is that most of us do not remember. I know that on the day I was born it started the greatest journey I shall...
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Sugoi desu ne! Student Travels in Tokyo
Tokyo is a city of contradictions and contrasts; a delicate balance between ancient and modern, native and global, traditional and subversive. I've never encountered a city like it in all my travels,...
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Immersion into the Mountains of Antigua, Guatemala
As I continue my pursuit toward a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, I often find myself tempted to try and pinpoint the source of my desire to help others in times of psychological crisis. While...
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Ceade Mile Failte
I sat in the bow of an old, slightly rusty looking aluminum fishing boat, perched precariously on the edge of the seat so that I didn’t fall through the rotting wooden bench. A green Folgers coffee...
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Tiny Travelers Guide To Denver, Colorado
Toddlers and school kids will find a lot of activities directed at them, especially if they visit Denver, Colorado with this well-traveled grandfather.Golfers find Denver to be a duffer’s...
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Flying Solo with Picture
I jammed a piece of gum into my mouth, chewing furiously. I heard the sound of my ears pop over the roar of the engine. As I stared out the window...
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Multnomah Falls, Oregon
My friend Addy is studying forensic science in Scotland this year. Her Facebook status frequently...
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Train Tales
If a person never took the time to appreciate their life, then a New York City cab driver will change that in an instant. Before my friend and I could even securely fasten our seatbelts,...
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Medicine, Philanthropy, Perseverance, and Beauty
Traveling is exciting, regardless of where you're destined. And doing it solo is even better. Lost in the clouds, disconnected from the mayhem on the ground,...
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Berlin
During my time in Europe I have been blessed with a wealth of incredible experiences. There has been no city that I have visited that has made me more aware of this - or more grateful -...
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Southbound Train Leaving Beijing
48 hours in a sleeper car is a very. long. time.I’m on a two-day long train ride headed south from Beijing to Yunnan Province. It’s a huge trip, two weeks in Southern China...
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