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Parent supervising a young girl on the beach as she walks towards the water at dusk.
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Spring Break Water Safety Tips for Kids and Families

Families are heading to beaches, pools and lakes this holiday, so it’s a good time to remind everyone of essential water safety tips for families. According to 

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Woman and man with two alpacas, with a llama in the background, at Buck Brook Farm in the Catskills.
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Beyond The Borscht Belt: Discover The Catskills’ Modern Marvels

Since the 1920s, when Catskills attractions and hotels began luring Jewish vacationers from New York City, it's been known as the Borscht Belt. Now it’s making a comeback thanks...

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Tent with snowshoes outside the flap in surrounded by a snowy, winter wonderland.
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The Essential Guide To Camping In The Winter

Winter camping can be great fun, waking up with frost covering the tent and a beautiful misty sunrise. But it can also be a truly miserable experience if you end up cold and tired...

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Adult points out a country in Europe on a huge outdoors globe to a young blond child.
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Predictability Is The Key to Successful Special Needs Travel

Predictability is the key to every family vacation’s success, not only for special needs travel. In researching

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Tina Fey stars in a Super Bowl ad for Booking.com and dreams about travel from her Miami villa.
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Traveling Tina Fey Rocks Super Bowl Ad For Booking.com

Did you tune in to watch the NFL’s biggest game, check out the Super Bowl ads, find Taylor Swift in the crowd or revel in Usher’s halftime show? If your house is like ours,...

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Two women have picnic on grass field in site of mountains in San Luis Obispo, California. Photo c. Luke Bender for unsplash
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5 Free Things to Do Close to Home During Your Downtime

In this day and age, when the average American only has about five hours of...

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Kids in snowsuits scream while playing in the snow.
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The 23 Best Family Winter Getaways And Travel Deals

Sun or snow for your family winter getaway? Maybe you want to take that long-delayed trip to Orlando, go on a cruise with extended family or explore Paris through Emily’s eyes....

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Idlewild athletic field at the Black resort of Idlewild in Michigan. Photo c.Idlewild Historic and Cultural Center.
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Motown In The Woods, The Black Resort Of Idlewild

When you consider civil rights, what do you think of? Many may think of activism, protest, art, community, and music. What...

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City Meat Market dining room, Giddings, Texas
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Round Top, The Aspen of Texas

When I told Texas friends that Round Top is known as “The Aspen of Texas,” they started laughing. Round Top? That’s mighty high praise for a tiny, rural Texas town.

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