Lights, Camera, Action Sheraton Universal Hotel, Hollywood
Rides and attractions, backlot tours, movie stars and a great hotel. Los Angeles, California's Universal City is sounding good and good value.There's no shortage of star power atop Universal...
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Custom Itinerary: Fun For Teens on a California National Parks Roadtrip
Q. Kiki N. of Farmington, Connecticut is planning a road trip with driving age teens to see California's national parks, and wants advice on their itinerary, costs, hotels, and airfare.
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Michael Jackson Is Disney’s Captain EO
After more than a decade, a classic Disney 3D show has returned to Disney themeparks to thrill a new generation of Michael Jackson and ride fans.Given the resurgent interest in Michael Jackson...
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Scenic Highway 120 thru Groveland to Yosemite
Almost any trip from the San Francisco Bay Area to Yosemite National Park will take you along scenic Highway 120 through the gold rush era town of Groveland and on into the park itself. Almost every...
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Free Travel Fun In San Francisco
San Francisco, the beautiful City by the Bay, may demand top dollar at hotels and restaurants but lots of free fun activities can make your vacation a bargain. California is a dream destination...
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Discover San Francisco & Wine Country Through Restaurants
With over 100 years of experience, the France-based Michelin Red Guide gives readers confidence in the dining and hotel choices they honor.If you are planning a trip to San Francisco or if you...
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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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Picture Perfect Family Getaway in Marina del Rey
The whole family will catch the wave of excitement in Marina del Rey. Close to LAX, Venice Beach, Santa Monica and Hollywood, it’s the perfect year round base for families who...
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San Diego Is Great For Family Reunions
Beach house rentals at top coastal resorts, such as picturesque southern California, make planning and enjoying a small family reunion easy and fun.Thinking about a famiy reunion at the beach?...
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Hyatt Regency Orange County, California’s 2010 Summer of Fun for Families
Welcome to the Hyatt Regency Orange County, California’s “2010 Summer of Fun” for Families Pack up and ship out for an...
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Spas For New And Expecting Mothers
Day spas and resorts are cuddling about-to-be moms, new moms, new babies and --sometimes -- new dads, with celebratory packages.A number of spas offer treatments made especially for expecting mothers,...
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Pre-Schoolers Love San Francisco, California
San Francisco is an urban paradise when it comes to family-friendly activities. Toddlers can take in the sights, enjoy the great outdoors and maybe learn something, too.The spirit of family fun...
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Hot Springs Hike
My trip to the hot springs near Apple Valley, CA. was amazing! We first drove for a few hours, from Palomar College in San Marcos, CA. It was an ESO (environmental) club trip. My professor and friend...
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Beachside Serenity in San Simeon, California
There is a place on earth which one is sure must only exist in fairy tales. Complete with a castle and many fabled stories of what happened behind its gates, it is truly a remarkable location. ...
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Joshua Tree National Park Adventure
“I am in this world to change the world.” – Muriel Rukeyser These are the words plastered on the shirt I received in the mail from Claremont Graduate University after traveling...
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Go West, Young Man (v.2)
"You ready?," I barked out as I opened the rear driver's side door and tossed the case of RedBull and carton of Camel Lights on the creamy leather seats. "Hell yeah!," my cousin responded, hanging...
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Kid-Friendly Restaurants In San Francisco
Looking for a good family restaurant in San Francisco? Something both grownups and kids can enjoy? Read on for Family Travel Forum reader favorites. San Francisco, California is a diner's town...
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Mom, 3 Kids, 5 Days – Los Angeles To Vancouver Family Road Trip
Follow my advice on how to avoid a bumpy ride -- or should we say mom's worst nightmare ever? -- on a roadtrip from Los Angeles through Oregon, Washington state and Vancouver.
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Newport Beach, California Soothes Little Souls
Stay in pretty Newport Beach, California and enjoy the best of both worlds -- with Disneyland nearby and beautiful beaches right beneath your feet. Southern California's picturesque Newport Beach,...
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Sea Kayaking In Baja California
Like remote places, but don't like giving up modern comforts? This reviewer heads to a Mexican wilderness retreat for kayaking and exploring marine life in Baja California. If the thought...
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Yosemite: Almost Sleeping with Coyotes
“It’s another thirty-five miles t’the valley floor,” the Yosemite National Park gate keeper drawled. Free of Fresno, the drive up to this point took us past hazy, crushed-velvet...
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Custom Itinerary – Driving the Pacific Coast Highway and Visiting Yosemite National Park
Q. Amelia M. of Van Nuys, California writes: My family of four, including myself, my 73-year-old mother and two sons (ages 11 and 22) want to drive the PCH from Southern California, and visit Yosemite....
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Custom Itinerary – San Diego for Families
Q. Sheila S. of Norwalk, Ohio needs information: "My husband and I and our 8 and 11-year-olds want to go to San Diego in January. We need information on family attractions and want to know if it is worth...
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Top Cheap Reunion Getaway: Asilomar Conference Grounds, California
The Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California is a winner of FTF's Top 10 (Cheap) Getaways For Family Travelers 2008 award.The Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California...
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Top Cheap Ski Getaway: Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Lake Tahoe, on the Nevada California border is a winner of FTF's Top 10 (Cheap) Getaways For Family Travelers 2008 award. Ski vacations can be expensive and difficult to plan if you don’t...
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Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Whale-watching, black raspberry-picking, hiking, good eating, arts n' crafts, and elk-tracking are a few of the quiet family pleasures to be found in California's most popular park preserve. Whale-watching,...
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KidsSuites are Family Treat at California’s Beverly Garland Holiday Inn
Minutes away from many of Hollywood’s most popular destinations, the
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North Lake Tahoe For Non-Alpine Winter Fun
Do you hate snowsports? The California - Nevada border boasts many couch potato diversions in winter, and at good prices.Skiers of all ages hail Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in the U.S.,...
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Loews Coronado Bay Resort, California
A luxury California resort has a variety of options for playing, dining, and having fun in the sun - no matter what your age.Enchantingly sprawled across a 5.5-mile-long peninsula, the charming...
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Los Angeles Comes Out to Play
Activities from the Hollywood Walk of Fame to the Los Angeles Zoo plus California's great weather makes LA a year-round travel hot spot. With flair and attitude, Los Angeles, California...
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Experience of A Lifetime
It felt like we had been hiking forever when I finally saw it; the most beautiful beach I had ever seen. I was in Monterey, California in June 2007 with my sister visiting my mother’s side...
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San Francisco Fun Activities For Toddlers
San Francisco is full of fun for Tiny Travelers.We know the kids are out of school during summer, but if you visit San Francisco from September to November you're likely to have much sunnier and...
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Planning a Beach Reunion for 14
Q. I am a grandfather of five from Kansas City trying to host our annual week-long, three-generational family reunion of 14 (five kids and nine adults). We need six bedrooms and...
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Top 10 Getaway for Luxury Travelers – Hotel Del Coronado, California
In 2006, FTF's annual Top 10 survey of award-winners honored Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego, California as a Top Luxury Beach Resort. Whether a high-end vacation is a matter of course for you and your...
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No-Cost Fun in San Diego, California
San Diego's temperate climate, rich history, ethnic culture, and art offer budget savings for family travelers.California's second largest city of San Diego attracts year-round visitors with...
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Long Beach, California
Here's a southern California getaway designed with little travelers in mind: small towns, animals, beach fun, and gentle surf.Long Beach, the city by the sea, embraces the charm of a bustling...
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San Diego, California Hotels And Resorts
Family Travel Forum has the inside scoop on San Diego's best places to stay for beautiful beaches and great kids clubs. There are perhaps thousands of places to sleep in this popular southern...
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Velkommen to Solvang, California
Take this FTF family's advice on what you should see and where you should stay in the Danish-American community of Solvang , meaning "Sunny Fields" in DanishStraight out of a Hans Christian...
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Kids Rule At Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, California
Grandma and Grandpa take 14-year-old cousins to this classic southern California family resort and say that being together has never been more fun. Anticipating the excitement of sharing special moments...
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Palm Springs Attractions
Hollywood's sunny getaway offers year-round recreation, glamour, fine dining, museums and a surprising array of kid-friendly attractions that lure all types of families to the desert.Multi-faceted...
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San Francisco Loves Little Ones
California's golden city of San Francisco has lots to offer kids of all ages, even the youngest in your family.Although many people discover San Francisco as an adult, my favorite memories...
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Success! 5 Generation Family Reunion
When you have to entertain pre-schoolers and matriarchs in the same reunion weekend, you need a homebase that anticipates and delivers everything. Stunning sunsets, sparkling waters, and sandy...
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Custom Itinerary – Los Angeles Family Vacation
Q - Monica R. of Las Vegas, Nevada writes: My family is planning a driving trip to Los Angeles. We have a 15-year-old son and a baby girl, which makes planning difficult. We would love a hotel with...
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California’s Silicon Valley: Hi-Tech Capital Of Kid’s Museums
The high-tech area around San Jose and San Francisco offers exploration and discovery on your next great family vacation.In a way, a visit to a museum makes everyone a child again. The discovery...
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A Outing On Catalina Island, California
Catalina Island makes a great day trip from Long Beach, or a trypical southern California style weekend getaway with the kids. Only 22 miles off the coast of California lies Santa...
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Hotel Del Coronado, California
As a family-friendly resort in California, the Hotel Del Coronado is both classy and fun for kids. Find out the scoop on Family Travel Forum's ratings of this famous property.The "Del"...
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San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo offers families small town charm, big city culture, history and old-fashioned fun.A delightful family getaway, the old mission town of San Luis Obispo is found amidst rolling pastures,...
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