Hotels Offering Royal Pampering to Expecting Parents and Families
When Kate Middleton and Prince William announced their engagement, the world rejoiced. In America and elsewhere, people wore their best dresses and hats and watched the ceremony live on TV. So when...
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Our Family Vacation in Italy
Here are some tried and true tips from a mom who's "been there, done that" on an Italy family trip with her teens. Italy. Just mention that you are going on vacation to Italy and people get that dreamy...
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Hiking Italy’s Cinque Terre Con Famiglia
A family hike along coastal Italy's "5 Lands" region gives sisters a perfect opportunity to bond and celebrate a milestone birthday in the Cinque Terre. If you want to plan the...
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Grand Reunions Under The Tuscan Sun
A grandfather's advice on multi-generational house and villa rentals comes in handy when he plans a family reunion in the Italian countryside, within a short drive of the great sites. Twelve...
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La Vita Bella
This piece is dedicated to the late Maria (pictured), the heart and soul of Civita di Bagnoregio. A modern footbridge is all that connects the sleepy island in the mist to...
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The Eiffel Tower When She Glitters
There sat steak and custard alongside bottles of soda and cups of coffee. And, of course the customary dish of snails that looked like little hills all grouped together in a lake of garlic. The white...
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A Memory That Will Take Me Back
More than seven hundred years have passed since Marco Polo roamed the narrow allies of this famous city. As I sit on the small, second floor, restaurant balcony of my hotel and look over the beautiful...
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Pins on a Map: A Family’s Yearlong Journey Around the World
Pick up this charming memoir by David Boesch and join his family of five on their enlightening one-year, 6-continent, 17-country journey. The kids (ages 7, 10 and 13) helped select...
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