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A Kid’s Life At Four Seasons Resorts

The Four Seasons Punta Mita, on Mexico's Pacific coast north of Puerto Vallarta, is a multi-generational paradise. Family friendly; it is a destination that was planned and developed...

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Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit Resort, Mexico

An unusual combination of five-star luxury and flat rate pricing makes the flagship Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit Resort on Mexico's Pacific coast a real find for discerning families....

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Riviera Maya Hotels And Resorts

If Cancun sound too busy, consider staying in the heart of Mexico's Riviera Maya, and enjoy eco-tourism, history, and fantastic beaches along the Yucatan Peninsula. Families will find...

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Single Moms Tame The West: New Mexico With Kids

These adventuring single moms show that museums and monuments aren't just for parents as they take two active boys on a road trip through Colorado and New Mexico.

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Hurricane Season – Need To Know

Agitated by the constant hurricane updates on the Weather Channel and other media? Need to answer your kid's questions about hurricanes? Here's some basic scientific information...

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Baby-Friendly Vacation Rentals At The Royal Cancun, Mexico

One of Cancun's older resorts, The Royal Cancun (formerly the Club Internacional de Cancún) has a small footprint, is as tall as the palm...

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Le Meridien Cancun Resort For Families With Pets

If a Cancun beach resort vacation with the family means snorkeling, sunbathing, and day trips to some of Mexico’s exciting Mayan ruins, why are you worrying about the dog? At the French-flavored...

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Bigger Is Better At The All-Inclusive Iberostar Cancun Resort

If you’re looking for an all-inclusive Cancun beach resort with a biggest-and-the-best attitude, the Iberostar...

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Putting On The Ritz In Mexico At The Ritz-Carlton Cancun

If white sand beaches and a bit of sun are your cure for winter blues, the Ritz-Carlton Cancun is one of the most luxurious places to...

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Top 10 All-Inclusive Resorts For Family Vacations

Want to go on a vacation where you don't have to carry your wallet around? Here are FTF's winners of our "Top 10 Getaway" awards in the category of Top All-Inclusives. Want to go on a vacation where...

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Club Med: Mexico And The Caribbean

Club Med remains on the top of our list for favorite family brands as one of the few family all-inclusive resorts, with good packages, award-winning baby care and Kid's Clubs (and you should all know,...

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Bus Tours Introduce The World’s Great Cities

Double-decker hop-on, hop-off bus tours can be found all around the world, but have a longer history in Europe than in the US. Imagine a clever guide, a place to rest your feet, great photo opportunities,...

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U.S. Regulations For Special Groups Crossing U.S. Borders

The latest regulations from U.S. Customs and Border Protection explain some of the exceptions being made for Special Group travel, such as teen and school group tours. U.S. border crossing...

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Easy To Cook Enchiladas Say Hola! Mexico

Most children have had some introduction to Mexican food, whether it's a visit to Taco Belle or an order of guacamole and chips at the local cantina.  Nonetheless, it's hard for families with...

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Club Med All-Inclusive Resorts Make Great Family Vacations

More than six decades after its founding by Gerard Blitz in the Balearic Isles off Spain, the French-owned Club Mediterranee is treating its guests -- especially families -- better than ever. Catering...

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Hacienda Tres Rios: An Eco-Luxury Yucatan Adventure

Seeking a luxurious Mexican retreat? Hacienda Tres Rios is where the Mayan heavens meet the earth and the rivers and sea converge before your very eyes.Located just a few miles north of Playa del...

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Custom Itinerary: Caribbean or Mexico Beach Resort with Childcare

Q. Lisa R. from Brooklyn NY is looking for a tropical beach resort with infant care where parents and baby can relax and enjoy some beach time.

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Best Family Destinations Guidebook Helps Create Idiot-Proof Vacations

While opportunities are endless in terms of travel, how does one decide where to go and what to do once you are there? The

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Custom Itinerary – Tropical Resort with Baby Care

Q. Andrea F. of Brazil writes: We would like recommendations for a hotel, inn or resort with a baby program, infant facilities and nearby medical care in the Caribbean or Mexico. We are traveling for 3...

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People’s Choice Guide Cancun: Travel Survey Guidebook

Take 375 pages in a tall, slim volume loaded with reviews of hotels, restaurants, clubs and bars and you're bound to have a comprehensive planning guide for the resort destination of Cancun. Take...

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Mexico City’s FITA Tourism Fair Brings Mexico to the World

On September 23, 2010, the first annual International Tourism Fair of the Americas (FITA) opened in Mexico City's convention center to introduce Mexico's large outbound tourism market to the world....

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Stuck In Mexico

Just before the 2009-2010 school year finished my best freind went down to Mexico to get his permanent resident card but he answered one question wrong. So now he is stuck down there while his whole...

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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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Barcelo Los Cabos Palace Deluxe, Mexico

A newly opened all-inclusive resort in San Jose del Cabo, this luxurious Barcelo resort was designed with the family in mind.One of the newest resort complexes on the pristine sands of San Jose...

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Akumal: The Yucatan’s Playground

Join the Crespi/Sparks clan on their first vacation abroad as they experience the natural and historical wonders of Mexico's Yucatan coastline in the beach village of Akumal.The...

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Metatlonoc, a Hungry Driven Town

Young and curious, I smiled at the children that gave me the preciously wrapped chiclets. I loved the minty savor...

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Sea of Cortez

 January 2009, the second half of my junior year of high school, I traveled to Baja Mexico with a group of students from school and my science teacher to study Humpback Whales. I lived on a research...

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Terremoto’s Impact

I was a sophomore in high school, traveling with my youth group to Aguas Calientes, Mexico with an organization called Terremoto. It was my first mission’s trip and there was...

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They Blessed Me in Mexico

Tijuana, Mexico is an awful place. Driving through this city for the third time, for my third mission trip, doesn't make it any easier to see. The houses I see from the major highway are made of multicolored...

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Etch in Desolation

 Squinting at the sudden onslaught of light, I stepped out of the van into a dry, dusty scene.  Poverty and desolation...

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Star Trekking: 04:2010: Antonio Banderas Takes Riviera Maya by Stallion

"All I need now is for Antonio Banderas to show up on a shiny black stallion."  How many times have I said that to myself, while studying my toenail polish from a chaise lounge on a pristine beach...

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Viaje a Mexico Que Tomo Cuatro Dias

     "Pasajeros, que pongan sus cinturones "(Fasten your seat belts),  some of the first words aboard Mexicana Airlines in Tijuana. It felt pretty strange sitting in the window seat of this massive...

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Iberostar – Profile Of A Family-Friendly Resort Company

Iberostar, the brand behind all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean, Mexico, Spain, and other countries, has both a storied history and a high rate of approval from vacationing families.

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Cancun’s Royal Resorts’ Family Villas

Family Travel Forum's review of spacious condominium living at The Royal Resorts complexes located along the beachfront in Cancun, Mexico.On our recent return to Cancun after the devastating...

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My First All-Inclusive – Mexico’s Aventura Cove Palace

A wary mom's first experience with an All-Inclusive family beach vacation in Tulum, Mexico turns out to be a success, and won't be her last. I admit that we are an unlikely family...

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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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Iberostar Paraiso Resorts, Riviera Maya, Mexico

Check out what this all-inclusive resort development along the gorgeous Riviera Maya has to offer you and your family in terms of value for money spent. It didn’t take my 10-year-old son,...

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Custom Itinerary – Christmas in Los Cabos

Q - Susannah B. of Westport, Connecticut asks: We are looking for a full service resort in Cabo San Lucas on Mexico's Baja Peninsula for my family of 5 over the Christmas holidays.Q - Susannah B. of...

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Top 10 Getaway for Luxury Travelers – One And Only Palmilla, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

In 2006, FTF's annual Top 10 survey of award-winners honored the One&Only Palmilla, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico as a Top Luxury Golf Resort.In 2006, FTF's annual Top 10 survey of award-winners...

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Playa Azul Hotel, Cozumel, Mexico

This small, beachfront Cozumel resort delivers a winning combination of service and activities that keeps guests coming back -- plus, it's a great value.Our recent family beach vacation to...

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Ritz-Carlton, Cancun

Welcome to the Ritz-Carlton, Cancun - the resort with the right balance that keeps kids busy, teens happy and parents blissfully pleased - leaving the whole family wanting more.I was looking for...

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Rosarito Beach, Mexico Hotels And Resorts

A close look at the friendly enclave of beachfront resorts south of Los Angeles, just over Mexico's Baja border.The lively beach resort of Rosarito Beach, a popular getaway for southern California...

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Mexico’s Rosarito Beach

Visit Rosarito Beach for an old-fashioned beach vacation, a cool movie-making theme park and amazing arts and handicrafts. Bienvenidos! Mi casa es su casa. The saying "My home is your home" embodies...

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Melia Cabo Real, Los Cabos

One of the only Los Cabos all-inclusives that accepts babies and toddlers in supervised nursery programs.The Buckley family of Northern California -- mom Ita, dad Shane and children Chloe age...

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Kid Suites At International Family Resorts

Some popular family hotels and resorts in Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia boast large family suites whose decor and amenities have been designed with kids in mind. Between June and September 2009,...

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The Other Side of Cancun

  Cancun , Mexico is every traveler’s dream vacation, but the part I remember...

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Foodies On Isla Mujeres

It's easy to find 3 great meals a day on Isla Mujeres, off the coast of Cancun, but who knew we should even try to?Isla Mujeres is a peaceful, still unspoiled island in Quintana Roo, Mexico,...

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Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, Mexico

A luxurious show-stopper along the Pacific coast of Mexico takes advantage of a pristine eco-paradise to thrill families looking for a tropical getaway.Among the world's great luxury hotels, this...

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Oaxaca, Mexico Hotels And Resorts

Oaxaca, Mexico has built a tourism boom around its special holidays, so choose early and choose well if you're taking the kids. When you're thinking about visiting such an interesting city...

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Isla Mujeres, Mexico Hotels and Resorts

Explore the little known Isla Mujeres (Island of Women), less than 10 miles from Cancun and the Yucatan Peninsula, where family rooms cost under $100 nightly.Mexico has been a leading destination...

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