Ultimate Family Adventurers: Sonnad Family
In the spring and summer of 2007, the Hyatt Hotel and Resorts company decided to challenge their family clientele to the "ultimate adventure challenge" -- a two week once-in-a-lifetime competition for...
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Nikko, Japan
A Samurai-era living history museum and theme park, the beautiful Nikko National Park filled with temples, and UNESCO's World Heritage Sites are part of the charm of this central Japanese city.The...
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Olivean Sports Resort, Shodoshima, Japan
On the so-called Island of Well Being in Kagawa prefecture, there is a Japanese resort that knows how to make Westerners feel comfortable while preserving a very Japanese peace of mind. It has...
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Fuji-Q: In the Shadow of Nature’s Perfection
Given a long weekend out of Tokyo and the chance to ride the first or second biggest coaster in the world, this family goes to Japan's premier theme park at the foot of Mt. Fuji. We were...
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Hype vs. Reality at All-Inclusive Resorts
Find out the difference between the hype your family is sold, and the reality of a vacation experience at an all-inclusive tropical resort.I am often asked about all-inclusive...
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San Francisco’s SoMa District
Follow a family of movie buffs as they trace the steps of royalty from "The Princess Diaries" and find a little fun of their own in San Francisco, CaliforniaIf my family hadn't loved The...
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Doing The O.C. In The Real Orange County
Taking the kids to the real Newport Beach, California to live like the rich teen stars of Fox TV's legendary hit show, The O.C.Whether real or fictitious, "Peyton Place" or "90210," "The Blue...
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Japan Journal: 2 Weeks with a 9-Year-Old
ENTRY #1: TURNING JAPANESE Welcome to our journal of two-week's traveling through Japan. We decided to visit the country my husband has always longed to see because the currency...
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