Top 3 Kid-Friendly Beaches in Sydney
Following my dreams, I moved to Sydney a couple of years ago and ever since, I couldn't help, but fall in love with the city. Its astonishing museums, quirky markets and breath-taking...
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Adoptive Children And Family Health
According to research, adopted children and the families who make new homes for them face a special set of medical issues. Here are some tips on what to watch for.Research on adopted children...
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Tips For Healthy Adoptions
Families traveling to adopt a new family member must take special health precautions to prevent unnecessary illness for themselves and for their newest bundle of joy.In 2012, approximately 8,600...
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Outdoors Adventures In California Wine Country
Famed for its scenery and fine vintages, the California Wine Country has much more than grapes to offer family adventurers. In addition to the many gastronomical destinations just 50 miles north of...
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Family Hiking In Arkansas And The Ozarks
Easily accessible hiking along Arkansas Rivers is a no-cost way to introduce the youngest and oldest family members to the beauty of the Ozark Mountains.The best day a child or adult might remember...
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Free Family Fun In New York’s Greater Niagara Region
A fun, cheap, scenic alternative to more mainstream road trips - tour western New York state's Jello Museum, farms, minor league games, theme parks and so much more.This summer, when travelers...
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Kids Guide to Orlando Helps Parents Explore Too
Whether you're a visitor or a local, a grownup or a kid like the ones who contributed to this fun travel guide, you are guaranteed to learn something fun from
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St. Augustine, Florida
Come explore St. Augustine, a great family destination in northern Florida that blends historic and modern attractions into a nice, mellow vacation mix that's ideal for multigenerational...
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Primland, A Chateau Rises in Appalachia
"Wow!" was my first reaction to The Lodge and Cottages at Primland, a chateau style resort on 12,000 acres of Blue Ridge Mountain beauty. Located about two hours' south of Roanoke,...
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Multigenerational Travel Reshaping Travel Industry
"Elders First!" as Boomers with Family in Tow Top Leisure Travel Spending (New York, September 10, 2014) With multigenerational travel up 30% over the past year, and senior-led groups spending...
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California Roadtrips On Roads Less Traveled
If your clan has already done the family roadtrip up and down Route 1, rest assured that there's more to explore among the Golden State’s endless shoreline and sweeping landscapes. Whether you want...
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Meet the Star of Dolphin Tale and Save Money on Florida Beach Vacations
Whether or not your family saw the heart-warming movie "Dolphin Tale," we know they are eagerly awaiting the release of "Dolpin Tale 2" this...
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Road trip to England with teens
Road trip to hogwardy, old-style England with teens in a slim carWhen travelling through Southern and Central England, it's easy to see how J.C. Rowling was inspired to write her Potter...
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Orlando Magic! Autumn Vacations Are Unexpected Bargain
It’s not magic; September is the cheapest month of the year to visit Orlando, with room rates among the lowest all year. Yes, you can find a room for $50 per night and there...
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At One With Nature Along The Appalachian Trail
After a weekend exploring the Appalachian Trail from our base at the AMC Highland Center, we began to appreciate how this pioneering environmental organization brought New Hampshire's great outdoors...
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The Renaissance Faire, A Weekend Escape From The Ordinary
Escape from the bland humdrum of the everyday and into a vibrant realm straight out of the history books with a weekend getaway at the New York Renaissance Faire. Located at Sterling...
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London: Wouldn’t It Be Luverly?
Discover where children can be seen and heard, and the best walks, in London, from a mom who spent three years with her own three kids exploring this fabulous British city.Samuel Johnson once...
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Family Fun In Guanacaste Costa Rica
Guanacaste, on Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast, is a mix of beautiful beaches, lush rainforest and fascinating fauna. Costa Rica’s rich biodiversity, strong infrastructure...
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Value Vacations in Alabama Gulf Coast Getaway
Take a close look at Alabama's beautiful Gulf Shores, a bargain getaway and you'll know that Florida isn't the only southern state with great beaches.Alabama's Gulf Shores region...
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San Francisco Weekends Away Starting At $500
With low-cost airlines serving San Francisco and Oakland, northern California has several options for top-value family getaways within a short drive of either airport that feel like deluxe vacations. Visiting...
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There’s Still Some Undiscovered Europe in Southwest Germany
You may be surprised to learn that the one lament we heard over and over again from locals, guides and shop owners in Baden-Wurttemburg was, “We don't get a lot of Americans here.”...
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Exploring Olympic National Park: Hiking, Wildlife, and More
Picture-perfect views of nature’s bounty capture the vivid beauty of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington’s Pacific Northwest. Surrounded by virgin coastline and carved by over...
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Fort Lauderdale is a Family Affair
With the fall season leading soon to winter – and hopefully another polar vortex to spur sales from the Northeast -- Nicki Grossman, president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale C&VB, invited an audience...
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Grand Slam: US Open Games, Tennis Stars and Rich Hotel Offers
Have you been practicing your forearm in preparation for a week of couch-potato viewing (August 25 – September 8, 2014) of the U.S. Open this summer? ...
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Tampa, Florida Attractions
Here's FTF's guide to the best family and kid activities in Tampa Bay, a central Florida city that's not as well known as Orlando (about 45 minutes away), but packs in a lot of family attractions.
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Lake Tahoe, California Hotels And Resorts
The shores of Lake Tahoe offer families so many outdoor activities, sports, shopping, restaurants, and scenic vistas that almost any resort will have enough to please 'tweens, teens...
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Boston, Massachusetts Attractions
There's so much to do in "Beantown" -- from colonial history to swan boats, Fenway Park and more; here are Family Travel Forum's best bets for indoor and outdoor family activities in Boston, Massachusetts....
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Nebraska Family-Friendly Attractions
A Buffalo Bill show, Gerald Ford memorabilia, wagon trains and a roller skating museum add to the fun in Nebraska for families touring the state.Visit the Nebraska...
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Pies On Parade Tempt Travelers To Maine
Thanks to its Pies on Parade each winter, Rockland, Maine is packed with food-centric folk whose goal is to sample the most marvelous pies possible. Whether you and...
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Ann Arbor For A Midwest Weekend Of Student Cool
College towns have a built-in advantage when you’re traveling with teenagers and, with its sky-high cool quotient, Ann Arbor, Michigan is the king of college towns. Home to the University...
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Congratulations! Winners of 2007 Teen Travel Writing Scholarship
Compelling stories...
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Edmonton, Alberta Attractions
Edmonton, best known as home to the world's largest indoor entertainment complex, the West Edmonton Mall, was one of TripAdvisor's Top 10 Family Destinations in Canada for 2011. This friendly city in...
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Summer Fun At Snowshoe Mountain, West Virginia
Snowshoe Mountain Resort in West Virginia is a great place to spend the chilly winter holidays, skiing and snowboarding with the family. However, the resort offers even more fun in...
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To Honduras With Love
The bus rocked furiously. The wheels on our bus weren’t only going ‘round and ‘round. They sprung up and down and swayed side to side. The roads weren’t even roads at all, just tracks paved...
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Alaska: Weather, Whales and Waves, Oh My!
“How is it still raining? It’s pouring down harder than yesterday. We woke up at 6am, planning to paddle 10 miles up to Emerald Cove. My kitchen group ate our leftover Cinnamon-Raisin Bread before...
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New York: a SENSE-ational Place to Be!
Behind the bustling streets of the “Big Apple”, New York holds within its borders a place like no other: A tranquil escape from rush hour and the daily lives of hard-workers. The Adirondacks will...
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Finding Tranquility
We drove through the night and I gazed at the towering skyscrapers through the rain-spattered windows, amazed by the myriads of cars around us, feeling the Mexican metropolis envelop...
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Mzungu Monday: One Day of Life Lessons for a Foreigner in Uganda
Uganda is troubled with Malaria, a disease not commonly found in America. Despite the risk of entering a malaria zone, I traveled there for three weeks this summer. I was...
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A Danish State of Mind
On one random drive to the library in November, my friend Maya asked me if I would be interested in going to Denmark this summer with her. My first thought was “OF COURSE!”...
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Tunes and Travels: My Trip to An Irish Jam Session
I had not imagined in my eight years of classical violin training that I would end up fiddling in a pub. I wasn’t used to Maryland’s long lines of traffic and crowded streets. In Ohio, Rural King...
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Driving Into a Hole Can be Monumental
The early August sun beat down on the prolonging stretch of road. A “Welcome to Utah” sign had long since passed, and our rented black Ford Explorer was filled with...
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A Ferry Crossing
About a year ago, my older brother, my mother, and I decided on a whim to shoot up to Burlington, Vermont. We had no idea what there was to do or see, but we had heard about the city’s vibrant culture...
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South River Girls Soccer Takes Italy
If you ever have the opportunity to travel to Italy, I highly recommend taking the time to explore the beautiful cities that litter the Tuscan landscape. I had the pleasure of traveling with 25 other...
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Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Good Food
I wake up to the rich, reedy sound of an accordion-not something you would normally hear in the streets of America, but then, I’m not in America.I’m in the home of my Aunt Lidia and Uncle...
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La Ville Lumière
Paris; It’s the city of lights, known for its magnificent beauty, delicious foods, and romantic qualities. Some people dream of visiting this esteemed European city their entire lives, and here I was...
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An Unusual Layover in NY City
My grandfather recently died and we travelled back from our home in North Carolina to Belgium, where the rest of our family still lives. Although we weren’t exactly in a cheery holiday mood, my parents...
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Lesson Learned
Slapping yet another mosquito off my arms I sigh and trek through the small gap in the trees. Dr. B, our field botany professor, decided to get off the magnolia...
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Relaxing to Roller Coasters: The Perfect Day in Sylvan Beach
After a stressful school year filled with crammed study sessions and all-nighters, only one place can take my mind off it all – Sylvan Beach, New York. Decades ago, my great-great grandparents discovered...
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