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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Blue Ridge Parkway – An Outdoorsman’s Paradise
Running from Virginia south and west to the Carolinas, the Blue Ridge Parkway is one of America's most scenic drives.The Blue Ridge Parkway is more than just 469 miles of obscenely beautiful...
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Branson, A Great Place to Take the Family
"Branson? Isn't that just for older folk and those who love country-western?" That was my thought when I recently had an opportunity to be there. It was not a place I ever thought I would go to...
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Bozman, Maryland
We were RV camping on the Chesapeake Bay peninsula a few years ago, when I noticed on the map a town with my family name: Bozman, Maryland. We had to go visit, and soon discovered...
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Road Trips: Hitting The Open Road With Teens
FTF's annual teen travel writing scholarship reveals what teens really think about piling into the family car for the annual summertime roadtrip.As the traveling parent of a teen, this script...
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Italian Villas For Your Euro Road Trip
Our kids wanted to go to Venice - my wife and I wanted to go to Tuscany. Here's how we hit the autostrada and did both. On a recent spring break in Italy, after wandering by boat and foot...
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What’s Chillin’ In Chelan County, Washington
This scenic road trip promises recreation, offbeat cultural festivities and learning opportunities for all ages around Leavenworth, at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state.Sometimes...
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Kenya’s Enticing
Your Go-To Guide for Kenya, where family-oriented tour operators combine rustic charms with natural treasures for safari-goers.Kenya is a coastal country in East Africa. Its geography is spectacular,...
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Dorney Park Pennsylvania is a great deal and fun
We just got back from our family vacation, driving from Long Island to Washington DC, then to Pennsylvania for some theme parks. Because I have 7 relatives from my husband's side of the family visiting...
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Along The Southeastern Winding Way – Adelaide To Melbourne
Two families with infants explore the natural beauty and coastal villages of southeastern Australia by car, finding serenity in the region's small town pleasures and beauty along the Great Ocean Road. Australia...
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Travel Trends 2009: Summer Shaping Up Local, Cheap And Unexpectedly Diverse
Trends Report, June 7, 2009. Families say they'll stay close to home and spend less, but if your kids are almost out of the house and this is your year to go.Trends Report, June 7, 2009. Families say...
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A Road Trip Through Oregon
Pack your luggage, load the kids in the car, and let FTF tell you how best to enjoy a scenic road trip though Oregon.There's probably no better state for scenic touring than Oregon, and no better...
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Maryland’s Chesapeake And Delaware Canal
This family discovers a B&B, fascinating local museum and other sites surrounding Maryland's C&D Canal. Snowbirds that we are, we usually look for interesting stopovers, off Route I-95, on...
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Family Togetherness–RV Style
Are you new to RV travel, or an old pro looking for fresh ideas? Here's how to make your next RV journey as comfortable and fun as possible. Are you new to RV travel, or an old pro looking for fresh...
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Built-In, High-Tech Backseat Entertainment
Here's a look at the in-car entertainment systems the major American manufacturers are installing to make road trips easier for all ages."Are we there yet?" Children have always bugged their...
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America’s Scenic Road Trips
Get on the road again with a tour of some nationally-honored Scenic Byways, whose history, culture and local importance have endeared them to travelers across the nation. "We took our children...
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Camping In Massachusetts’ Mohawk Trail State Forest
This seasoned camper explains why a quiet and secluded state park in the Berkshires provides the ideal setting for novice adventurers. Any week between Easter and Halloween is appropriate...
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Notre Vacances en France: A Euro Road Trip
Your guide to a pleasant drive from the U.K. - even with fussy little ones - and a delightful, budget camping adventure in the south of France. There are many good reasons for taking a holiday...
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Garden Of The Gulf: Prince Edward Island
The International Shellfish Festival comes to Canada's remote eastern island in time to catch changing leaves and uncrowded trails.Ah, Prince Edward Island. In my many visits to Canada, somehow...
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Following The Clinton Trail In Arkansas
Find out how Arkansas' tourism developed in the 1990s in response to its famous native, then-President Bill Clinton. Ever since Bill Clinton urged America to "come on down" to visit his...
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California North Coast Reunion In Carmel And Monterey
With kids and grandparents, the quiet pleasures of a reunion in Carmel and Monterey -- hiking, shopping, dining -- create a perfect multigenerational vacation.
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Wild Wild West
With another family, my family of four flew to California, and then rented two cars for 14 days to tour the West. Entering Nevada, the trunk lid on our car broke, but it didn't prevent the trip from...
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Maui, Hawaii
This mom chose to spend her vacation with the kid, as they enjoyed surfing, snorkeling, scenic drives, and other family fun in Maui. We went to Maui in search of endangered green sea turtles...
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Overland Across Switzerland And Italy
Enjoy skiing, hiking, biking, leisurely drives, and many more on-the-ground adventures as the slow-paced way to get to know Switzerland and neighboring Italy. Mix stunning scenery with a new...
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A Wild Weekend In North Georgia
If your family loves to whitewater raft, hike, rappel or hang glide, this scenic area around Dawsonville could be your next road trip. From Atlanta, adventurous families can find a starting...
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Maui By Car
What a surprise to find out my cousins Rachel and Jessica Hastings decided to come back for their graduation trip to visit their cousins Tom and Diane here on Maui. So I decided...
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Scotland Beyond The Bagpipes
Ceud Mile Failte - one hundred thousand welcomes greet families who choose a Scottish road trip (including a stop to see Loch Ness) during the summer festival season. Scotland is known for its...
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Travel Tips From Parents Who Know
Whether it's camping, road trips or riding the rails with kids, we like to hear everyone's strategies for a stress-free trip.Road trips can be among the most challenging and the most...
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Le Mezze Lune, Tuscany, Italy
This summer, we spent a week at the seaside on the Costa Selvaggia in Italy. We were staying at a little pension in Vibbona,...
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