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Stress-Free Travel is Right Under Your Nose

Air travel can be stressful nowadays with long lines, flight delays and cramped seating.  Add luggage, children, strollers and even pets to the mix and you have a veritable powder...

Best Advice for Planning Your Summer Vacation

Planning your family vacation can be overwhelming--where to go, what to do, how to get there, you name it. There are a lot of details to planning a summer vacation....

A Jersey Girl’s Ode to the Jersey Shore

“’Cause down the shore everything’s all right.” ---Tom Waits, JERSEY GIRL Some see the Jersey Shore as a travel destination, a place to take the family for a couple of...

5 Summer Vacation Ideas for Teens

Teens sometimes get a bad rap. People think they’re hard to please and harder to travel with. But the key to traveling with teens—and keeping the whole family happy—is to...

Alaska and the NW Passage: Armchair or on-the-Water Journeys

Family travel when it might mean the demise of all is no figure of speech for two brothers and a sister who maneuvered their 57-foot boat through the Northwest Passage...

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Dell Rapids, South Dakota, A Great Plains Step Back in Time
Pets and Service Dog TravelingmomDell Rapids, South Dakota, A Great Plains Step Back in Time

Dell Rapids is a beautiful and quaint piece of Americana history with its Pink Rose Quartz buildings from the local quarry. Along the banks of the picturesque Big Sioux River since 1871, this small community of 3,650 is located approximately 15 minutes north of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This l [ ... ]

Summer Vacation at the Boar's Head Inn in Charlottesville Virginia
Active TravelingMomSummer Vacation at the Boar's Head Inn in Charlottesville Virginia

Summer vacations for some families mean active adventures, while for others the summer is a perfect time to start exploring college campuses.  Imagine being able to do both in one place.  A place where you can find yourself in a beautifully appointed room, set amidst 500 acres of welcoming [ ... ]

Summer Fun at Midwest Lake Resorts
Midwest TravelingMomSummer Fun at Midwest Lake Resorts

Midwest winters can seem endless. The payoff? Perfect summer temperatures! Each year I vow to savor every minute of the warm weather.

Although I can’t put everything on hold, I can live summer to the fullest, by participating in that wonderful warm weather tradition— a week at the lake. Here are [ ... ]

Luxury Family Stay at the Dan Hotel Tel Aviv
Autism TravelingMomLuxury Family Stay at the Dan Hotel Tel Aviv

Opened in 1953, Dan Hotel Tel Aviv was the first luxury hotel in Israel and has maintained its status as the “Grande Dame” of Tel Aviv hotels ever since. Part of a 14 hotel chain operating in Israel, the Dan Tel Aviv hotel is in a category of its own in service and opulence in the Israeli hospit [ ... ]

Taking the Kids to the Great Wall: Badaling
China TravelingMomTaking the Kids to the Great Wall: Badaling

No family visit to Beijing, or China for that matter, is complete without a visit to the Great Wall. There are many options as to what part of the Great Wall you can visit, depending on whether you prefer rougher terrain, steeper climbs and more run down but quieter areas. However, if taking childre [ ... ]

Captain Your Own Adventure at Disney's Yacht Club Resort
Standby TravelingMomCaptain Your Own Adventure at Disney's Yacht Club Resort

Polished wood, burnished brass, a giant globe of the world and a gentleman Sea Captain in a navy blue blazer greet you as you enter the foyer of Disney Resort’s Yacht Club at Walt Disney World.ou’ve now entered Disney’s version of turn-of-the-century Nantucket complete with a lighthouse and  [ ... ]

3 Summer Travel Ideas for Toddlers
Traveling Mom with Toddlers3 Summer Travel Ideas for Toddlers

Parents of toddlers – stop limiting your vacations to staycations. This is coming from a mom who has raised a ddler into a traveler once, and is doing it all over again. If you have a toddler, you have anarchy on your hands … trust me, I know! But you don’t have to stick close to home if you [ ... ]

Flight security and snacks

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jifI want to be as safe as possible when I fly, so I can’t argue too much with the new TSA security measures. But I wonder if full-body screening machines are the way to go. The Transportation Security Administration does not have the greatest record with consistency, and being able to see whether or not a flier has a sanitary napkin or a reconstructed breast, and submitting her to an invasive full body search.

When I first flew again after 9-11, I was taking my girls, who were then 3, 8 and 10, to meet my husband in Florida. In front of a huge crowd at JFK, the security agent told me she was going to ‘check’ me, then stuck her hand down the front of my pants. I was holding the hands of two little girls at the time, so I probably did not fit into a terrorist profile, yet this woman felt the need to stick her hand into my underwear.

When the liquid ban started, we were traveling once with Jif to-go packs, one and a half ounce packages of peanut butter. These were taken away since they were alleged liquid. As anyone who has gotten pb stuck in her mouth knows, peanut butter is a paste, not a liquid. Plus the containers were under the three-ounce rule.

Another time, we had yogurt taken away. Not drinkable yogurt, which is arguably liquid. The thick, Greek-style yogurt that rarely quenches thirst and in no way qualifies as liquid.

But we’ve sailed through with peanut butter and yogurt on other occasions. So is this the TSA’s plan, to keep us on our toes by randomly decided that some foods may be considered liquid, depending on the whimsy of the agent? Or is this just snack profiling?
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Author Profile: Vegetarian TravelingMom

Judy Antell lives in Brooklyn and her vegetarian family loves to visit the farmer’s market for local, organic produce. They have bicycled in Europe, skied downhill and cross country, and hit the beaches seeking vegetarian food - and chocolate!

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#3 GBK Gwyneth 2011-01-12 08:54
It is one of the things that bothers me the most about the TSA. The rules and procedures are not clearly defined. I don't know my rights as I go into the process... Today is our first time to fly since the new scanners/patdow ns. I'm hoping all goes well.
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#2 Working TravelingMom 2010-12-06 13:18
That's a great idea to pack peanut butter as a snack! LOL @ snack profiling. Maybe the agent had a peanut allergy and was jealous.
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#1 Lauren Horsley 2010-12-05 18:52
Did you complain when they took them away? While I understand and appreciate the security measures that need to be taken to keep us safe, I fully expect them to respect those who are keeping the rules and not randomly punish people with no basis.
I've never seen these jiff snacks before but I LOVE them! Thanks for introducing me!
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Five Free Family Friendly Attractions in Skagway, Alaska
Five Free Family Friendly Attractions in Skagway, Alaska

One glimpse of Skagway and it’s easy to see why this quaint Alaskan town is a popular port for cruise ships sailing along Alaska’s Inside Passage. Skagway offers beautiful [ ... ]

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Milwaukee for Free: 14 Ways to Have Fun
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin has big city attractions and a friendly Midwestern vibe. Families can take in a Brewers game, or tour a brewery (with soft drinks for the kids). There are [ ... ]