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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....
Father's Day can be a great day to get out in nature and take a special hike or walk, like this family is doing at San Elijo Lagoon, in San...
Memorial Day Weekend kicks off the summer season for Disney Parks everywhere. My family and I recently managed to get to three Disney Parks in three weeks, finishing with a...
How do you keep the kids -- and yourself -- healthy and happy when traveling? Do you look for hotels that provide special activities that keep your kids active and...
"Sandy, the aurora's rising behind us, the pier lights our carnival life on the water." ----Bruce Springsteen, Fourth of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) For years, we’ve been hearing the news: Asbury...
Anyone who has ever pumped diesel gasoline into their tank knows just how critical it is that it’s DIESEL that makes it into the tank, not regular, not premium, but...
When planningyour summer road trip don't overlook Devil's Tower, Wyoming. It is one of my favorite side trips and possibly one of the most overlooked National Parks. The first time...
Martinique Beach Provincial Park is a treasure of the Eastern Shore in Nova Scotia, and is one of many delightful discoveries I made during a road trip along Marine Drive...
When we travel thoughts of disasters are far from our mind. But with the news of natural disasters, especially numerous tornadoes in Oklahoma and the Midwest -- as well as...
Ahh, the beach. The perfect place for summertime family fun - and exercise. Yes, exercise! While I love to find a quiet spot on the sand, lie back and pretend like I don't know anyone; I also like to get up and get moving when I'm on vacation. And, get my family moving, too. This summer we're road t [ ... ]
Theme park trips with kids change over time; you move from the kiddie rides to the thrill rides, you can’t wake your teens up to get to the park early – in fact, when my kids were little and knew they were going to a theme park, they used to wake us up, and there might be tears.
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Billing itself as “The Best Free Show on Broadway,” n’s Stardust Dineras been open since the 80’s, but it’s décor, memorabilia and food will take you back to the 50’s. However, what are you really going to see at this popular tourist destination in the heart of Times Square? [ ... ]
Relax at the Qua Bath and Spa, play the slots and dress to the nines to party at the Pool After Dark. This is just part of a Caesers Atlantic City girlfriend getaway. Located on the Boardwalk and the Atlantic Ocean, Caesers offers entertainment and fabulous dining.
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Cozy is the word my son used to describe our room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Not the first word that usually comes to mind when you describe a 22-acre property with 3,500 rooms. It’s a testament to Hilton’s commitment to creating a family friendly environment at their enormous p [ ... ]
Disney makes the magic look easy, but there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes. I am always inspired by the team of people who create the masterful new Disney experiences. One of the pleasures of my job is getting to spend time talking with and learning from these incredibly creative [ ... ]
Who says you can’t surf in the desert? The Kierland FlowRider opened last year at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. It’s the first of its kind in Arizona and one of the main reasons why I think the Westin Kierland rocks for kids and anyone else that loves to have fun. Kierl [ ... ]
Traveling with kids is a constant balance--balancing their wishes with ours, balancing who gets to sit by the window on each leg of the road trip, and balancing healthy travel snacks with not-so-healthy travel snacks.
I, of course, bring along plenty of healthy travel snacks. We never head off on one of our annual cross-country road trips without first packing mini carrots and easy-to-peel and not-so-messy fruit like Clementine oranges and frozen grapes. (When the kids were little, they thought the frozen grapes were mini popsicles).
The kids, of course, think a road trip means eating Happy Meals from Connecticut to Kentucky.
We don't do it that often, but we do stop at a fast food restaurant now and then. When we're traveling via the interstate, we only stop at restaurants that have one of those kid play areas. That way, they can eat the bad food, then spend a little time crawling around the play structure to burn off some of that bad stuff before we pile back into the car. If we're on the back roads, we get the food to-go and eat it at a picnic table in a local park, which offers the same options for running around without all those plastic tubes to crawl through.
Finally, I'm always careful to limit the salty snacks. Salty snacks make everyone thirsty, which makes everyone drink more water, which makes everyone need to pee more, which makes us need to make more rest stops, which just lengthens the time we're in the car and in need of travel snacks.
If you're in need of ideas for healthy snacks for your kids, take a look at this video from Vicks Nature Fusion.
I may be a bit biased, but I think Texas has the most beautiful Capitol building in the country. Built almost entirely out of Texas Hill Country red granite and sitting taller [ ... ]
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 [ ... ]
As the price to fly continues to rise, and the inconveniences rise, more and more people, and especially families, are turning back to the good, old-fashioned road trip.
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