Family Vacations

Our Guide To Family Vacations In California

The Huffington Post | Holly Quinn | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: San Diego Zoo, Disneyland, Kidspace Museum, Jelly Belly, Video, Family Travel Guides, Hotel Del Coronado, Disney California, Family Vacations, Themed Guides, Travel News

Family vacations in California can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pretrip homework. To make planning easier, we'v...

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Our Guide To Albuquerque Family Vacations

The Huffington Post | Lydia Schrandt | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Explora, Video, Balloon Festival, Family Travel Guides, Albuquerque, Family Vacations, Biopark, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque Vacations, Themed Guides, Cliffs Amusement Park, Travel News

Family vacations in Albuquerque can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pre-trip homework. To make planning easier, we...

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Our Guide To Alaska Family Vacations

The Huffington Post | Nikol Purvis | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Video, Family Travel Guides, Begich Boggs, Pioneer Park, Family Vacations, Summer Solstice Festival, Themed Guides, Portage Glacier, Prince William Sound and Resurrection Bay, Travel News

Family vacations in Alaska can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pretrip homework. To make planning easier, we've do...

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The Family Road Trip Survival Guide

Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Family Traditions, Road Trips, Family Travel, Summer Fun, Parents-Summer-Fun, Day Trips, Family Vacations, Summer Vacation, Parents News

Planning for a family road trip can feel like planning for a major military operation -- all that laundry and packing, plus all those lists and tasks,...

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Taking Mom on Vacation -- and Actually Enjoying It

Julie Halpert | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Daughter, Family Vacations, Mothers and Daughters, Mother Dauther Relationships, Mother Daughter Vacations, Women News
Julie Halpert

Several years ago, when my children were young, we would often visit my parents in Florida in February, eagerly looking forward to shedding our parkas...

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5 Ways Grandparents Can Bond With Their Grandchildren Of Divorce This Summer

Marsha Temlock | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Summer Travel, Grandparents and Grandchildren, Family Vacations, Grandparenting, Divorce News
Marsha Temlock

Summer is often a time when grandparents are recruited to spend time with their grandkids. A beleaguered single-again parent deserves time off and, if...

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Roughing It With A Toddler In A Desert Hotel

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Family Travel, Toddlers, Family Vacations, Potty Training, Arches National Park, Parenting Toddlers, Vacations With Kids, Vacations With Children, Parenting, Toddlers Parenting, Moab Utah, Utah Vacation, Utah, Healthy Living News
Meredith C. Carroll

Whoever said you can't go home again should have added that you also can't go back to a same beloved getaway spot with a toddler and enjoy it nearly as much as when you used to go before she was born.

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Martinique: French Flair Caribbean Style (PHOTOS)

Karen Schaler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: France, Culinary, Hiking, Adventure Vacations, Islands, Caribbean, Travel Therapy, Martinique, Vacations, Family Vacations, Best Beaches, Karen Schaler, Travel News
Karen Schaler

It's almost guaranteed Martinique will surprise you in an intoxicating way, leaving you wondering what took you so long to visit this true Caribbean gem.

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Road Trip Survival For Dads

Rob Sachs | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Packing Tips, Toddlers, Road Trip, Travel, Parenting, Spontaneity, Family Road Trips, Road Trips, Family Travel, Traveling With Kids, Parents Road Trips, Traveling With Children, Road Trips With Kids, Road Trips With Children, Vacations With Kids, Vacations With Children, Family Vacations, Parents-Dads, Healthy Living News
Rob Sachs

Gone are the days of hopping into a sports car and dashing off into the night. Now I drive a moderately fuel-efficient SUV, fully loaded with not one, but two car seats.

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Caribbean Hideaways

Meg Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Travel Tips, Family Vacations, Private Villas, Small Hotels, Slidepollajax, Caribbean Hideaways, Books News
Meg Nolan

In researching my latest book, I was delighted to learn that a few unspoiled places (where the sun, beach, and aquamarine waters remain the focal point) do still exist in the Carribean.

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Giving Thanks for Quirky Family Traditions

Sharon Duke Estroff | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Giving Thanks, Thanksgiving Turkey, Turkey, Traditions, Thanksgiving Dinner, Beaches, Hilton Head Island, Rituals, South Carolina, Thanksgiving, The Family Dinner, Family Vacations, Family Rituals, Survivor CBS, Family Dinners, Healthy Living News
Sharon Duke Estroff

No matter how crazy our worlds may feel the other 51 weeks of the year, we'll spend one glorious week in November safely swathed in the bizarre and beautiful traditions that weave our lives together.

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Making Sure Mom Gets a Break in Snowy Clime

Eileen Ogintz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Park City, Family Vacations, Ski Resorts, Travel News
Eileen Ogintz

If your family are snow lovers like mine, you know there's no vacation that requires more parental effort than a ski/snowboard trip.

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Why I Travel and Occasionally Return

Jesse Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Travel, Grey's Anatomy, Family Vacations, World Cup 2010, Colonial Williamsburg, 2010 FIFA World Cup, Travel News
Jesse Williams

We learn more about our favorite theatrical characters when they're placed in unfamiliar situations. The same goes for ourselves. New and different environments force us to ask ourselves what we really need and what can we do without.

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Kauai Morphs From Garden Isle to Adventure Haven

Eileen Ogintz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kauai Hotels, Kauai Tourism, Kayaking Hawaii, Kauai, Hawaii Hotels, Kauai Kids, Family Vacations, Hawaii Kids, Kauai Activities, Travel News
Eileen Ogintz

"Kauai is the place for outdoor activities," declares Eric, our guide, as we kayak up the Hule'ia River where we will hike through the woods toward Kipu Ranch, hidden waterfalls, and our special swimming hole.

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Vacation Planning for Mommies

Maggie Lamond Simone | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Travel Tips, Humor, Vacation, Travel, Living, Parenting, Parenting Humor, Family, Living News, Parenting News, Summer Vacation, Packing, Vacation Travel, Family Vacations, Comedy News, Comedy, Vacation Planning, Maggie Lamond Simone, Healthy Living News
Maggie Lamond Simone

The purpose of a vacation, they say, is to make us feel better. It is an opportunity to escape from real life for awhile, to pamper ourselves, to do things we ordinarily don't do.

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5 Tips for Surviving Family Vacations

Deborah Schoeberlein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Living News, Parenting, The Inner Life, Family Trips, Parenting Tips, Vising Family, Family Vacations, Parenting Advice, Family, Family Relationships, Slidepollajax, Healthy Living News
Deborah Schoeberlein

Families can function like tight webs of energy and emotion. The more members involved the more tangled the ties.

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Ten Top Global Trends in Luxury Travel

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fantasy Trips, Luxury Travel, Enriching Travel Experiences, Top Global Travel Trends, Hot Travel Places, Spiritual Travel, Value in Travel, Family Vacations, Private Villa Experiences, Volunteerism, Travel News
Margie Goldsmith

If you're wondering what's happening in the world of luxury travel --- which seemed to fizzle out when the economy tanked -- it's finally time to rejo...

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The Perfect Family Vacation - Why We Are Not There Yet

Lisa Firestone | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lisa-Firestone, Travel, Good Parenting, Parenting, Family Vacations, Parents, Healthy Living News
Lisa Firestone

Family vacations have long been the subject of sitcoms and PG comedies, each following more or less the same predictable plotline: hopeful parents f...

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36 Ways to Wreck Your Vacation

Liane Kupferberg Carter | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Family Travel, Blackberry, Vacation, Humor, Errant Parent, Tamagotchi, Family Vacations, Healthy Living News
Liane Kupferberg Carter

1. Take your kids. 2. (Okay, forget number one.) 3. Rent a vacation house from people who don't have kids and don't like kids. Rent a house from...

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Baptism

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Tom Matlack, The Good Men Project, Tradition, Family Memories, Family Vacations, Family, Healthy Living News
Tom Matlack

My grandfather first came to Lake Megunticook, just outside the picturesque sailing village of Camden, with my great-grandparents in the mid-1910s, when the local salesmen in the family paint business recommended "A place on the pond."

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10 Best Tips For Family Friendly Travel!

Soultravelers3 | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Packing Light, Location Independent, Family Friendly Travel, Road Trip, Family Travel, Family Travel Europe, Long Term Travel, Long Distance Travel, Family Vacations, Flying With Kids, International Travel, Healthy Living News
Soultravelers3

Can international family travel or long term travel really be family friendly travel and even easy or cheap? We say yes of course, because we have b...

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The Dixie Cop: 600 Miles of Yard Sales with my Six Year Old

Pam Bristow | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Driving, Alabama, Vintage Shopping, Kids, Tennessee, 127 Sale, Ohio, Yard Sales, Kentucky, Travel, Road Trip, Family Vacations, Antiques, Vacations, Healthy Living News
Pam Bristow

We realized that a simple drive across a simple place, rummaging through junk with someone you love is just as good (if not better) than a week at any of the five star resorts.

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Should You Be Using Your Vacation Days?

Nicole Williams | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Living, Vacation, Boss, Business, Work, Time Off, Blackberry, Bad Bosses, Blackberry Addiction, Work-Life Balance, The Boss, Summer Vacation, Vacation Time, Sick Days, Workplace, Vacation Travel, Paid Sick Days, Family Vacations, Healthy Living News
Nicole Williams

Can't wait to ditch the Blackberry and escape from the grip of The Man? Think again. This won't be the completely stress-free trip you'd imagined.

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Top 8 biking trips in the U.S.

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bike Trips, Bikes, Bike Trails, Slidepoll, Travel, Cycling, Green Vacation, Bike Culture, Green Vacations, Biking, Tour De France, Slideshow, Family Vacations, Bike, Best US Bike Trips, National Parks, Cycle, How Tomorrow Moves, Green News

There's no better time than summer to get outdoors and experience natural beauty. One low impact way to see the sights and get some sunshine is a bike...

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Inauguration 2009: Last Minute Deals Near Washington

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stefanie Michaels, Adventure Girl, Obama Inauguration, President Obama, Washington D.C., Obama, Home Rentals, Family Vacations, Eastern Shore Vacation Rentals, Inauguration 2009, Healthy Living News
Stefanie Michaels

It is not too late to pack up and head out to Washington, DC and experience the upcoming Inauguration live.

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