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Our reviews of the top family vacation destinations and trip ideas organized by keywords (Italy, Caribbean, teens, etc) and topic (snowsports, spa, etc) to make your research easier.
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The Maine Getaway: Inn by the Sea, Cape ElizabethA vacation getaway to Maine brings to mind beautiful coastal views, relaxation, sandy beaches, outdoors exploration, and great seafood. The Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth is the perfect home base where you can experience all of this and more during your family holiday. Located directly on... Category: active |
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Specialty Camps Teach Stunts, Race Car Driving, Fashion Design and MoreHave an unusual kid with unusual interests? Don't we all? Well, there's now an unusual sleep away camp with short (1 or 2-week) sessions in a beautiful location that is made for them. Not only does this camp offer a wide variety of activities to choose from, it's also located near... Category: active |
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Kool KayakingOn May 5th, 2012, I did something I thought I'd never do before: Kayak. Instead of going by myself, I went with a group of friends from my Florida history class, and ended up having the time of my life. This is what happened: ... Category: active |
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Windsurf And Kite Board Family Vacations In Puerto Plata, Dominican RepublicI am on my way to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, land of travel fantasies, windsuring and kite boarding vacations for hundreds of thousands of Americans each year. It's 38ºF and raining but on the JetBlue jetway in front of me a guy is joking, "70 and cloudy, why are we going... Category: active |
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Exploring Michigan's Porcupine MountainsI attended a semester school during my senior year of high school. It is in the Northwoods of Wisconsin and it is called Conserve School. Every semester at Conserve school, the whole school goes on a one week excursion into the wild. Each student chooses either backpacking or canoeing.... Category: active |
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Flags and FootprintsI came around the bend on the wooded path and gasped. Rarely have I ever seen anything quite as stunning as the view that was before my eyes. The mountain, the woods, the lake, and the flag were perfectly framed and... Category: active |
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Bravery at the top of a templeThe heat of the sun was beating down on me so much that my mouth begged for water. Water that I had nonchalantly assumed I wouldn’t want to carry, and therefore left in the tour bus some 1,000 feet back. The sun near the equator is so much different than what I am used to back home in... Category: active |
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Park City PerfectionThe anticipation as I waited for my friend’s red Mazda to come pick me up was taking its toll on me. I was pacing back and forth in my living room. The only thought going through my head was that I would be snowboarding in the Olympic town of Park City in less than 72 hours. Once my friend... Category: active |
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The Great Smoky Mountains AdventureLast November, I took a trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee with my best friend Anna and her parents. This was the second time we travelled there together, and hopefully not the last. We drove by car, and it took about 7 hours to get there. Tom, Anna’s dad, drove the whole way; while Anna,... Category: active |
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Top 10 Orlando Vacation AttractionsDoes Orlando equal Disney World? Not completely -- there are so many different and varied experiences to be had. Here's information for those seeking even more themepark pleasures at Universal Orlando's "Universal Studios" and "Islands of Adventure" as well as at... Category: active |
