central-america
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.
 |
What we don't realizeGuyana is someplace that can definitely be considered a third-world country full of poverty and corruption. Filled with humidity and humungous bugs, I considered it to be the serene place on Earth. It is also the place where my parents and grandparents were born and raised after being brought over... Category: central-america |
 |
Small Voices, Big HopesOutstretched as far as the eye could see, stood a sea of colorful little shanties dotting the hillside like confetti. Each one represented a family much like my own; one with hopes and dreams of a brighter tomorrow. This was the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras and the impoverished... Category: central-america |
 |
Joy: The Genuine Beauty of El SalvadorI wasn’t prepared for what El Salvador had in store for me. I had always seen pamphlets and brochures of foreign countries in need of aid, but there was just something about experiencing it for myself that opened my eyes for the first time. It all seemed to hit me as soon as I stepped off the... Category: central-america |
 |
The Fabulous, The Tough, The Best.Fat Free Sugar Free Regular Creamer and Café Don Pablos and a side of Carr{s Ginger Lmeon Cremes back porch breeze, cars going by... Wait that's not right? That's the U.S.? Van los tomates, van los platanos, aguacates, verduras, verduras, that's at 5:15 am. 5:30 am Va la... Category: central-america |
 |
My Costa Rican SummerI had a great time learning about life in Costa Rica this past summer on my program with Sol Abroad. My Costa Rican family, who hosted me for three weeks, made me feel right at home, and they were the most special part of my experience. I loved having two little Tica "sisters", as I don't... Category: central-america |
 |
Family Welcoming Eco-LodgesTips on great places to stay in Belize, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Panama where you can enjoy hiking, canoeing, or just relaxing as beautiful birds and butterflies surround you. Sandwiched between active parents and active kids, I like to plan 'soft adventure' destinations for annual family... Category: central-america |
 |
Crystal Cruises And The Smithsonian Sail The Panama CanalA luxury Crystal Cruise includes the super teaching skills of the Smithsonian Museum staff to offer families at sea a sailor's life of learning. Take one magnificent ship, add a dash of mouthwatering cuisine, a sprinkling of awesome life at sea, the thrill of a transit through the Panama Canal... Category: central-america |
 |
Nicaragua: Now Open for Curious TravelersThe black silhouette sculpture of Augustino Calderon Sandino (1895-1934) with his iconic fedora dominates the hillside of Managua, Nicaragua’s capital, and still cast a long shadow over the country. But as the world turns, Nicaragua is moving into the light. This beautiful Central American... Category: central-america |
 |
Custom Itinerary - Trip to SpainQ - Lauren L. of New York City writes: We are traveling with our 7 and 9-year-old boys to Spain in June and need help with kid-friendly cultural activities in Barcelona, the Costa Brava and over the French border into the Pyrenees. School-age kids will find plenty of entertainment as well as... Category: central-america |
 |
GuatemalaI’m awoken by the booming voice of God. “Flight attendants please prepare the cabin for arrival.” I blink a few times, as sleep falls from my eyes and my contacts make their way back to their rightful positions. Through the slight blur, I smack around the side of the plane,... Category: central-america |
