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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.

Blood Glucose Meter For Diabetics

Advice For Travelers With Diabetes

Many travelers with diabetes worry about storing, packing, and transporting their medication and supplies when flying. The good news is that insulin does not need to be stored in the fridge. It keeps for up to a month without refrigeration, so unless you are going on a very long trip, you are good...

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Bicycle

Bicycle Safety Tips for Outdoor Summer Fun

May is Bike Safety Month, the time for parents and kids to discuss safety on the road when bicycling. “When it comes to bicycling, safety is always the top priority. Because parents and caregivers are role models for children, it is especially critical they teach by example. That means...

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Spa Level Aboard Disney Fantasy

Staying Healthy At Sea: How To Avoid Norovirus

After several recent outbreaks of norovirus in which hundreds, if not thousands, of passengers on major cruise lines became ill, the now legendary cruise ship "mummy tummy" is back in the news. On the positive side, this gives us an opportunity to remind parents and children (who are...

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Allergy Eats Resource for Travel with Food Allergies

Tips For Traveling And Coping With Food Allergies

For the 15 million people with food allergies (and their families), traveling can be a source of tremendous anxiety.  As the parent of three food-allergic children, I know first-hand how nerve-wracking it can be!   Dining in unfamiliar cities and restaurants - which may or may not be able...

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8 Must-Know Tips For Infant And Toddler Air Travel

8 Must-Know Tips For Infant And Toddler Air Travel

Protect your baby's health and safety in-flight, as well as the sanity of other passengers (and your own!), with these helpful air travel with baby tips. With airlines flying at almost full capacity, long lines at the security checkpoints, and airports suffering from mid-air gridlock, many...

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Biggest Loser Resort Niagara

The Biggest Loser Resorts Focus On Fun Family Weight Loss

The Biggest Loser Resort – Niagara set to open in May, 2012 in Java, New York promises the same supportive, weight loss programs made famous by the reality TV series.  Owned by Fitness Ridge Worldwide, it joins the company’s other two locations in Malibu, California and Ivins, Utah...

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Travel Insurance For Families

Travel Insurance For Families

We love travel insurance and won't leave home without it. Since the very first holiday spent battling storms and re-booking missed flights (at great expense), our family has found it essential. It should be for every smart vacation planner, too, particularly when traveling with kids. ...

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Uncontrolled drinking will cost you, me and everyone

Binge drinking costs all of us $2 per drink, states the CDC. That's past the cost of the beverages themselves. Reduced productivity, property and medical problems and the cost of incarceration are just some of the factors. Article source: Binge drinking costs each of us $2 per drink Know what...

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InsureMyTrip.com

Travel Insurance and Holiday Stress: A Fable

The holiday season can be stressful for most of us, what with all the shopping, cooking, wrapping, and planning to make sure every last detail is just perfect for every member of the family.  When travel arrangements get added to the equation, it’s even more stressful – and more...

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Ear Planes Ear Protection

Ear Planes For All Long (Or Short) Flights

It is a fact: when you fly, your ears pop. Protect your kids (and yourself) with Ear Planes, an innovative way to relieve ear pressure. Ear Planes are great for any parent who has suffered with a child screaming from in-flight ear pain. The "ear plane" is a plug-like device...

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