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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.

Pets Are Welcome at Inn by the Sea, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

The Maine Getaway: Inn by the Sea, Cape Elizabeth

A 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...

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Favorite Car Games For The Backseat

Favorite Car Games For The Backseat

Don't pack any electronics for your next road trip. Print out and use these classic, family-fun games to make the next overland trip with restless kids zoom by. It is an unfortunate fact of family car trips: kids, despite most efforts, can become pretty restless while cooped up in the...

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Back country camping in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan

Family Camping Trip Options

When you think about camping, what do you picture? Do you see a tent, or a pop-up camper? Are you boiling spring water, or drinking from the campground water spigot? Camping means different things to different people, from the hardcore, mountaineering types, to the comfort-seeking log cabin...

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Obama's painting at his Barber Shop

Touring The Obama Neighborhoods Of Chicago

We walk through the Obama family's most cherished neighborhoods in Chicago, with Chicago Greeter Tours... There it is, a corner house on Hyde Park Boulevard, half hidden by trees and across a side street from a Byzantine-style synagogue: the home of the President of the United States. Chicago...

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Pali Camp Secret Agent

Specialty Camps Teach Stunts, Race Car Driving, Fashion Design and More

Have 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...

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Flying Elvises at Six Flags Skyscreamer Preview

Preview Of New Six Flags Thrill Ride SkyScreamer

The weather couldn't have been better on the morning of Thursday, May 17 for the inaugural run of Six Flags' newest ride, SkyScreamer, christened by 30 members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) decked out in Elvis garb. With a name like that, I must admit, I was a little skeptical...

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Miami, Florida Attractions

Miami, Florida Attractions

For all the fun things to do in south Florida with any age in every season, check out this comprehensive Miami attractions guide. Miami, Florida -- once the playground of grandparents and later, European super models -- is also a great family destination. See what there is to do in the sunny city...

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Laurel Eastman kiteboarding

Windsurf And Kite Board Family Vacations In Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

I 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...

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Maranui Surf Club, Wellington New Zealand

It's Wellywood To Movie Fans, Wellington New Zealand In 48 Hours

What can a family do with only 48 hours in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand? Enjoy every one of the 28,800 minutes being transported to new worlds.   Filmmaker Peter Jackson, his upcoming "The Hobbits," and locations from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy are arguably...

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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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