Parents & Teens
Family vacation ideas for affordable travel with tweens, teens and college kids, plus convenient family vacations rentals to give you more space, top all inclusive resorts with teen programs and cheap vacation ideas for adventures with this tough-to-please age group.
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Uncontrolled drinking will cost you, me and everyoneBinge 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... Category: Parents & Teens |
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Chocolate, Coffee, Action! Fun in Torino, ItalyTorino, a small Northern Italian city also known as Turin, is an overlooked gem of a family destination. It is just far enough off from the Rome - Venice - Florence tourist triangle to feel authentic and undiscovered. It is rich in museums, two of which are particularly suited to families:... Category: Parents & Teens |
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A Day at Mystic Seaport and AquariumI am touring Connecticut with two boys – Jason and Enesi are 12-year-olds who have left New York’s inner city, courtesy of the Fresh Air Fund to spend a week with us. We wanted to show the boys a place they’d never been, a family vacation experience, and... Category: Parents & Teens |
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Silverton Mountain is not your typical ski resortWelcome to Silverton, CO. This isn’t any ski resort intended for winter family vacations. For one thing, there is only one lift and no bathrooms–just an outhouse. Apres ski means a beer or a coke in the chilly tent that serves as a base lodge. It’s heated... Category: Parents & Teens |
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Great Useful Stuff Transforms Dorm LivingFor any college students trying to decrease clutter in their rooms and make more efficient use of the often limited space available in student housing, I strongly recommend purchasing one or more GUS storage products. I tried a number of products and was pleased with all of them, particularly... Category: Parents & Teens |
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Teen Travel Writing Scholarship Judging Underway for 2011Here's an update on the 2011 Family Travel Forum Teen Travel Writing Scholarship contest. Since May 1, 2011, our 5th annual scholarship has attracted more than 5,500 applicants. Each blog was read by interns from the English and Journalism departments at New York University, Elon College,... Category: Parents & Teens |
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Whitewater Rafting in Northern New HampshireThe never ending quest to find activities that my teenaged son, Alec and I can participate in together brought us to the shores of the Androscoggin River in Northern New Hampshire on a recent summer weekend. Alec had done some whitewater rafting at camp throughout the years and I was willing... Category: Parents & Teens |
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My Family Biked From Alaska To Argentina17,300 miles is the distance from Los Angeles, California to New York, New York -- seven times. It is about 5,000 miles less than the entire circumference of the Earth. It is a number I had only seen on the odometer in my car. But for Nancy Sathre-Vogel, her husband, and twin 10-year-old... Category: Parents & Teens |
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5 Tips For Big Family Bike TripsShe’s cycled more than 22,000 miles across the Americas. No big deal. Cyclist and mom, Nancy Sathre-Vogel has been on numerous bike trips with her husband and twin boys. She offers some tips for preparing and planning a bike trip with the family. 1. Start biking with your... Category: Parents & Teens |
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Going Wild At Busch Gardens TampaFrom high-speed coasters, to incredible up-close encounters with exotic creatures of the African grasslands, Busch Gardens, Tampa in central Florida is ready to be explored. The recent addition of the Cheetah Hunt coaster allows guests to enjoy the incredible speed of the world’s fastest... Category: Parents & Teens |
