To an Exotic Place That Loves Kids!

To an Exotic Place That Loves Kids!

Who says kids and romance don’t go together? Even in a place as famous for honeymoons as Bora Bora, families’ rule, especially as Air Tahiti Nui continues to offer kids free deals on flights. There are also great hotel deals

A few days in New York with a preschooler

A few days in New York with a preschooler

This is my four year-old cousin Hannah Sitzman’s first Broadway production and she loves every minute of it — from the costumes and sets to the music to the black tee shirt which spells out “Shrek” in pink sparkly letters. I especially loved the magic of the costumes.

Should resorts ban kids?

A Denver Post reader told me she was “seething” when she read the column I wrote about Bora Bora being a good bet for families as well as honeymooners. “No it’s not! Isn’t there anywhere in the world anymore that’s sacred for adults...
To Mexico Where You’ll Find Great Deals

To Mexico Where You’ll Find Great Deals

Whether you want adventures with your kids, want to learn about endangered sea turtles or if you simply want to hit the beach, there’s no better time to visit Mexico.

Day 2 in Alaska — the joys of fishing

Day 2 in Alaska — the joys of fishing

DAY 2 — “The fish must hate us,” moans 13 year old Miles Singer.We are on the world-famous Kenai River in Alaska with one of the river’s best guides, Steve Fickes, who jokes that he’s been guiding “ever since I got my accounting degree” — more than two...
Back the to the bush — Day One of a new Alaska adventure

Back the to the bush — Day One of a new Alaska adventure

DAY ONE (July 15, 2009) — Bears on the runway?“Routine,” says Gerry Winkler, the pilot of our six-passenger Cessna. Routine, that is, when you are going to land on the beach at an edge of the 4-million acre Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. The area is a...
On a Trip Down Memory Lane at Disneyland

On a Trip Down Memory Lane at Disneyland

Ignore those office emails, forget all about the economy and for an afternoon focus instead on what’s really important, especially on vacation — making memories with the kids at a place where you made your own childhood memories

One last stop — and beautiful and historic island of Moorea

One last stop — and beautiful and historic island of Moorea

We hopped a short flight from Bora Bora to the French Polynesian island of Moorea that is spectacularly beautiful with its crystal clear lagoon and the green cliffs. This island is known less for its manicured resorts than for what there is to do here — taking a hike, passing by ancient marae (ancient temples excavated by archeologists), checking out the spinner dolphins and humpback whales, playing with the stingrays in the crystal clear water.

The life aquatic on Bora Bora

The life aquatic on Bora Bora

We’re diving in an area called Muri Muri just north of the island of Bora Bora and nearly as soon as we get under the water, our dive master Benoit Gratas introduces us to a Hawksbill Sea Turtle (like Crush, the character in “Finding Nemo”), showing us how to feed him a piece of sea sponge. He’s so big — more than two feet in diameter.