Conquering my mountain meltdown with the help of a ski instructor

Conquering my mountain meltdown with the help of a ski instructor

We’re at the top of the mountain in Crested Butte, CO, elevation over 12,000 feet, and I suddenly am too scared to move. To be fair, the wind is blowing hard and the conditions are a bit icy but it really wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle — or hadn’t handled many times.

A weekend ski getaway to family-friendly Southern Vermont

A weekend ski getaway to family-friendly Southern Vermont

Situated between Southern Vermont ski resorts Bromley and Stratton, Manchester is home to shops, restaurants and more small cozy inns than you can count. The Inn at Willow Pond was a quant rustic place that can fit the needs from couples to families, even allowing pets.

Making sure Mom gets out to play in the snow

Making sure Mom gets out to play in the snow

Come on, moms! Got your snow pants and mittens? Let’s go have some fun in the snow — on the ski slopes. No watching the kids, no trying to keep up with your husband!

San Francisco’s hidden gem — The Presidio

San Francisco’s hidden gem — The Presidio

We’re hiking the famous Batteries to Bluffs trail in San Francisco’s Presidio, a national park unlike any other, which takes us up and down steps along the western Pacific shoreline, past historic gun batteries, rewarding us with a spectacular view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Wow!

Two worlds for kids and adults in one resort on St. Lucia

Two worlds for kids and adults in one resort on St. Lucia

Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa in St. Lucia offers Splash, a wing where the kids club is housed and visitors delight in being young and taking part in family-friendly activities and Harmony, Coconut Bay’s adults-only wing.