ADVENTURE IN MOROCCO 2018
On this trip in the Morrocan Desert, you go with your ideas and thoughts and you come back with a different perspective of life
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Summer fun and July 4 in the mountains
These days across ski country you’ll find not only plenty of old-fashioned celebrations for Independence Day but also a growing number of mountaintop and mountainside activities
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Visiting South Dakota: The Crazy Horse Memorial, A 10K Volksmarch and Starting New Family Traditions
The Crazy Horse’s mountain carving near Mount Rushmore has always been about family. Today, the Crazy Horse dream has been handed to the next generation with 4 of the 10 children and several grandchildren
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Sleeping Under The Stars: Under Canvas Glamping Near Mount Rushmore In South Dakota
Even though The Mount Rushmore state has numerous options when it comes lodging and accommodations, there’s a different way to enjoy a unique night’s rest: glamping
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Cool Culture in Curacao: Fun For the Whole Family
Curacao is a Caribbean island not far from Venezuela. It is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, blending Caribbean and Dutch culture in perfect proportion.
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Kids become revolutionaries in Philadelphia this summer
The kids who visit the new Revolution Place, opening June 9, in the year-old Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia can do laundry in an army camp as well as get news just like from the “internet”
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Hitting the newest, fastest, scariest thrill rides this summer
Summer is when millions of us dare each other to ride the fastest, tallest, scariest coasters, and have since the 1920s. Here are eight of the thrill rides that are already creating a lot of buzz
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When you can’t let it rain on your parade
The thing about any adventure trip — any vacation that involves being outdoors in fact — is that you can’t let less-than-perfect weather stop you.
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A different kind of trip to Alaska
Just one road leads into Denali National Park’s 6 million acres, and after mile 15 the road is restricted to park buses. You can’t get much more remote in Alaska.
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Five Tips for Taking Your Kids Fishing
Modern families have lots of options when traveling with kids, but there’s one great option that has been popular for decades, yet often goes overlooked: fishing
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Making the most of visiting the Smithsonian with kids this spring
The Smithsonian Museums, particularly Air and Space, Natural History, American History, the African American Museum and the National Zoo are on every family’s must-see list when visiting Washington, D.C.
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Keystone’s Kidtopia: A Unique Culinary Experience for the Whole Family
We happened to be in Keystone during its inaugural Culinary Festival, which offers a line-up tailored for even the youngest of foodies, offering cooking demonstrations, chocolate fountains, and dessert specials. It was the perfect time to explore the savory side of Keystone.
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Making the most out of a national park visit
The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation are hoping you will #FindYourPark — or at least start thinking about what park you next want to visit, including the less visited ones — during National Park Week, which runs April 21 through April 29.
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Snorkeling for our dinner
I wasn’t planning to swim while my husband fished for our supper, but I couldn’t resist the entreaties from Carlos Cordova, our 22-year-old guide, who urged us to join in on the conch and lobster hunt
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To Denver the Mile High City
Denver is a great bet for families, I discovered while writing my Kid’s Guide to Denver, Boulder and Colorado Ski Country. In fact, local families are perplexed that families visiting Colorado head straight to the mountains without first stopping in Denver
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On spring break, without busting the budget
It’s not too late to book a spring break, whether for a week or a long weekend. If you plan smart, you might snare a deal. The Taking the Kids 2018 Very Best Spring Break Ideas can help.
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Channeling your inner-Olympian
Why not take a trip to the snow where everyone can indulge their Olympic fantasies and dreams? If you have a spring break coming up or a long weekend, consider some fun in the snow
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Disney’s New Toy Story Land in FL is sure to please all ages
No matter how many times you’ve been to the Disney parks, you can always count on the Mouse—and the talented Imagineers—to encourage us to visit again for something new and different
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On an adventure in Belize
Lucy and Mick Fleming, a young adventurous couple, spontaneously bought an overgrown 140-acre farm and citrus orchard on the Macal River in Belize after meeting the owner in a bar in Belize City, about a two-hour drive away
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The whole gang on a cruise, but not necessarily a big ship
Cruises are a great bet for extended families as everyone, if they’d like, can go in different directions and meet up for dinner.
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Day Two In Sydney: Beaches and A Chinatown Feast On A Budget
To get a fuller picture of the local lifestyle, hop on a train, bus or ferry to one of Sydney’s stunning beaches. And don’t miss Chinatown
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CAMINO DE SANTIAGO 2018 – a trek through Spain
This trek in Spain is one of the greatest trips ever, you go with your ideas and thoughts and you come back with a different new perspective
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Snorkeling on Belize’s great barrier reef – lots of fish!
We are in the Hol-Chan Marine Preserve just inside a huge barrier reef and just a few miles from San Pedro, Belize on the island of Ambergris Caye. This is some of the most spectacular snorkeling I’ve enjoyed in many years
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On the hunt for conch, spiny lobsters and snapper on Belize’s barrier reef
I wasn’t planning to swim, just relax and read a book while my husband fished for snapper. But here we are, looking for conch with our 22-year-old guide Carlos Cordova
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No need to dress for dinner – on a private island in Belize
When we arrive at the private island Caya Encanto, just two and a half miles from the resort town of San Pedro on Ambergris Cay, Belize’s largest island, the smiling staff is lined up to meet us
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Belize is home to more than 600 Maya sites and much more
Belize, with more than 600 Maya sites, the largest concentration of Maya sites in all of Central America, is known as the Maya Heartland.
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Chaa Creek Lodge in Belize – home-grown adventure for all ages and budgets
It started out as a hut, farm and campsite for backpackers. Now Chaa Creek Lodge in Belize is a resort for all ages and budgets and fulfill the vision of its founders
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Crystal Caves: Bermuda’s Underground Treasure Chest
While Bermuda offers plenty of above ground pleasures are wonderfully worthy, Bermuda’s don’t-miss family attraction is actually hidden underground
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Spending New Year’s with the whales in Antarctica
Everyone is busy getting ready for the black-tie New Year’s Eve bash. Here in Antarctica, it’s a giant penguin party, of course. Whales are invited too
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A day trip off Antigua’s beaches on a 65-foot catamaran
We are on board the Mystic II, a 65-foot Catamaran sailing around a portion of the Antigua coast –a Tropical Adventures day trip popular with the many cruisers coming to Antigua.
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5 Reasons You Need To Take The Kids to Santa Fe NM in 2018
Santa Fe is the city different with a bustling art scene, a cultural hub and a restaurant scene that will have foodies from both sides of the coast drooling with jealousy
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Debunking Thanksgiving myths
That first Thanksgiving in 1621, the Pilgrims and Native Americans from the Wampanoag tribe feasted on venison, shellfish, and while there might have been wild turkey, there were just as likely swans, ducks and geese.
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Peru: Person-To-Person Culinary Experiences In The Inca World
Peru is the latest “it” culinary destination. Peruvian cuisine is a fusion of flavors. The melting pot of indigenous and migrant people is reflected in its kitchen.
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Supporting Sonoma County
No one wants to at all diminish the horrible impact of the fires. They just want people like you and me to realize that the best way to help is to visit
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Taking the Kids — away from the crowds to play in the snow
We discovered one week last winter that, despite the tumbles, it’s exhilarating for everyone in the family to have the chance to try a new snow activity like snowmobiling, horseback riding, snowshoeing, backcountry skiing or biking on “fat bikes,”
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Taking the whole family on a cruise
There are ships to suit every budget and travel style, from adventure-minded families chartering a small ship from a company like AdventureSmith Explorations that accommodates as few as a dozen guests, to a river cruise in Europe to a megaship in the Caribbean
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One Fine Day In Vancouver, British Columbia
My family and I recently spent a whirlwind 24 hours in Vancouver, Canada. We were impressed with this friendly, functional city and hope to return.
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Celebrating Halloween for an entire month
You’ll need that costume a lot sooner than Halloween since theme parks, zoos, haunted attractions, farms, even zip lines everywhere are touting Halloween festivities and scares all October long
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Taking the Kids — to a fall festival
There’s a lot to celebrate in fall — not the least of which is the kids getting back to school and out from underfoot. There are festivals galore
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Lunch is served at Cabarrus County’s Hospitality and Tourism Academy in NC
The farm to table lunch was expertly prepared and served. But we weren’t at some trendy new restaurant. We were at Cabarrus County’s Hickory Ridge High School
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On an adventure when the kids are in or out of college
Welcome to a Backroads Breakaway trip. Besides the biking, there are special walking tours in various cities and lunches in out-of-the-way local spots.
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Florida’s Hidden Beach Destination: Marco Island
I still wake up in the morning thinking about our unforgettable hotel room view of the Gulf of Mexico, reminiscent of the Caribbean turquoise waters
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Visiting Chicago in summer: Baseball, pizza, burgers and The Bean
Everyone told my mom and dad that the first thing we should eat was get deep dish pizza. We made our way to the original Pizzeria Uno in downtown Chicago.
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Hipper than Paris? Try Cousin City Montreal
Montreal is like Paris’ overseas cousin that you don’t get to visit very often although it’s close in proximity and dare I say, more hip and happening
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To Acadia National Park in Maine
Welcome to the only national park in the northeastern United States. Last year, when the park celebrated its centennial, it had its busiest year in 27 years, with a record 3.3 million visitors
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With Backroads and AmaWaterways in Bavaria
Hard or really hard—that was our choice for our final day of cycling with Backroads and AMAWaterways—today in Bavaria. Either way, it was worth the effort
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Biking in the rain along the Danube in Austria
It is pouring, raining so hard that we’re getting soaked despite good rain gear. Did I mention we are on bikes riding alongside the Danube River in Austria?
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In Bratislava – the “Iron Curtain” bike tour misadventure
The “Iron Curtain” bike ride was to take us about 18 miles through the country side into Austria from Slovakia — the border made famous by Winston Churchill and the Cold War.
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Biking along the Danube in the summer heat – a miracle!
I’m biking past fields of sunflowers, bucolic fields with rolls of hay, ponies and pretty farm houses. Did I mention it’s 90 degrees? We try to convince ourselves that is part of the adventure.
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A Backroads bike tour combined with a Danube cruise
We’re zipping along on bikes along the Danube in Budapest and the request, though a joke, wouldn’t have been a bad idea given the heat.
