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    Travelers Needs To Be Prepared for Emergencies

    Byuser November 2, 2023April 16, 2024

    Many people plan their trips on their own. If you’re worried of something going wrong and not getting your money back, buy travel insurance.

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  • Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) Skulls
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    Halloween is more than just Oct. 31

    Byuser October 26, 2023October 26, 2023

    All October, Salem, MA celebrates its hauntings with costume parties, ghost tours, haunted houses, harbor cruises, psychic readings and more

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  • Strategies for Traveling With Special Needs Children
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    Strategies for Traveling With Special Needs Children

    Byuser October 24, 2023October 24, 2023

    Children with special needs find solace in the familiar; hence, packing comfort items like a favorite toy or blanket can be invaluable

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  • Colorado Town of Breckenridge
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    Heading to the mountains for the fall colors and festivals

    Byuser October 19, 2023October 19, 2023

    If your kids aren’t in school yet, or you are empty-nesters, late summer and fall is a great time to get away, especially to mountain towns.

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  • Hurricane Ian has also disrupted air travel across the country
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    When unforeseen events disrupt your travel plans

    Byuser October 12, 2023October 12, 2023

    Whatever the circumstance that has derailed your trip, it’s key to remain calm and explain what has happened to the kids

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  • Burying my daughter on the beach Ocean City State Park. Credit: Lindsey Scot Ernst
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    From British Columbia to California on a Family RV Trip

    Byuser October 12, 2023December 26, 2023

    Memorable campsites. There is special beauty in travel when the campgrounds and the places we stay in become more than a backdrop

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  • Natural Arch, Bryce Canyon National Park
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    Getting ready for the next big solar eclipse

    Byuser October 5, 2023October 5, 2023

    The three states with the largest population inside the path of the annular solar eclipse are Texas, New Mexico, and Oregon

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  • The View from Sunshine Meadow at Banff Sunshine Village. Credit: Lindsey Scot Ernst
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    On the road for a year in a family RV tour of the Western US and Canada

    Byuser October 2, 2023October 2, 2023

    This is not just a road trip or vacation. The work, the chores, the tending to child and animals (yes, we have a dog and cat in tow)

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  • The Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument seen from the sky with the reflecting pool and the tidal basin on the national Mall in Washington DC,
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    A fall getaway with or without the kids

    Byuser September 28, 2023September 28, 2023

    Whether for a long weekend hiking and biking trip amid changing leaves or a longer break, perhaps overseas

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  • Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park lobby
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    Plan a Family-Friendly Getaway to Grand Rapids, MI

    Byuser September 23, 2023September 25, 2023

    Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan, with a population of approximately 199,000. The Grand River runs through it

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  • Sonoma County CA
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    Take the family out to a fall festival or two near you

    Byuser September 21, 2023September 21, 2023

    If you can’t make it to Munich, Fredericksburg, Texas, considers itself the polka capital of the Lone Star State

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  • Go See Washington’s Giant Pandas While You Still Can
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    Go See Washington’s Giant Pandas While You Still Can

    Byuser September 14, 2023April 16, 2024

    During a 9-day celebration, visitors can dive into free panda-themed fun, including hashtag-worthy photo backdrops, hands-on arts and crafts

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    New device for satellite messaging when you’re off the grid

    Byuser September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

    Not much larger than a car key fob, motorola defy links your smartphone directly to powerful GEO stationary satellites 22,300 miles up

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  • Presidio Tunnel tops in San Francisco
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    Playgrounds can be as important as museums when traveling with kids

    Byuser September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

    If you are lucky, you’ll discover playgrounds offering unique experiences and challenges. Take San Francisco for example

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    MBT footwear cushions the stride in the gym or the trails

    Byuser August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

    We’re fans of MBT physiological footwear not because we pound the pavement but because these shoes cushion the walks to-and-from the gym!

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  • Maroon Bells. Aspen, Colorado.
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    Heading to the mountains for the fall colors and festivals

    Byuser August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

    If your kids aren’t in school yet, or you are empty-nesters, late summer and fall is a great time to get away, especially to mountain towns.

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    Celebrating Tuscany’s Finest

    Byuser August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

    If you’re a wine enthusiast or an all-round foodie, Chianti offers an amazing opportunity tour vineyards with your family

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  • When a grown daughter and her pooch join the fun
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    When a grown daughter and her pooch join the fun

    Byuser August 24, 2023December 26, 2023

    SLO has bountiful outdoor space, dozens of Central Coast wineries, public art, great restaurants and dog-friendly lodgings

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  • The Pioneer Restaurant at the Lodge and Spa at Brush Creek, WY, one of several dining options
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    A very family friendly dude ranch in Southern Wyoming

    Byuser August 17, 2023August 18, 2023

    There are scavenger hunts, horseback rides, treasure hunts, while grown-ups enjoy a five-course farm-to-table meal at the Cheyenne Club

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    Grown-ups going out to play and out their comfort zones on a whitewater raft trip

    Byuser August 10, 2023August 12, 2023

    There are 22 of us on this bona-fide adults-only adventure. The group includes five former guides. Most of us have been on rafting trips

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