Curacao: a tiny Caribbean island is a darling of the World Cup
Curacao is the smallest country (just 160,000 residents) to ever have a team qualify for the World Cup. And it’s a great place for families to visit.
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12 Great Ideas For Your Family’s Spring Getaway
It’s not too late to plan a Spring Getaway. In fact, According to CheapOair, one of the world’s leading online travel agencies, families as well as those traveling without kids are waiting to book less than a month in advance. Growing numbers want to take a road trip, camping or RVing along the way, though that may change giving the sudden spikes in gas prices.
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Bonaire: Small Caribbean island beloved by divers
Bonaire has long been known for divers as it has one of the earliest national marine parks that rings the entire coast
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The Best Family Winter Getaways for Every Budget
The days are shorter, the nights longer in the Northern Hemisphere this time of year. What’s your preference for a winter family getaway? Sun or Snow? Or something else?
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Sandals Dunn River Falls in Jamaica is a slice of paradise
Discover why Sandals Dunn River Falls in Jamaica is a slice of paradise with luxurious amenities and stunning scenery.
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SF Festival of Light through end of January
Experience the magic of SF Festival of Light. Immerse yourself in the beauty of illuminated art in San Francisco’s 17 vibrant neighborhoods.
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Lots of choices for your best family summer vacation
Discover the best family summer vacation destinations for your next adventure. From the Paris Olympics to the Arctic, there are endless choices.
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15+ summer food and music festivals for families
Plan a memorable summer with your family at these 15+ food and music festivals. Enjoy delicious eats and live entertainment for all ages.
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Spring Break is Upon Us – Have You Made a Plan?
There are lots of options – new theme park rides, city visits, skiing of riding in spring sunshine or bask on the beach, frothy drink in hand
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Truly welcoming to kids: Four Seasons Ko Olina on Oahu
The Four Seasons Oahu Ko Olina, about a half hour north of Honolulu and the crowds on Waikiki, lives up to its promises
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Beauty and fun at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort
This place offers something for everyone from kids to those on honeymoons, celebrating anniversaries or a multi-generational vacation.
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Cooking with the locals on Curacao
If you want to get the true sense of Curacao, you’ve got to meet locals. Try a cooking class with Kris Kierindongo.
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Bon Bini from Curacao, a gem in the Southern Caribbean
Bon Bini means welcome in Papiamentu language of Curacao, a gem of an island with 150,000 people in the Southern Caribbean.
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Three Incredible Destinations in Belize
Belize should be on your family summer vacation idea list – beaches, jungles, history, culture, everyone speaks English and $ accepted by all
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Should you splurge on travel this spring and summer?
Especially during the pandemic, families have been seeking private enclaves, often within resort settings with resort amenities
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Making time for romance on vacation
We step off our bungalow porch to the sand where beach chairs and hammocks await, we eat local dishes on an open terrace and enjoy nature-inspired spa treatments in a unique setting
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Two Belizean Spas – all about nature
The Naia Resort & Spa on the coast near Placencia and the Chaa Creek Lodge hilltop spa inland are all about relaxation and nature
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Coconut Bay St Lucia: Multi generational haven
Finding the right place to accommodate everyone in your clan – from the youngest to the oldest – can be a daunting task, but it’s well worth the effort
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Goldeneye: muse, idyllic respite, more
Not a person, a place. Have you ever been somewhere that makes you consider upending your life to move there? Think Goldeneye in Jamaica
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Are you ready a romantic getaway?
A romantic just-for-you dinner, a scented bubble bath for two, flower petals on your bed and someone to take care of your every need.
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A tropical resort with something for everyone
We’ve just gotten off our horses on a white-sand beach after swimming with them and we’re real thirsty — yes, we were swimming with them
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Jamaican Food at Its Best: Star San
Award-winning and well-known Jamaican Chef Brian Lumley is showing us how to make coconut curry shrimp and just-caught fish—lionfish, parrot fish, snapper
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Communing With James Bond at GoldenEye
Fleming wrote every one of his 14 James Bond novels here in a tropical villa off Oracabessa Bay. He took the name of an English ornithologist for his hero
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In Jamaica, it’s all about YA MON
Everyone is so friendly. Even if you don’t know the person, it’s common courtesy to say hi — “YA, MON,”
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Can’t choose entree? Choose everything!
when we couldn’t choose between Duck Bigarde (with an orange sauce) or Carre D’Agneau (rack of lamb) our waiter encouraged us to try both
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Wedding are back at Sandals in Jamaica
The music alerted those of us in the water and on the beach as the bride floated down the dock in her long, white dress to the Gazebo
