Traveling With Toddlers
Take advantage of the years when your family travel plans are not limited by school holidays and summer vacation. Travel with your toddlers! You'll expand their world and plant the…
Where's Your Carousel?
What’s not to love about a carousel? For many of us, the mere throught of hopping aboard a painted horse or other fanciful creature brings a smile to our faces. For a charming mix of music, whimsy and history, here are five to consider: Salem, Oregon. Located in the city’s…
Toddler Time: 5 Ways To Go
Just because you’ve become a parent doesn’t mean you have to stay put. Here are five ways to take a family vacation with wee ones: Consider an all-inclusive. At Beaches Resorts in Jamaica and Turks & Caicos, the youngest travelers are cared for by certified nannies, caregivers with more than…
Take Me Out To The Ballgame: 14 Gems
Going Yard, The Ultimate Guide for Major League Baseball Road Trips, provides the information you’ve been searching for about the ballparks you love and the cities that host them. When it comes to little known facts about these famous fields, author Stan Fridstein has uncovered a treasure trove. Here…
Focus on History
When I’m traveling on my own or with family, I always learn something. That’s part of the thrill for me. In an era where politics and history are playing an important role, why not fold the notion into your travel planning. Here are a few places where you and your…
Plant Seeds of Greatness
Each year, the month of February is deemed “plant seeds of greatness month” in an effort to encourage Americans to examine their goals and aspirations and make changes where desired. Use this idea ( you don’t have to wait until February), to spark a conversation within your family. Then forge…
Wings Over Willcox: A Birding Adventure
The take-off is amazing. But, it’s the sound that stays with you, I’d been told. Still, I couldn’t imagine the impending glory of the moment. I was too cold. This was my first visit to Willcox, Ariz., for the town’s annual celebration of the sandhill cranes’ migration to their southern…
Cool Pools For Kids ( and Grown-ups )
Diving boards and the deep end have been replaced by slippery slides, raging waterfalls and lazy rivers. Today’s resort pools and water parks offer enough excitement to keep the kids engaged for a weekend or longer. Here are a few cool pools worth the plunge: Grand Wailea Resort, Maui, Hawaii.This…
Toddlers Are Travelers Too
Toddlers are travelers too. Your pint-sized family member just needs the right destination or activity to embrace his or her energy and curiosity. Check out these places that embrace the junior set: Disneyland. Anaheim, CA. Risk humming the song for weeks, but consider It’s a Small World, a family favorite…