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March 30, 2010
So how does it feel that your kids are better traveled than you ever were?
According to a new Family Travel Survey from TripAdvisor , 75 per cent of travelers’ children have visited more than six states, compared to just 37% of their parents by the same age
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March 28, 2010
I forgot my tiara and kept misplacing my wand. After all, it's not easy being a modern-day Disney princess. You need to keep that tiara firmly on your head; you need to be kind to everyone -- even annoying younger siblings.
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Destinations, Disney, Families & Groups, Travel Topics, Weekly Column
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March 25, 2010
Finally! And just in time for summer vacations--June 18 to be exact--Universal Orlando says that the much-anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open.
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March 23, 2010
Since it started as a low-fare carrier at Kennedy International Airport a decade ago, JetBlue has called itself “New York’s hometown airline.” However, it almost decamped to Orlando. Thanks for staying Jet Blue!
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Eileen's Blog, Getting There, Travel Topics
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March 22, 2010
This week, Disney announced that although it is only March, they have already given out the million free tickets promised to those who participated in the "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" in partnership with the Hands On Network and designed to encourage families to give back to their communities through volunteer service.
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March 21, 2010
The iconic pink Fairmont Hamilton Princess with spectacular gardens that overlook the water and well-stocked Koi ponds is THE place for a traditional English Tea in the oh-so-British-feeling Bermuda.
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Beach Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Lodging, Travel Topics, Weekly Column
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March 18, 2010
AAH... I’m in the midst of possibly the best massage I’ve ever had at Orlando Grand Lakes Ritz Carlton Spa—thanks to the feet of the massage therapist, who happens to be a former paratrooper, he tells me!
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March 17, 2010
So how would a princess ask for a piece of cake? The half dozen or so princesses in training, their tiaras on their heads are listening attentively. “Ahem, Madame Chef, May I have a piece of cake,” Rose Petal (who apparently was a rose in the palace garden and then magically became a princess so she could be Aurora’s friend) instructs them
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March 16, 2010
It’s hard work being a princess. You need to know how to curtsey and wave. You need to be kind to everyone—even annoying younger siblings. You need to wear fancy dresses and tiaras.
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March 14, 2010
In a desert oasis beside a roaring river, the handsome young Chilean reaches for my hand to help me over the rocks. He smiles. "Gracias," I say. It's not a dream. The long-haired, 29-year-old Chileano is Max Vera, our guide on a challenging uphill hike along the canyon floor. We scramble over rocks strewn along a sandy trail, large "fox tails" and cacti that are 12 feet high with needles so sharp that local Indian women use them to sew and knit. We're in the Atacama Desert in South America, walking along the River Puritama. Our goal: seven pools of hot springs.
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