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FOURTEEN FAVORITE FALL GETAWAYS


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In a season book-ended by carefree summer fun and the busyness of the holidays, we love to get away for a few days to savor our kids, our closest friends and our mates. Here are 14 favorite fall getaways -- with input from girlfriends at Family Travel Forum and Traveling Mom. more
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Battleship the Movie tour in Oahu


If you are going to be on Oahu, get a behind the scenes look at the USS Missouri’s starring role in the Universal Studios’ feature film Battleship during a new Battleship the Movie Tour. more
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Fulfilling a long-held dream: the hike from Crested Butte to Aspen


On the trail near the Maroon Bells outside of Aspen
As I struggled to my feet, I smiled remembering all the times her dad and I had been the ones beseeching her and her older brother and sister when they were tired and hungry and we were trying to avoid a meltdown on a ski hill, a hiking trail, Walt Disney World or in the middle of Paris. more
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Now a smartcard pass for Rome


The company behind the smartcard city sightseeing passes – London Pass, Berlin Pass and Paris Pass – has teamed up with Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi,.. more
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Sample the cuisine of China in Vancouver BC


Taste your way through Vancouver’s Chinatown neighborhood – the third largest in North America – with Edible Canada’s Chinatown Tour. more
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‘Not for parents’ series from Lonely Planet


There is nothing like a book to help kids learn about a city they may be visiting. Great for long plane rides too! Lonely Planet has a new NOT-FOR-PARENTS series more
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Now you can fly nonstop from NY to Hawaii


Thinking about Hawaii? Hawaiian Airlines has successfully launched nonstop service between New York’s JFK International Airport and the Honolulu International Airport (Oahu). more
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Remembering the long goodbyes as we took our kids to college


Mel (third from left) and her roomies in latest off-campus digs
Two parents, five overweight bags and a college-bound daughter about to burst into tears. Talk about a stressful beginning to the Long Goodbye. more
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Affordable Europe if you trade houses


Maybe that trip to Europe isn’t out of reach—not of you trade houses. Check out HomeExchange.com, the largest online home exchange travel company with more than 42,000 members and a total of 400,000 home exchanges across 142 countries. more
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Saturdays great for families at SF’s Randall Museum


Saturdays at San Francisco’s Randall Museum are chock-full of special drop-in activities for families. The Golden Gate Model Railroad exhibit is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and the Randall’s ongoing exhibitions are open all day. more
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