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Getting There

SURVIVING A ROAD TRIP

August 10, 2008
Hertz has teamed with AAA this summer to provide two child safety or booster seats free to all AAA members.
What the kids don't get is that driving for hours with a couple of antsy children (not to mention sullen tweens and teens) is no fun for parents either -- especially not when we're paying record prices for gas. Still, millions of us -- 20.4 million just over the July 4th weekend, AAA reports -- are hitting the road with the kids this summer. more →
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A trip to Costa Rica with two teenagers

August 3, 2008
Eva and Kayla in Costa Rica
JFK was typically a crowded mess at Delta. No one was quite sure which line was which -- baggage drop, check in, security? For some reason, the automated kiosk wouldn’t let us check in so we got on a long line only to discover that was the line for the folks who had already checked in but needed to drop their bags more →
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Pay for your luggage, fight for the overhead bin… what next?

July 24, 2008
I hate being nickeled and dimed when I travel. That's why I hate resort fees for services I probably don't use, fees for accessing the internet at hotels and now, fees to check even one bag on an airplane. more →
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A trip to Italy with my college graduate

June 16, 2008
A rolling gelateria in Rome
When we arrive in Rome at noon the next day, a driver arranged by Jill Kammer, who with her husband Leon runs www.italy-accom.com was waiting for us. I know we could have grabbed a taxi or much cheaper, the train into Rome, but after a long flight, a little luxury was in order, I figured, especially when arriving in a city I don’t know well. more →
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PACKING SMART FOR FLIGHTS THIS SUMMER

June 8, 2008
AMERICAN 0529
Starting June 15 - just when we're taking off on long-planned vacations -- American Airlines will charge us $15 each way for the first checked bag and $25 each way for the second checked bag on American Airlines, assuming you are flying domestically on a discounted ticket and are not a top-level frequent flier. (Southwest will still allow you to check two bags free.) more →
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A Week in Belize (after a nightmare in the airports)

April 22, 2008
Roberts Grove resort in Belize
We arrived yesterday evening after typically frustrating flights. First, we had to get our flights changed because of the American Airlines MD-80 inspection mess. That took hours on the phone. We thought we were home free when we were able to rebook our flights on Delta but no such luck. At the airport in New York, we encountered incredibly long lines for check-in and security. more →
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Back to Crested Butte — where there’s plenty of snow

February 27, 2008
Crested Butte peak
We’re heading to Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado to meet up with an assortment of family, all staying at a condo in the spanking new Lodge at Mountaineer Square, which is part of the hundreds of millions of dollars of improvements here. more →
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SURVIVING THE RELATIVES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

December 23, 2007
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Let's hear it for innkeepers who always have a smile for their guests -- and everyone else who is struggling to keep smiling when hosting family this holiday season, when the visiting toddler drops Goldfish everywhere and the teen refuses to be roused before noon from the family room sofa bed. Did I mention the uncle who falls asleep on the couch before dessert, snoring loudly? more →
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Heading South in the Minivan

September 24, 2007
ALONG INTERSTATE 95 HEADING SOUTH ---: “PLEEZE make the radio louder!” “Turn off the radio and put on a CD!” “Not THAT CD!” more →
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