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February 2, 2012
Every one of our boys parents are immigrants—from Africa, Mexico, Jamaica and Trinidad, from other places. They learned that had they been immigrants in the 1870s living here, they would have worked 10 hours a day rather than go to school... more →
Backyard Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Travel Diary, Travel Topics, Volunteer & Service
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February 1, 2012
Some of my friends thought I was nuts. When I won a weekend stay at the Hilton New York’s five-bedroom penthouse, I invited along seven teenagers to share the fun at New York’s largest hotel. more →
Backyard Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Travel Diary, Volunteer & Service
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January 25, 2012
“This is a place for adventures,” says General Manager Martin Smith, who says the key is organizing your stay—with the resort staff help. more →
Beach Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Lodging, Outdoor Adventures, Travel Diary, Travel Topics
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January 24, 2012
Snorkel, sail, windsurf or kayak?
We’re at the Bitter End Yacht Club on the island of Virgin Gorda which has been a haven for sailors and yachters for years. more →
Beach Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Lodging, Outdoor Adventures, Travel Diary, Travel Topics
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January 23, 2012
This island—just 3 miles wide at its widest point—is famous for its lobsters that many fisherman here catch by free diving as deep as 60 feet. Sailors like us (we’ve been sailing around the BVI on a Moorings charter Catamaran) make the trip here for the lobsters as well as the spectacular wind-swept beaches. more →
Beach Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Lodging, Outdoor Adventures, Travel Diary
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January 20, 2012
The advantage here—besides the privacy and the chance to putter in the kitchen yourself—is that you aren’t paying $5 each time a child wants a virgin colada or $15 for the real thing. more →
Beach Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Lodging, Outdoor Adventures, Travel Diary
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January 19, 2012
Today we are all diving as a family. The Wreck of the Rhone is just off Salt Island in two big pieces 60 to 80 feet down, but there are many smaller pieces. more →
Beach Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Outdoor Adventures, Travel Diary
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January 18, 2012
“That’s part of the adventure,” says my 25 year old daughter Reggie. “It’s not like we’re at a fancy resort where everything is being done for us.” more →
Beach Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Outdoor Adventures, Travel Diary
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January 17, 2012
When it came time to decide on a family trip for my far flung gang—the first time we’d all be together in more than a year—sailing, with some diving included, was everyone’s top pick. more →
Beach Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Outdoor Adventures, Travel Diary, Travel Topics
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January 16, 2012
Reggie and I are already imagining our next dive back home in the much colder, kelp-forested waters of Monterey, California -- just a couple hours away from our domicile in San Francisco. more →
Beach Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Outdoor Adventures, Travel Diary
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