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Travel Diary
Read Eileen’s travel diary and keep up with her travels. You might just pick up some ideas for your next family vacation!
May 19, 2013
Ava Thompson is the chief family officer for the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism—that means she helps families decide which island best suits them and what to do when they arrive. She explains that Grand Bahama Island, home to about 55,000 people, is a nice mixture of city (Freeport) and laid-back island feel.
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Beach Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Travel Diary
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Bahamas, Beach Vacations, Caribbean, family travel, family vacations, where to take the kids
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May 14, 2013
If you’re on board the new Norwegian Breakaway, you—and baby—and grandma might all be joining in special “Guppies’ activities—maybe finger painting with special paints or using chalk or crayons made out of vegetables. "We want those younger families whose kids aren’t in school,” said CEO Kevin Sheehan –especially during times of year when there aren’t school breaks.
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Cruises & All-Inclusive, Families & Groups, Travel Diary
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Bahamas, Bermuda, Cruises, family travel, family vacations, New York, Norwegian Breakaway, where to take the kids
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May 13, 2013
That this ship is home-ported in New York is such a big deal that Mayor Bloomberg was on hand for the christening. “New York is the number one cruise capitol in the Northeast,” he said welcoming 587,000 passengers in 2012—growing 32 per cent just in one year. “Breakaway will add to those numbers and it will be our pleasure to show them the greatest city in the world,” he said
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Bahamas, Bermuda, Cruises, family travel, family vacations, New York, Norwegian Breakaway, where to take the kids
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May 7, 2013
Check out these fabulous video shorts our partner Kyle McCarthy of the Family Travel Forum put together while at the first ever TMS Family Travel Summit in Orlando May 3-5, 2013:
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Travel Diary
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family travel, family vacations, Orlando, where to take the kids
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May 1, 2013
Today people consider the War of 1812 “the forgotten war” but visiting the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine is a good place to earn about it. Wherever you go in Baltimore, the kids are bound to learn something—maybe without even realizing they’re getting a history lessons.
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Backyard Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Lodging, Travel Diary
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Babe Ruth, Baltimore, family travel, family vacations, Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key, history, Star Spangled Banner, where to take the kids
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April 29, 2013
On Richmond’s Emancipation and Civil War Day held the first weekend of April, I joined hundreds of visitors to take advantage of the open doors of the historical sites and honor the important event in American history.
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Backyard Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Lodging, Travel Diary
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family travel, family vacations, Richmond, Virginia, where to take the kids
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April 26, 2013
Today we’re back at Curtain Bluff and I’ve decided to take the 6:30 a.m. deep sea fishing charter. The best thing about Curtain Bluff, other than the beauty and just about every other thing, is that it is all-inclusive, so the fishing (along with Scuba, snorkeling, water-skiing and other activities) is part of the price.
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Beach Vacations, Cruises & All-Inclusive, Destinations, Families & Groups, Lodging, Travel Diary
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Antigua, Caribbean, family travel, family vacations, fishing, where to take the kids
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April 25, 2013
Rod McCrea likes that Curtain Bluff is not only considerably less expensive in summer but that the all inclusive nature of the property means he not only knows exactly what he is spending but that all of his kids and grandkids can do what they like–tennis and sailing, deep sea fishing and snorkel trips, not to mention all the fruit smoothies the kids can drink—or that their parents will allow them to mix up with the bartenders.
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Beach Vacations, Cruises & All-Inclusive, Destinations, Families & Groups, Lodging, Travel Diary
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all-inclusive, Antigua, Caribbean, Curtain Bluff Resort, family travel, family vacations, where to take the kids
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April 24, 2013
Thirty years later, our room overlooks that same windswept beach. As I think about the three kids we did have—and the adventures we shared with them—I’m struck by how this 72-room all-inclusive resort is emblematic of how family travel has changed in the past three decades.
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Beach Vacations, Cruises & All-Inclusive, Destinations, Families & Groups, Lodging, Travel Diary
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Antigua, Beach Vacations, Caribbean, family travel, family vacations, where to take the kids
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April 4, 2013
Like a lighthouse in the Allegheny Mountains, the enormous tower and complex of the Homestead Resort marks the location of healing waters of the natural springs in central Virginia. The rejuvenating mineral waters were once sought out by Native Americans and early colonists alike.
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