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May 22, 2013
First Lady Michelle Obama suggests letting the kids lead is one way to get everyone more active on vacation this summer. The first lady told Taking the Kids exclusively, “The key to getting kids moving is to find something they enjoy, and join in!” For the First Family, that includes biking.
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Eileen's Blog, Families & Groups, Volunteer & Service
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May 7, 2013
Give Kids The World Village is a 70-acre, nonprofit “storybook” resort that immerses children with life-threatening illnesses and their families with the joy and magic of Central Florida’s world-class attractions. Universal Orlando Resort is offering a vacation package
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Tip of the Day, Volunteer & Service
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family travel, family vacations, where to take the kids
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April 1, 2013
“I’m going to travel like this from now on!” Sarah exclaimed, while she was receiving exciting emails from MMC and Ya’axche about fun things to do during our trip. Not only do I feel like I truly took advantage of my last spring break in College, but I also made it educational…aren’t you proud Mom and Dad?
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Destinations, Families & Groups, Lodging, Travel Diary, Volunteer & Service
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Belize, family travel, family vacations, voluntourism, where to take the kids
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February 14, 2013
Wherever you are this winter or wherever you’re planning to go for spring break (check out our ideas for Spring Break 2013, take time to visit a museum exhibit that would especially interest your family.
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Backyard Vacations, Families & Groups, Volunteer & Service, Weekly Column
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Arizona, Denver, Families and Groups, family travel, family vacations, museums, New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, where to take the kids
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February 3, 2013
Garnet Hill and Heifer International are proud to announce the "Pass on the Gift" in Peru Sweepstakes, which will award one grand prize winner with an all-inclusive trip for two to the ancient Incan Empire capital of Cuzco.
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Tip of the Day, Volunteer & Service
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January 17, 2013
This January, of course, also marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and I can’t think of a better time than this winter — February is Black History Month — to explore civil rights in Washington and beyond.
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Backyard Vacations, Destinations, Families & Groups, Parks & Outdoors, Volunteer & Service, Weekly Column
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family travel, family vacations, Washington DC, where to take the kids
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January 9, 2013
GoVolunteering.com has a variety of volunteer vacations, the perfect way to stick to New Year’s resolutions by traveling and contributing at the same time. Spend more time with family on a Sea Turtle conservation trip, with a few hours of volunteer commitment and plenty of time for the beach with the kids.
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voluntourism, where to take the kids
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December 9, 2012
Did you know that most of the plants and animals we raise for food today barely resemble their wild ancestors? Did you know that more than a billion people work in agriculture today? Did you know that 40 million children are overweight? Did you know that 30 per cent of all food produced is never eaten? Did you know the average American family of four wastes 1,656 pounds of food a year?
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Backyard Vacations, Eileen's Blog, Families & Groups, Volunteer & Service
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eating on vacation, family trips, family vacations, food, museums, nutrition
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November 18, 2012
I couldn’t help but smile as I looked out at the room filled with family travel writers and bloggers, some with their kids beside them, busily learning how to become better travel communicators.
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November 17, 2012
Our first day on the mountain my daughter’s instructor got her set up with a bi-ski and we all headed out onto the lift. It was a short run and I’m not sure if I breathed the whole way down, anxiously wondering how she was doing. We got to the bottom of the run and I was greeted by a wide smile. Game o!.
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Families & Groups, Snow Vacations, Travel Diary, Volunteer & Service
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