Sonoma County: the right locale for a trip with a grown-up kid

Sonoma County: the right locale for a trip with a grown-up kid

Who says grown kids don’t want to travel with their parents? I don’t get to see my daughter that often and was determined to make our few days together as fun and as stress-free as possible for both of us. The key, I discovered, is choosing the right locale.

Summer Family Fun in Colorado: The Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Summer Family Fun in Colorado: The Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Telluride, Colorado holds a festival almost every weekend throughout the summer. From the film festival, to the mushroom festival, and its renowned fall Blues and Brews festival, I’ve heard it said before…”Telluride pretty much holds a festival for everything.” But the most famous event the town offers is the annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

Families get up close and with the animals at Busch Gardens in Tampa

Families get up close and with the animals at Busch Gardens in Tampa

Welcome to the state-of-the-art Animal Care Center at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida — a unique 16,000-square-foot facility opened a little more than two years ago where visitors can watch how the park’s veterinarians take care of the animals that live here

PLAY BALL!  At the very family-friendly Cape Cod League

PLAY BALL! At the very family-friendly Cape Cod League

Tonight they’ve gathered for another Cape tradition—the Cape Cod Baseball League—10 teams comprised of 350 elite college players from around the country who live with 200 local families for the summer season.

Old old-fashioned summer vacation on Cape Cod, MA

Old old-fashioned summer vacation on Cape Cod, MA

Cape Cod—more than 550 miles of spectacular coastline in Massachusetts with beaches (the Cape Cod National Seashore), historic light houses, clam shacks, bike trails and summer vacations like they used to be.