April 12, 2013 | Author: Jennifer Miner
Three Amusement Parks in Three Days, or, Fallout from a Lunatic Decision I have been hired to review the Go Card Los Angeles for Viator.com, a travel site that offers travel and sightseeing tours while "keeping it real" for travel planners. With three [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Family Travel | 18 comments
March 18, 2013 | Author: Jennifer Miner
The sun shines so brightly in Banff National Park in the winter that it's easy to forget how cold it is. With the sunlight bouncing right into your eyes off the expanse of snowy ground, it's more vividly white than any other place you've seen. Rangy dogs -- [Read more]
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January 25, 2013 | Author: Kara Williams
When I book a hotel room -- whether it's directly with the property or via sites like Expedia or Hotels.com -- I always print out a copy of my reservation, making sure the rate and the confirmation number is on a hard copy tucked inside my manilla travel [Read more]
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September 4, 2012 | Author: Contributor
When I heard that Connecticut-based travel writer Malerie Yolen-Cohen made a solo drive across the country -- on one road -- I knew I wanted her to share a part of that journey with readers of The Vacation Gals. I asked her to chime in on one section of the [Read more]
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August 30, 2012 | Author: Beth Blair
Smart travelers know that price comparison is the best way to score the best travel rates. After all, the more money we save, the more money we have for future trips. Another way to bargain shop for travel is picking up last-minute deals. And that's [Read more]
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August 8, 2012 | Author: Jennifer Miner
East Berlin is, quite simply, a cacophony on the senses. It's hard to narrow down such a complicated, constantly changing major world city in any other way -- since the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, the former Soviet stronghold has been under going a [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations | 9 comments
June 8, 2012 | Author: Jennifer Miner
Family camping travel in the United States is a time-honored tradition, filled with memory-making activities of arguing of the proper way to pitch tents, sometimes fruitless fishing, and boiling the world's worst coffee over a campfire while early-to-rise [Read more]
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April 20, 2012 | Author: Jennifer Miner
As the economy continues to slowly improve and springtime turns to summer, many Americans are starting to plan their summer vacations. Some renew their passports and look overseas for adventure, while others consider exploring the remarkable diversity of [Read more]
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February 22, 2012 | Author: Kara Williams
It's been way too long since I've spent quality time in Winter Park and the Fraser Valley, though it's just 3 hours from my Colorado mountain home (and only 65 miles west of Denver). I have fond memories of a Memorial Day Weekend about five years ago at Snow [Read more]
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February 8, 2012 | Author: Kara Williams
I've long been a fan of vacation home and condo rentals for family vacations, no matter where the destination. But when it comes to ski resort vacations, it's even more convenient and cost-efficient for the entire family to spread out in a multi-bedroom home [Read more]
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