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September 21, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
I'm at Aulani, the new Disney Resort & Spa on Oahu, this week with dozens of other travel writers, mom bloggers, broadcast journalists and radio reporters. This much-anticipated Hawaii resort opened to the public August 29, and this week celebrates its [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Girlfriend Getaways | 8 comments
September 19, 2011 | Author: GelatoGal
I know what you're thinking. Tacoma? Why stop in Tacoma when Seattle's less than 35 miles away, and when Tacoma smells kinda funny from I-5, anyway? I thought these very things (and worse) for about 15 years, until I finally pulled off the highway and found [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations | 6 comments
September 14, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
American children are getting excited; from Halloween activities in New York City to Halloween at Los Angeles theme parks, the country is awash in celebrations of the spooky holiday. Nowhere is it more appropriate, perhaps, than Colonial Williamsburg. North [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 5 comments
September 13, 2011 | Author: ChinaGal
I fell in love with Stockholm as soon as I arrived. I’m not sure if I could tell you what it was – probably a combination of the old, cobbled, narrow streets in Gamla Stan, and that joie de vivre that certain cities have. Plus, I ate some really good [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations | 3 comments
September 9, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
How many men do you think pushed for a 9-10-11 wedding date? What an easy anniversary to remember! Falling on a Saturday, September 10, 2011, will see tens of thousands of wedding celebrations across the country, and likely the globe. TheKnot.com and [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations | 2 comments
September 6, 2011 | Author: AdventureGal
The Capilano Suspension Bridge is not for the timid. On a recent solo visit to Vancouver, a feat of courage in itself, I hesitated, afraid to look down, as I stood 230 feet above the Capilano River on a narrow ribbon of planks held together by thin, mesh [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations | 7 comments
September 1, 2011 | Author: SpringsGal
I’m sometimes envious of those people who are quite satisfied throwing down a burger from Applebee’s every weekend. How simple life would be. If you are a foodie, you might relate to the constant search for new and trendy restaurants to satisfy your [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 1 comment
August 29, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
The last time we went to Portland, Oregon, my husband and I took our kids. This time, we left them at home for a romantic weekend touring the best vineyards and wineries of Willamette Valley, near Portland, Oregon. Now, one of the best romantic getaway [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Romantic Getaways | 17 comments
August 26, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
In the middle of my family vacation to New Hampshire this summer, my husband and I escaped for a couples' getaway with a high school friend (we go waaaay back) and her boyfriend/now fiance -- they got engaged (!) at the Cliff House Resort & Spa, where we [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Romantic Getaways | 2 comments
August 16, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
"Whoa! What's that?!" my kids exclaimed as we drove by the Funspot arcade we'd been visiting for years on our annual trips to the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. They'd spotted a maze of ropes, cables, bridges, tires, nets, loops and logs all strung between [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 2 comments
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