Expert advice on family trips, girlfriend getaways & romantic escapes
April 19, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
Last weekend I spent the night at the Hyatt Grand Aspen, on assignment to cover the property for FamilyVacationCritic.com. Only my husband and I left the kiddos at home! Yep, we enjoyed 18 hours of bliss at a hotel just 30 minutes up the road from us. Spending [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Romantic Getaways | 4 comments
February 16, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
My 18-hour stay at The Ritz-Carlton, Denver earlier this month was quite short, but I managed to enjoy some of the on-site amenities and take in the classy ambiance at this high-rise hotel in the middle of downtown Denver. Here are the highlights: 1. [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Girlfriend Getaways, Hotels, Romantic Getaways | 1 comment
January 24, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
With spacious and beautiful rooms, a prime location in Vail Village, plus an awesome heated outdoor pool, the brand-new Four Seasons Vail appeals to discerning travelers who enjoy top-notch accommodations and amenities while vacationing. I'd certainly [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Girlfriend Getaways, Hotels, Romantic Getaways | 5 comments
January 23, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
Earlier this month, I had a ball talking about one of my favorite places in the world -- my own backyard -- with Chris Christensen, producer of the Amateur Traveler travel podcast. In Episode 264 - Travel to Aspen, Colorado I highlight some of my favorite [Read more]
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January 18, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
The Colorado ski resort of Vail is chock full of things for families to do in the wintertime. Besides skiing or boarding the wonderfully varied terrain, there's an incredibly fun tubing hill at Adventure Ridge, snowshoe tours, ski biking (yes, biking downhill [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 5 comments
December 23, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
If you're thinking about a Colorado ski vacation this season, but haven't booked it yet, hightail it over to the Keystone Resort website and start planning it now. I fell in love with this family-friendly ski resort in the Colorado Rockies last February during [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 4 comments
November 22, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
Thanksgiving is more than just one of the most busy holidays for travel in the United States. It's more than just the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and more than an excuse to overindulge on great comfort food. Thanksgiving is, for many of us, a time to step [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Family Travel, Travel News | 6 comments
November 13, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
Ever since the news broke that a bulldozer operator discovered rib bones of an extinct mammoth while working on the expansion of a reservoir in Snowmass Village in mid-October, the entire Aspen/Snowmass community -- stretching down the Roaring Fork Valley and [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Travel News | 1 comment
November 9, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
The best winter ski and snow vacation destinations are great for travelers who want a Christmas holiday trip, but who don't need to warm up somewhere tropical. Cold weather has its adherents; top winter ski vacation spots in Colorado, Utah, and other western [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Girlfriend Getaways | 12 comments
September 19, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
The weather gods looked kindly upon the 35th annual Snowmass Balloon Festival this weekend, with phenomenal blue-sky days, warm temperatures and little wind. I've lived in or near Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado, for the past 16 years, and the last time I'd been to [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 6 comments
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