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July 5, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
Every year since my children were infants, we've made the annual trek from Colorado to New Hampshire to visit East Coast family and high school and college friends. It's important to me that my children get to know my childhood state; after all, as much as I [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel | 2 comments
May 14, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
Arches National Park is one of my all-time favorite national parks. I love it for sentimental reasons -- it's the first national park my then-boyfriend/now-husband took me to when we were "just friends" 13 years ago. And I love it for its otherworldly, natural [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 14 comments
February 10, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
One highlight of my family's vacation in California over Christmas last year was our day trip to Joshua Tree National Park. I honestly didn't know much about the national park (less than an hour's drive from Palm Springs), except that the desert locale is a [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel | 9 comments
December 27, 2009 | Author: SoCalGal
Kauai is the oldest of the Hawaiian islands, and in many senses the wildest. Of the islands most popular with tourists, it's the least developed - and while Maui and Oahu appeal to those with high-end shopping travel desires, there really are no upscale chain [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 5 comments
December 17, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
For travelers who want to explore two off-the-beaten-path sites in the Yucatan Peninsula, far from the development in high-rise Cancun, I highly recommend a tour to visit Ek Balam, a small Maya archaeological site that opened to the public in 2002, and Ria [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Travel Tips | 2 comments
November 24, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
I love it when my travel-blogging friends write my posts for me. In this instance, it's Christine Gilbert of Almost Fearless, whom I need to thank. Or more specifically, her talented husband Drew, who created this nifty video montage of our blogging group in [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations | 4 comments
May 26, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
For this Colorado family, summer vacation is just around the corner, and we intend to spend as much as possible of it outside -- whether that's camping with our pop-up, taking local hikes, swimming, kayaking or biking in our beloved Colorado mountains. Even [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel | no comments
June 27, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
Outdoor activities abound in the wilderness surrounding Santa Fe, New Mexico. Rather than "do it yourselves" and book experiences, such as fly fishing, whitewater rafting and horseback riding, through a number of different outfitters, I suggest you have Santa [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel | no comments
May 1, 2008 | Author: ColoradoGal
This is why I do not plan outdoor parties for my daughter's early May birthday. Here's the view from my front porch this morning: Spring weather in the Colorado Rockies is absolutely unpredictable -- and nearly unforecastable. (Is that a word?) The [Read more]
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April 24, 2008 | Author: SoCalGal
Having the travel bug, yet living in a tourist destination, can be a weird phenomenon. For example, a few weeks ago my family and I took a road trip north of Los Angeles, and stayed at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito (well, its mailing address is Santa [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations | 1 comment
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