More on Family Vacations
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Vacation tips: Traveling with kids
What travel documents do children need? more
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Disney guidebook grew from couple's 1,400 visits and 400 photos
For travel authors Julie and Mike Neal, the key to creating a comprehensive Walt Disney World... more
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Florida Halloween travel guide -- Things go bump in the night all over the state
Florida is always ready to celebrate a holiday, and Halloween is right up its (dark) alley. This... more
'Am I tall enough yet?' Orlando-area theme park ride height restrictions Photos
Family Vacation of the Month
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San Francisco: Vacation ideas for the family
For an elongated "wow" from the whole family, San Francisco is hard to beat. Steep streets suddenly drop off, leaving your kid's stomach somewhere in mid-air. Who needs roller coasters when you can experience sparkling sailboats, fluttering in the Bay past Alcatraz Island. Policemen on horseback... more
Traveling with Kids
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Taking the Kids -- To San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences, the Greenest Museum in the Country
Ready for a creepy, crawly scavenger hunt? more
Ghost town in Kentucky has a lively history
Blue Heron is a ghost town in more than one way.
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A cheap and fun way to see the country
A wild symphony. That's what the birds sound like at sunrise on Utah's Great Salt Lake. more
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Lake Erie islands: Sun and booze or relaxed get-a-way
Two islands on Lake Erie have plenty in common, but they also present uniquely different... more
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For the traveling fisherman, a bass bonanza in northwestern Wisconsin
A silver maple leans to the side, its supple limbs melding with a sea of cattails. more
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On Gettysburg's fields, a lesson in history and humanity Photo
When our family flies cross-country to the east coast each summer to reunite with relatives, we... more
Cognac, France offers heady aromas, centuries-old views
The sunlit French landscape sliding by my car window captured my attention: crumbling stone walls, tidy farmhouses with red-tile roofs, mile upon mile of low hills and rolling ridges covered with leafy green vineyards.
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Seven great spots and one favorite snack to get you through Hong Kong Photo
HONG KONG -- I grew up hearing stories about Hong Kong. My parents lived there until they were... more
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Once again on Jamaica Photo
It was one of those moments that every traveler longs for -- a memory of a particular place that... more
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Winter monarch butterfly migration becomes huge tourist draw in Mexico Photo
In the pretty town of Angangueo, Mexico, which boomed until the nearby mine closed down several... more
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Hunting for truffles in Western Australia
The previous night's winter storm has subsided, and the rising sun now punctures holes in the... more
Tips for the cruise novice
If you are one of the 80 percent of Americans who have never taken a cruise, this column is for you.
More Cruise Vacations
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Jamaica seeks large cruise ships with construction of terminal along north coast
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Construction of a cruise ship terminal expected to attract nearly 1... more
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Cougar cruises
Finally, a cruise for Mrs. Robinson, the older woman in the film "The Graduate" who seduced the much... more
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Disney Cruise Line to expand fleet, Castaway Cay island features
Disney Cruise Line is preparing for a population surge on its private island, thanks to a larger... more
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Cruise lets passengers play global explorer Photo
The first person to circumnavigate the globe did it for spite. more
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Princess Cruises' Ruby Princess: Innovative dining, activities mark line's new gem Photo
When is same old not same old? more
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Theme cruises offer bounty of benefits
Theme cruises -- showcasing everything from baseball to Big Bands -- typically offer talks,... more
