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Taking the Kids: Do you know your rights?

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What a nightmare! Three times we boarded different JetBlue planes at JFK and then deplaned. Instead of being on the beach by mid- afternoon, we were still stuck in airport limbo late into the evening.

The first two times there were mechanical issues; the third time, we were told the crew couldn’t fly because they had been on duty for too many...Read more

Taking the Kids: Visiting Reykjavik, Iceland

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They won’t win any parents of the year contest.

The famous puffins of Iceland fly away and leave their little chicks to fend for themselves when they are just six weeks old, explains Mariana Veloso, a marine biologist with a master’s degree, who is our guide on a 90-minute Elding Puffin Watching tour to ...Read more

Taking the Kids: The presidential election is a great teaching moment

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If only it were that easy.

The 15th Amendment to the U.S Constitution reads,“ The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” It ...Read more

Taking the Kids: Jackson Hole, the gateway to Grand Teton and Yellowstone

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Can art protect wildlife? Actually, it has, we learned at the unique National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Thomas Moran’s paintings of mountains, canyons and geysers helped convince Congress to establish Yellowstone as America’s first national park in 1872. Jackson Hole is the ...Read more

Taking the Kids: Leaf Peeping 21st-Century-Style

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Ready to get out of the car? Leaf peeping through the windshield is so 20 th c entury, not to mention boring. Why not zipline above the fall foliage, bike amid the changing leaves, see the foliage from a train – or a vineyard, perhaps, time- traveling back in history.

These days, there are more active ways to enjoy changing leaves. The ...Read more

Taking the Kids: An affordable fall getaway

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Time to get away? You can — even on a limited budget. You can easily plan an (affordable) fall getaway where you get outdoors biking or hiking, seeing wildlife amid the fall colors or alternatively, exploring a new city or heading to the beach during shoulder season. Get some input from the kids on what they would like to do. Revel in your ...Read more

Taking the Kids: Celebrating Halloween for more than a month

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Hope you have your witch’s hat and broomstick ready!

These days, whether you want to experience spooky rides, haunted houses or stay in a haunted hotel, Halloween events in many places have already started.

Just be mindful not to insist kids do anything they’re not ready for. That certainly includes homeandleisure/travel/takingthekids/s-3428135">Read more

Taking the Kids: To the Arctic and learning more about climate change

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They must have partied really hard. The 80-plus guests were lying on the black sand beach, intermittently groaning, or taking a restorative dip in the water.

We were on day four of our two- week Abercrombie & Kent Arctic Cruise Adventure “In Search of the Polar Bear”. We hopped onto ...Read more

Taking the kids: 17 fall festivals we love

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It’s fall. Time to celebrate apples, cranberries and pumpkins. Time to appreciate livestock, scarecrows and everything chicken. Explore covered bridges. Raise a stein at a family-friendly Oktoberfest. Commemorate films, storytelling, architecture and regional foods.

Who doesn’t love a fall festival? Typically, they are free, offer all kinds...Read more

Taking the Kids: And learning a little history along the way

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Margaret Brown never forgot where she came from.

The child of Irish immigrants, she married a Colorado gold miner who struck it rich – very rich. When the family moved to a big house in Denver in 1894, she used that newfound wealth to help support her extended family, build hospitals, parks, playgrounds and to help found the Colorado juvenile...Read more

Taking the Kids: Visiting Chicago this fall

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No ketchup allowed! “Chicagoans take their hot dog toppings seriously: mustard, onions and tomato, neon green sweet pickle relish, a dill pickle and celery salt are must haves. Make sure it’s on a poppy seed bun, but don’t you dare mention ketchup,” said the signage at the interactive and complimentary SKYDECK Museum at Willis Tower, ...Read more

Taking the Kids: When newfound friendships lead the way

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Bailey Kilmer has friends all over the country and beyond, but she hasn’t met them by traveling. That’s because Bailey’s family owns the historic Vee Bar Ranch in Wyoming’s Snowy Range, about 20 miles west from Laramie along the banks of the Little Laramie River.

“It is really cool to know what ...Read more

Taking the Kids: On a transatlantic cruise without the kids

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Boredom is not an option. Not on this Regent Seven Seas two-week transatlantic cruise from New York to Barcelona. Not even with seven days at sea, more than we have ever experienced without a port stop.

We are on the luxury cruise line’s newest ship, Grandeur, with just under 750 guests and 548 crew from ...Read more

Taking the Kids: Visiting a hot springs

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The Native Americans got it right. So did the down-and-outers making their way across the country in search of jobs during the Great Depression.

Native Americans have known the benefits of mineral hot springs for thousands of years. They named this area of Wyoming— now the tiny town of Saratoga, just ...Read more

Taking the Kids: Still time for summer fun

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It’s not too late for a summer getaway. It doesn’t matter if you didn’t have time to plan one sooner. Whether you’ve just got a few days or longer, you and your family can still get out and enjoy this summer.

With our partners at Family Travel Forum and homeandleisure/travel/takingthekids/s-3353875">Read more

Taking the Kids: To Olympic City

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Welcome to Olympic City. Not Paris, where the quadrennial 2024 summer games open July 26. Olympic City USA is Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Fun fact: This is the first time the Olympics will be in Paris since 1924.

We picked up that fun fact and many others at the 60,000- square-foot United States Olympic and ...Read more

Taking the Kids: To a dude ranch family reunion

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Michael Walker wasn’t impressed when his mom announced the family was going to a place called Paradise where there was no TV or electronic games.

“Sounds more like hell than Paradise,” the teen declared.

That was more than 30 years ago, and Michael Walker quickly changed his tune. His family has returned 13 times to homeandleisure/travel/takingthekids/s-3334707">Read more

 

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