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PRETTY TRIPPY Our Ages & Stages section this month is a special Northwest family travel round-up by Lora Shinn, the author of ParentMap’s newest book, Northwest Kid Trips. We asked Lora for her expert opinion on local travel fun with kids, and she delivered! Read on for great ways to play — w
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PRETTY TRIPPY Our Ages & Stages section this month is a special Northwest family travel round-up by Lora Shinn, the author of ParentMap’s newest book, Northwest Kid Trips. We asked Lora for her expert opinion on local travel fun with kids, and she delivered! Read on for great ways to play — wit
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A few years ago, Club Med swapped chest hair for high chairs, swingers for swing sets. After closing many of its not-so-haute locations and upgrading facilities to accommodate families, the French chain began offering infant care, kid-friendly cuisine and circus workshops à la Cirque du Soleil at
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When our kids were still in their single digits, our family travel was consumed with basic survival issues, such as eating and sleeping. Now that our children, Andy and Jackie, our older, the big challenges are making our trips educational and fun. Our kids are at the age when traveling with Mom and
...Updated January 2011 Think Thelma and Louise with a few twists. With our daughters Maya (6) and Sophie (13) in tow, my identical twin sister Andrea and I took off for a few days of skiing in Whistler, B.C. We left in no great hurry on a Sunday afternoon. We had not intended to end up in dow
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On a map, the irregularly shaped dot of Westham Island, just south of Vancouver, British Columbia, seems somewhat small and insignificant. For migrating birds and numerous species of mammal, however, it is anything but. Situated near the island's tip is the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary.
...Two parents, two grandparents and two children under 10 cruise in a rented van past the miles of desert that nudge up against the interstate east of Tucson. Our destination: the splendid Kartchner Caverns, a meticulously developed and maintained cave system that lies 40 miles east of the city. The F
...Updated January 2011I love skiing. By that, I mean I love standing at the top of mountain in my skis, wearing the appropriate clothing, in ideal weather with dry, fluffy snow -- then skiing down nearly empty runs fast but in control.I hate getting ready for the skiing: driving in bad conditions, f
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