Posted on: February 12, 2018
The world famous Malecón of Mazatlán (a beautiful oceanfront promenade) is the stage of a spectacular week of celebrations, filled with music, dancing, parade floats, food, drinks, and a festive and euphoric atmosphere at Carnaval. Taking place from February 8 through February 13, this year’s theme is “Patasalada: Circo de
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Posted on: February 9, 2018
Beginning April 4th, you’ll be able to take a Eurostar high-speed train from London to Amsterdam in 3 hours and 41 minutes! The return will be an hour longer due to a mandatory passport control check in Brussels where you’ll need to swap trains. Hopefully this is a temporary hiccup
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Posted on: February 6, 2018
Three hours from Tokyo at Zao Onsen, a top-tier traditional skiing and snowboarding resort in the Yamagata Prefecture, exists a beautiful winter phenomenon. Dozens of Aomori fir trees spend each winter coated with wet snow and ice, frozen nearly solid in highly peculiar shapes. The so-called Snow Monsters, or Juhyo,
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Posted on: February 6, 2018
Though Ireland is relatively tiny (it’s about the same size as Indiana), it offers an incredibly diverse range of experiences for family travel. One region that’s caught the attention of the editors of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel for 2018 is Belfast and the Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland, named
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Posted on: December 27, 2017
Forget the easily scrubbable blandness of your average family-friendly hotel. A stay in one of these themed hotel rooms and resort is sure to blow your tiny travellers’ minds (and maybe your travel budget for the next good long while). If you want to win an award for the
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Posted on: December 11, 2017
Many years ago, we decided to move across country with our family and I began the purging of all our things. That Christmas I asked (begged) my mother in law to exercise restraint in her gift giving by purchasing only one present for each child. She agreed, but when Grandma
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Posted on: December 1, 2017
I’m a self-proclaimed travel addict. If I’m not planning a vacation or coming home from a holiday, I am reading about far away places. I have piles of guidebooks from past trips and stacks of brochures of dream destinations. I also love to read anything travel related whether it’s literary
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Posted on: November 22, 2017
Heading to Banff for a weekend or even just a day over the holiday season has become one of our favourite Christmas family traditions. There’s just something extra-magical about being surrounded by the majestic mountains and snow-laden trees combined with the twinkle lights and sparkly decorations all along Banff Avenue.
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Posted on: November 15, 2017
Just a 1.5-hour drive from Los Cabos, Mexico, the coastal town of La Paz is a secluded destination on the east coast of Baja California in the Sea of Cortez. Blessed with natural, recreational and cultural abundance, Jacques Cousteau famously named the Sea of Cortez the Aquarium of the World.
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Posted on: November 9, 2017
The sun-drenched Palm Beaches of South Florida is a lush green slice of paradise located between Miami and Orlando. A collection of 39 diverse cities and towns that spans more than 2,300 square miles and stretches across 47 miles of pristine Atlantic Ocean beaches. There’s something for everyone – the
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