Teresa's Family Vacations Blog January 2006 Archive

Day 16: Club Med Punta Cana -- in the Dominican Republic-- has awesome kids' programs and facilities: there's no other word for it. The Petit Club and Mini Club ... Read More

If that headline grabbed you, you may have two questions: first, Mardi Gras is happening-- after all the devastation in New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina? And second, Mardi Gras is ... Read More

It's Day 15 of our focus on this popular region for family getaways, and time to take a pause and recapitulate: Day 1: Hyatt Regency Aruba: with Camp Hyatt for ... Read More

Expedia: Best Price Guarantee Expedia.com has extended its Best Price Guarantee to all the types of travel it sells: air, car, hotel, vacation packages, cruises, the works. If you find a ... Read More

Day 14: Beaches is the family brand of the Sandals group, and its resorts -- in Jamaica, and Turks & Caicos-- are completely designed for families, with infant care, ... Read More

Day 13: ask a kid to choose between a beach and a water park, and what would she/he pick? Well, fortunately, at some resorts kids can answer, "both". Rose Hall Resort ... Read More

Three hours from NYC, "Chocolate Town USA" has several attractions, most notably Hersheypark theme park, which opens in May. Before then, however, you can preview the summer fun during a weekend ... Read More

Day 12: Let's not forget that "Caribbean" beaches aren't found only on the shores of Caribbean islands... For example: in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is the wonderfully named state, Quintana Roo ... Read More

Book now, for an introductory rate at Six Flags Great Escape Lodge and Indoor Waterpark: an Adirondack-themed family resort opening in February with two outstanding features: • it's the first ... Read More

Day 11: On this popular island in the Dutch Caribbean (and nicely out of the Hurricane Zone), 43 nationalities share 50 square miles and speak a lilting local lingo ... Read More

February 16 - 19, 2006 is SnowFest weekend at Cooperstown in upstate NY, and the highlight this year is the NY State Snow Sculpting Championship. Cooperstown -- billed as ... Read More

Atlantis Bahamas -- with 14-acre "waterscape"-- is a one-of-a-kind mega-resort with shark lagoons, subterranean giant aquariums with Atlantis theme, lazy river, and jaw-dropping waterslides-- not to mention spa, dining, ... Read More

Spring Break-- typically a ten-day school holiday in mid-March to mid-April-- is High, High Season for family vacations; fortunately, the dates vary across the continent. Some school districts extend the Presidents ... Read More

The island of Curacao is a 2-1/2 hour flight from Miami, in the "Dutch Caribbean" along with Aruba and Bonaire (and out of the hurricane zone). Breezes Curacao Resort Spa ... Read More

I have to confess, there often comes a moment -- hours before a trip -- when I'm assembling and packing so many objects, snacks, amusements, that the whole idea of ... Read More

Caribbean Resort Chains Many Caribbean resorts -- especially all-inclusives-- don't stand alone in the world but rather are part of resort groups. Some are relatively small families of ... Read More

Salt Lake City may be as flat as, well, a salt lake. But within an hour's drive are no less than seven diverse ski resorts. Solitude has a "village" that's ... Read More

Jamaica All-Inclusive: with Nanny for your Family Jamaica is an island with many all-inclusives, including a bunch specifically for families. All offer kids' clubs, teen activities, watersports, kids' meals... the whole array ... Read More

London is great to visit with kids, and -- more surprisingly-- February could be a great time to do that visiting. VacationKids.com's family travel expert Sally Black often tells clients ... Read More

Travel With Kids has a bunch of pages to help families find vacation deals: Ten Latest Family Travel Deals is a good place to start, but there are also individual ... Read More

--and other Mardi Gras festivities There's no better time of year to visit the quaint city of Quebec than in the middle of winter, when thousands of families have a good ... Read More

Upscale for visitors but still mellow, these sister islands are in the western Caribbean, in the scattering of small islands that curve downward, past Puerto Rico. St. Kitts is a ... Read More

At any given time, there are thousands of families looking for a price break on a Disney Vacation... and it's time once again to spread the news that Mousesavers.com ... Read More

What to Expect from a Caribbean Vacation If you think that the big draw at a Caribbean beach resort is, um, The Beach: you'd only be partly right. It's true that ... Read More

If you're willing to bundle up and say "who cares about the weather", New York City can be a great place to visit in winter months. On the bright side ... Read More

Beaches is the dominant name in all-inclusive family resorts: no one else does family resorts, specifically, at four different properties (three in Jamaica, and one in Turks & Caicos.) ... Read More

Our guest writer calls it "one of California's biggest secrets": a quaint mountain community, less than two hours from Los Angeles, with skiing, 'boarding, and snow tubing with a moving ... Read More

Just two hours from Miami, the US Virgin Islands offer a Caribbean experience that's still part of the US. Three distinct islands offer white-sand beaches, super snorkeling, colonial towns and ... Read More

B&B's and country inns that welcome families can make great weekend getaways: a chance to escape the city for some rural charm and outdoors fun, not to mention the ... Read More

Ohio's Salt Fork State Park --an easy drive from Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh-- has 20,000 acres, two marinas, historic Kennedy Stone House, and the Salt Fork Lodge, ... Read More

Southwest Airlines Vacations are often a good choice for budget-minded families, and this promotion offers a savings of $75 per reservation for getaways to that top family destination, Disney ... Read More

It's already High Season in the Caribbean, but for families the most popular times are still ahead: starting with Presidents Day weekend (or full week) in Feburary, and building to ... Read More

Family travel is growing by leaps and bounds, not just in volume but in the novelty of what's out there. Amazing kids' programs, over-the-top fun zones at resorts... Take a ... Read More

St. Kitts is a small luxuriant island, only 5 miles wide but with plenty of variety to explore: a special treat for kids is the chance to see the native Green ... Read More

Five Beach Vacation Resorts for winter: two in Hawaii, including the Molokai Ranch and Lodge, with 54,000 acres on the small island of Molokai. Also, three beach vacation ideas in ... Read More

Snow getaway in New England: The Interlaken Inn --on 30 acres in Lakeville CT-- prides itself on New England country ambiance. A Family Ski Package includes discount lift tickets at Mohawk ... Read More

Many Cancun resorts-- so popular for family vacations-- were damaged by Hurricane Wilma, and much hard work has been done to reopen these properties asap. Many are now operating, ... Read More

For years, Extra Magic Hours -- formerly called Early Openings-- have been a nice perk indeed, for those staying at a Disney World Resort: resort-guests-only are admitted early to ... Read More

For family travelers, January and February are gap-months between two peak seasons, Holiday Season and Spring Break: which means you can enjoy some uncrowded getaways if your ... Read More