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12/19/99 - Holiday Book-Buying Online 
You can conveniently buy great family travel books online-- and use discount coupons offered regularly by major booksellers. 

12/08/99 - Happy Holidays: Fun Family Events 
Whether you're traveling or staying home for the holidays, the Web can help you find fun events.

11/24/99 - Harry Potter-- on the Road 
These best-selling books are great to take along on trips: either as kids' plane reading, or as stories to be read aloud as a parent. 

11/10/99 - Car Trip Magic 
Stories on audiocassettes are a wonderful way to pass the time in the car; here's two new twists to this great idea. 

10/27/99 - Funparks on the Gold Coast, Australia 
The area known as Surfers Paradise is great for families because of its theme parks.

10/12/99 - Halloween Happenings 
Find haunted houses and hayrides in many locations across the US, and in Canada; and read about Mexico's Day of the Read. 

09/30/99 - Boscobel Beach Resort 
This resort in Jamaica is one of the best-known Caribbean all-inclusive family resorts. 

09/17/99 - Caribbean Family Vacations 
The Caribbean is famous for all-inclusive family resorts.

09/15/99 - Hurricane Floyd Watch: Florida 
Hurricane Floyd affects many family travelers, with theme park closures and cancelled flights. 

09/02/99 - Taking Kids out of School for Family Trips 
Would you let your kids miss school, to go traveling? Many parents do...

08/18/99 - Family Camping 
Advice on the Web from veterans: packing, tips, organization, recipes... 

08/04/99 - Disney World With Kids 
Use the Web to plan your family trip to Walt Disney World. 

07/22/99 - Saving Money on Accommodations
Ten cost-saving strategies for family travelers.

07/06/99 - Crossing Borders With Kids
... could be a problem, if only one birth parent is traveling. Be sure you have the proper documents.

06/30/99 - July Fourth Celebrations
Use the Web to find fireworks and other celebrations in towns and cities across the US.

06/16/99 - Grand-Travel
A new trend in family travel is grandparents traveling with their grandchildren.

06/02/99 - Family Car Vacations-- With Teens at the Wheel
Advice about hitting the road with a young driver who wants his or her turn at the wheel.

05/17/99 - Is It Worth It?
All the various hassles about travel with kids.... Here's one view on why it's all worthwhile.

05/12/99 - Islands of Adventure
A brand-new theme park opens in Orlando, Florida, at Universal Studios Escape.

04/29/99 - Star Wars
On the eve of the release of the long-awaited Star Wars "Prequel": maybe it's time to take young fans to a Star Wars convention.

04/15/99 - Time Travel
These days, there's many opportunities to immerse yourself in the past, through re-enactments and "living history".

03/31/99 - Guide to Family Travel on the Web
The web can help you find discount airfares or vacation deals, preview destinations or take virtual tours, locate vacation home rentals or home swaps, and lots more.

03/17/99 - Fear of Flying
Millions of people are afraid to fly-- and some of them are children. Here's advice.

03/03/99 - Disneyland with Kids: Web Guides
Plan your Disney vacation by using official and "unofficial" websites packed with tips.

02/17/99 - Travel Scams... And How to Avoid 'Em
In some ways, traveling families are prime targets for thieves and other scam artists.

02/02/99 - Kids, Vacations, Romance...
With St. Valentine's day near, we ask: Can these three words ever be combined?

01/26/99 - Global Volunteers.
A different kind of vacation: where you pitch in and do some good in a community.

01/12/99 - Top-Rated Family Vacations
Need vacation ideas? Check these lists of top-rated holidays.

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