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5 Reasons to Celebrate Your Next Holiday at a Luxury Villa in Sicily

In January, something peculiar happens to the human brain.     We start to forget the absolute, sheer mayhem that was the holiday season.      As soon as the New Year rolls around, it all feels like a dream.  In March, we're ...
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Discover the 11 Very Best Places in Puglia – Italy’s Rising Star

There's a theme in all of Puglia that goes like this:  Relax, roam, discover, dine, and repeat.     Right now, the travel world is just waking up to this mysterious side of Italy.     With its seductive landscapes and calming blue ...
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Villas in Puglia are Serving Up the Sweet Life

Move over Tuscany -- there's a new star on Italy's travel map, and it comes complete with sun-soaked villas set amid Puglia's captivating landscape.   It doesn't matter how many times you've been to Italy, if you haven't laid eyes on ...

A Guide to Disney World for First Timers

Moms - you can do this.     You've grown your baby, you've been there through the night wakings, through the potty training, through the first day of school fears, through the friendship making.  Now, your little bundle of joy is a ...
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8 Luxury Spring Break Destinations For Families

Ohhh…Spring break.    These two words conjure up images of long airport lines, crowded pools, partying college kids, loud music…and bad decisions.     Hey Moms!  What if I were to tell you that luxury spring break destinations for families really do exist.  ...
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Copenhagen Guide: 15 Festive Things to Do in Winter

Where can you travel in winter where the temperature may indeed plummet, but the people party on?  Come see how the Danes do it!   When winter arrives, the chill takes over Copenhagen, and the "hygge" spirit comes alive - that's ...
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It’s Time to Book This Romantic Countryside Getaway in CT: The Mayflower Inn and Spa

If I had one piece of advice for moms and dads looking to escape for a romantic getaway in CT at the Mayflower Inn and Spa, it would be this...   Extend the babysitter coverage and book one more day!  Trust ...
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Weekend Guide: 10 Things to Do in Stowe, VT

It has been one of my dreams to see Vermont's fall foliage bursting through the trees, illuminating the Green Mountains into shades of honey ...
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Munich with Kids: Bouncing from Beer Gardens to English Gardens

Remember that scene from Sweet Home Alabama, when Reese Witherspoon's character is surprised to run into an old classmate and her baby...in a bar? ...

Guide to Summertime in Cape Cod with Kids

Looking for ideas of what you can do in Cape Cod with kids?     Believe it or not, you can actually…time travel!    Cape ...
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Chatham Bars Inn: An Idyllic Cape Cod Family Vacation

They had me at lob-stah (roll).    Even if you've lived in New England your whole life, it's easy to still fall under the ...

15 Things to Do in Westerly, Rhode Island This Summer

It's that time of year again!  It's beach-time baby!   If sandcastles are on your kids' minds, then it's time to load up the ...
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Ultimate Family Travel Guide: Visiting Munich with Kids

Ready to see Munich through your munchkin's eyes?   I'm not going to lie...I wasn't expecting Munich to be quite so kid friendly.  I ...
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Romantic Vermont Getaway to Twin Farms

He surprised me with a card on a Friday night.     Inside were cutesy vague instructions: I had 24 hours to pack, and 48 ...
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