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A Jersey Girl’s Ode to the Jersey Shore

“’Cause down the shore everything’s all right.” ---Tom Waits, JERSEY GIRL Some see the Jersey Shore as a travel destination, a place to take the family for a couple of...

Stress-Free Travel is Right Under Your Nose

Air travel can be stressful nowadays with long lines, flight delays and cramped seating.  Add luggage, children, strollers and even pets to the mix and you have a veritable powder...

Best Advice for Planning Your Summer Vacation

Planning your family vacation can be overwhelming--where to go, what to do, how to get there, you name it. There are a lot of details to planning a summer vacation....

2013 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: More Space, Luxury, and Better Gas Mileage, Too

Thomas Jefferson advised the we should have a revolution every 20 years. He meant government, but the idea applies to anything: If we don’t continually rethink how we do what...

5 Summer Vacation Ideas for Teens

Teens sometimes get a bad rap. People think they’re hard to please and harder to travel with. But the key to traveling with teens—and keeping the whole family happy—is to...

Summer Fun at Midwest Lake Resorts

Midwest winters can seem endless. The payoff? Perfect summer temperatures! Each year I vow to savor every minute of the warm weather. Although I can’t put everything on hold, I...

May 27 Twitter Party: Summer Travel Planning

Summertime's almost here – time to start planning your summer travels! We've taken the guesswork out of your planning by seeking out advice from top family travel writers from across...

Summer Vacation at the Boar's Head Inn in Charlottesville, Virginia

Summer vacations for some families mean active adventures, while for others the summer is a perfect time to start exploring college campuses.  Imagine being able to do both in one...

Join In Our Instagram #TMOMphoto Meme

This month we are hosting our first Traveling Moms Instagram meme and we would love to have you join in the fun!

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5 Fun Runs to Try This Summer
Marathon TravelingMom5 Fun Runs to Try This Summer

Playing in the mud, getting splashed with paint, lighting up the night or getting chased by zombies all add a little excitement to the typical 5K race. Fun runs are all the rage and a great way to get newbies involved in running; or to give veteran runners a change of pace. Most fun runs remove the  [ ... ]

Summer at Universal Studios Hollywood, What’s New?
GoodnCrazy TravelingMomSummer at Universal Studios Hollywood, What’s New?

Head over to Universal Studios Hollywood for two new rides and an expanded Studio Tour! It’s a perfect Summer Vacation Idea. Plus, right now when you “a day you get the rest of 2013 free."

Boston Roadtrip with the Ford C-Max Hybrid
Vegetarian TravelingMomBoston Roadtrip with the Ford C-Max Hybrid

As a runner, I wanted to pay my respects to the Boston Marathoners; as an environmentalist, I didn’t want to use a lot of gas to go to ston.

We had no choice but to drive to Boston to pick my daughter up at college; the self-same daughter who refuses to eat industrialized food or buy clothing pr [ ... ]

Going to Thailand With Kids- By Kids
Middle East TravelingMomGoing to Thailand With Kids- By Kids

We, the Year 3 class of Ajman Academy in the United Arab Emirates, wrote this article in order to help parents know what to expect in Thailand when travelling with kids. Since we are 7-9 years old, we researched what to do in Thailand from a kid’s perspective. We had to do a lot of thinking and re [ ... ]

Teaching Children a Lesson on Travel
Middle East TravelingMomTeaching Children a Lesson on Travel

Recently, I had the opportunity to teach my Year 3 students of Ajman Academy all about planning and taking a trip.

In our school, we follow the PYP model of education, where we break our year up into six blocks, each one focusing on a transdisciplinary theme and central idea. Within each idea, there [ ... ]

Dell Rapids, South Dakota: A Great Plains Step Back in Time
Pets and Service Dog TravelingmomDell Rapids, South Dakota: A Great Plains Step Back in Time

Dell Rapids is a beautiful and quaint piece of Americana history with its Pink Rose Quartz buildings from the local quarry. Along the banks of the picturesque Big Sioux River since 1871, this small community of 3,650 is located approximately 15 minutes north of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This l [ ... ]

Luxury Family Stay at the Dan Hotel Tel Aviv
Autism TravelingMomLuxury Family Stay at the Dan Hotel Tel Aviv

Opened in 1953, Dan Hotel Tel Aviv was the first luxury hotel in Israel and has maintained its status as the “Grande Dame” of Tel Aviv hotels ever since. Part of a 14 hotel chain operating in Israel, the Dan Tel Aviv hotel is in a category of its own in service and opulence in the Israeli hospit [ ... ]

Travelocity's 10 Most Haunted Hotels

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hotel hotel hallwayTravelocity travel experts have chosen the top 10 haunted hotels in the country where travelers can get spooked this Halloween. 

Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado.  With reports of phantom piano players, ghostly guests, and thieving spirits, the Stanley Hotel is one of the most popular haunted hotels in America.

pfister hotelThe Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Since its opening in 1893, the hotel's founder, Charles Pfister, wanted to make sure that guests enjoyed their stay in his establishment—a task he still performs to this day. (Just a note: Hubby and I spent our 10th wedding anniversary at the Pfister and I didn’t see a ghost.)

Hotel Galvez & Spa, Galveston, Texas. The ghost of a young woman walks the halls of the fifth floor, agonizing over the loss of her seafaring husband.

Hotel Jerome, Aspen. The most active spirit is known as the "water boy," a 10-year-old boy who drowned in the hotel's swimming pool during a family trip 1936.

The Queen Mary, Los Angeles: Long Beach.  Even though the ship no longer sails, some of its past guests are reported to still be aboard. (The Ghosts and Legends Tour of the ship was plenty scary. For me anyway. My 14-year-old loved every minute of it.)

Hotel Baker, St. Charles, Illinois. Some guests report that their bed sheets have been disheveled—even though no one had been in the room.

Hawthorne Hotel, Boston’s North Shore.  Two of the most talked about paranormal activities in this hotel are the phantom hands in room 325 and the spectral woman on the sixth floor.

crescent hotelCrescent Hotel, Eureka Springs. Ghosts have been spotted in rooms 202 and 424, doors seemingly slam shut on their own, and guests have been shaken awake at night by unseen phantoms.

And, finally, two hotels in New Orleans’ haunted French Quarter: Hotel Monteleone and Bourbon Orleans. A night at Hotel Monteleone could include visits from child-like spirits, experiences with locked doors that open and shut on their own, and an elevator with a mind of its own. And the Bourbon, ghost sightings include a Confederate soldier on the sixth and seventh floors, ghost children and women from the building's time as a convent, and the lonely dancer in the famous Orleans Ballroom.

Photo courtest of by surfergirl143 via Flickr.
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Author Profile: TravelingMom with Teens

Cindy Richards is a Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist who serves as the Editor-in-Chief of TravelingMom.com. She also is the mom of two terrific teens who have traveled with her since they were tiny tots.

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