Tag: Kid travel
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Travel Tips for Children Flying Alone
Cancelled flights, missed connections, annoying seat mates. These are bad enough when you, as an adult, are encountering these all too common airplane problems. But what if your child needs to fly alone? What important things to do you need to anticipate in order to help with this situation? Elaine Glusac provides some interesting considerations: Gate Pass: A little while back, my…
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Road Scholar: Exploring Seattle
I had a great time last month participating in Road Scholar’s tour, Hands-On Glass in Chihuly’s Seattle. However, one of the nice things about Road Scholar tours is that, although there’s so much to see and do, it’s also fine to go off and explore on your own. So while the rest of my group was having what…
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NYC’s AMNH: Afternoon Travel to Cuba, Ancient Peru and the Stars!
Founded in 1869, NYC’s American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is easily one of the greatest institutions in the world. Located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, this museum includes 45 permanent exhibition halls filled with scientific, educational, and cultural treasures as well the Hayden Planetarium and New York State’s official memorial to Theodore Roosevelt. I’ve enjoyed learning so…
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Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden
The night after I experienced the Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony, I left the Lotte Palace Hotel to head over to the New York Botanical Garden or NYBG. Now celebrating its 125th anniversary, the NYBG is considered an iconic living museum with 250 acres supporting over one million plants. I’m a train buff, and I had been…
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More Kid Friendly Travel Ideas
Getting ready for summer travel? Here are some kid friendly travel ideas: 1. Anywhere: Need something to entertain your children while you’re traveling? I was just sent an interesting book written by Amanda Morin, “On-the Go Fun for Kids” which provides more than 250 activities for little ones. 2. Florida: The new Naples Grande Beach…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 