Norway PM Jens Stoltenberg says the shooting attacks occurred at the same place his political ambitions took root.
The summer holidays are here, a fact that fills parents with both excitement and a certain amount of dread.
The reality star jets off with Kris Humphries and his family
Eye-popping gas prices on a weekend trip to Yosemite National Park in California have Damaris Santos-Palmer rethinking a family road trip.
Wouldn't it be great if your next big vacation could include your entire family -- as in, three or four generations?
A trip to Walt Disney World usually conjures up images of summer vacation, but it turns out late fall is the perfect time to go.
Each year, my kids spend part of the summer with my in-laws in St. Louis, Missouri. My husband made the 16-hour-plus round-trip drive from Atlanta, Georgia, to drop them off this year.
After Terry Thompson's daughter runs away from home, she cancels her Disney World vacation. But her travel insurance company refuses to refund $588 in airline tickets. Can't Disney help? Mickey says it's beyond his control. But is it?
Sometimes a parent wants a little more pampering on a family vacation than camping or a road trip to the beach can offer. But you don't have to leave the kids at home to enjoy a vacation to a five-star hotel or a villa in Hawaii.
We moms all know the dirty little secret of family vacations.
The American Idol winner and wife Katy look forward to a special family holiday custom - pajamas and game night!
Avocados bigger than grapefruit, star fruit, breadfruit, wild watercress and vegetables I've never heard of...
Grandma's trunk was stuffed with a Purple People Eater, a rhinoceros and a Tickle Monster.
Troy Pelias and his extended family have a disastrous Disney vacation, featuring everything from a broken-down monorail to confusing meal plans. But his complaints are being ignored. What can he do to get Mickey's attention?
The airline tickets Marianne Ellis buys for a family vacation to Tanzania are refundable with a change fee, but her online travel agent fails to tell her that the fee is about a quarter of the cost of the ticket. Now that she has to cancel, will she lose thousands of dollars?
Todd Hawkins never figured himself for a cruising kind of guy. He grew up camping and still loves long road trips. But he got married to someone whose family vacation style couldn't have been more different.
Up on the Lido Deck there is a rockin' band playing another love song.
No video games. No cell phones or Internet. No TV, swimming pools, souvenir shopping or even a bed. And no one's complaining. In fact, parents and kids say they don't miss any of it.
There's nothing like a little time travel to get the day started.
"A moose!" exclaimed my 10-year-old son Matt, "A real moose!"
Eleven hundred and six steep, stone steps that never seem to end.
Summer travel doesn't have to break the bank. Here are five smart ways to have a great experience your kids will never forget -- without leaving you with credit-card bills that make you wish you'd never gone in the first place.
Five years is too long between vacations. Just ask Amy and Matt Wilcher.
The couple heads to the California desert with baby Harlow this weekend
CNN's Hugh Riminton reports from Guangzhou, China, where one family is facing many hurdles on a long journey home.
I don't think my dad ever changed a diaper. Not at home. Certainly not on vacation.
We made fun of my sister mercilessly -- behind her back, of course.
Remember when you were a kid on vacation and your mom dragged you from the beach to take you to some dry-as-dust museum for a "wonderful educational experience?"
When Lauryn Axelrod plans a vacation with her teenage son Josh, she begins with one question: What new cultural and physical experiences do I want to give my child?
Money Magazine: 05 Family Travelupdated: Mon Dec 12 2005 16:42:00
So obviously, an activity-packed destination is a must. But which destination? That depends on the kinds of activities most likely to engage your particular brood: the bright lights of the Big Apple, where we hear there's a lot to do, or the rugged charms of a Colorado dude ranch, where the nonstop diversions include fly fishing, white-water rafting and, of course, horseback riding. --D.R. AND K.A. ...
Money Magazine: A Slice of Paradiseupdated: Mon Dec 12 2005 16:38:00
taker to keep an eye on things when you're not there, but that requires hiring a local caretaker, which isn't easy. And if something does go wrong, such as a burst pipe, it's now your problem to find le plombier in Paris--even if it's 4 a.m. and you're in bed--in Chicago. Even if you're not so far away, having paid for your getaway, you're now obligated to spend every vacation there. Time-shares used to be one option, if you wanted a week in Myrtle Beach, but there's now a new way to own your dream: fractional-ownership plans and destination clubs. Both give you the space and seclusion of a private home without the responsibilities of actually owning one. Maintenance and upkeep are taken care of by the management company. All you have to do is show up. Read on to find out how, in some cases, the sweetest home can be someone else's. ...
Money Magazine: A Slice of Paradiseupdated: Tue Nov 01 2005 00:01:00
You've always dreamed of owning an apartment in Paris or a house in Aspen. Then reality sets in: Taking care of a home that's thousands of miles away is no small thing. You could hire a local caret...
Money Magazine: 05 Family Travelupdated: Thu Sep 01 2005 00:01:00
No matter what age your kids are, the potential pitfall of any family vacation remains the same: boredom. Children need constant entertainment, especially when removed from their natural habitat. S...
So you're snoring bored with the same old family vacation. Jumping in the car, heading to the usual old Alabama beach or Tahoe cabin.
As millions of Americans plan to travel during the holiday season, CNN correspondent Jeanne Meserve asked Transportation Security Administration spokesman Mark Hatfield for some airport security tips.
Las Vegas has hit the jackpot by returning to its roots.
You've done Epcot and watched ye olde butter being churned at Colonial Williamsburg. And no matter how many times Las Vegas tries to bill itself as America's premier family vacation destination, yo...
During our second day driving around Tasmania, our then two-year-old daughter Ella finally stopped chattering about her morning feeding wild wallabies--those pint-size cousins of kangaroos--when we...
Wouldn't you rather have a hotel suite with a view of the sea for the price of a puny room overlooking the parking lot? Or a sporty compact convertible instead of a dull economy-size rental, at no ...
This may be the year of the rooster in China, but for travelers in the United States, it's the year of the family. A full 99.4 million people say they expect to vacation with their families this ye...
Maybe it's the acceptance of middle age and the spread that can go with it, but eating well (see table) and wearing more comfortable clothes -- including grunge, as in downright ratty, or what WASP...
Although the kids and caboodle are more likely to get packed into a minivan than a station wagon these days, the great American getaway looks increasingly like Beaver Cleaver on Tour. Now, close to...
To discover this summer's best vacation options, we invited a half-dozen key industry execs to a freewheeling Q&A roundtable. The experts: Roger Ballou, president of American Express Travel Service...
Now that so many formerly swinging-single skiers have transformed themselves into upscale moms and dads, the nation's winter resorts are getting family- minded too. Of 650 or so ski areas in 40 sta...
Cruising the deep blue Pacific off Mexico, Margaret C. Whitman, 29, a management consultant with Bain & Co. in San Francisco, basked by a pool on Sitmar Cruises' luxurious Fairsky while her 11-mont...
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