Meagan Francis has been writing about family lifestyle and travel for national outlets for more than five years. A native Midwesterner who enjoys exploring her own backyard as much as more far-flung locales, Meagan loves to hit the road with her five young children and share what she's learned with her readers.
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Christine Loomis
Christine, whose children are now 16, 19, and 25, is the author of three family-travel guidebooks, Fodor's Family Adventures, Fodor's Around Denver with Kids, and Simplify Family Travel. She writes frequently for publications including Family Fun, AAAEncompass, Endless Vacation, Diversion, and Copley News Service.
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Alistair Wearmouth
With two young children now in tow, Alistair Wearmouth's travel perspective has shifted seismically from digging out the best backpacker hostel in Kathmandu to coping strategies for toddlers on a transatlantic flight.
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Steve Jermanok
Steve Jermanok has toured much of North America's Atlantic shoreline, writing destination pieces for The Away Network, Boston Magazine (contributing editor), The Boston Globe, Budget Travel, Health, Forbes Life, Men's Journal, Outside, Robb Report, Town & Country, and Yankee Magazine.
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Candyce Stapen
Candyce Stapen has authored some 1,600 travel articles and 27 books, 26 of them on family travel. She is the winner of the 2004 "Caribbean Travel Writer of the Year for North America" award and a three-time winner of the Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award.
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Laura Tiebert
Laura Tiebert is a freelance writer whose travels have taken her from the frozen tundra of Dawson City in Yukon Territory to the wide beaches of Muscat, Oman. A native Midwesterner, she lived in New York City for years before returning to Chicago. Today, she stays a bit closer to home in Evanston, Illinois, where she lives with her husband and two young children.
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Emily Kaufman
Emily Kaufman appears frequently as a travel contributor on Good Morning America, and writes for publications including Woman's Day, For Me, and 805 Living. She is also the author of The Travel Mom's Ultimate Book of Family Travel from Broadway Books.
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Costa Rica Family Adventure
This trip combines activities like heart-pumping whitewater rafting and jungle exploration for a memorable and fun Costa Rica family adventure.
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Salmon River Rafting Adventure
The Salmon River's warm waters, beautiful white sand beaches and exciting class III whitewater provide the perfect setting for a family river raft trip. More »
Sailing to Ephesus - Family Trip
Beginning in Bodrum, head north to Ephesus, one of the best preserved Roman cities in the Mediterranean, past some of the most interesting sites in Turkey.
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Enjoy America's favorite summer pastime by catching a game at one of the country's ten best baseball stadiums, or just check out the sights in these great American cities.
Equipping and organizing a family canoe adventure—whether it's an overnighter or a three-weeker—require considerations new to any canoer who is now a parent.
Patagonia Family Adventure H2O Patagonia $2400, 6-8 day
Combine whitewater rafting, hiking, kayaking, and horseback riding into one fun-filled week of adventure in beautiful Patagonia, Chile.
Photo credits: Aruba: Digital Vision; Rhino in Kenya: Corbis; Macaws in Costa Rica: Weststock; Palm Springs: Kenna Love/Digital Vision/Getty; Point Reyes National Seashore: Willard Clay/Photographer's Choice/Getty
