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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Sierra Nevada Family Adventure Camp
Spend 4 days rafting the South Fork of the American, sea kayaking an alpine lake in the High Sierra and perhaps spending a day on the river in an inflatable kayak. More »
Yellowstone Family Adventure
Hike Yellowstone's backcountry. Raft the beautiful Yellowstone River. Ride a trail high into the Montana Rockies on horseback and relax with a soak in a soothing hot spring. More »
Family Island Hopping in Nantucket
Stately sea captains' homes, sandy beaches, salt air and sunshine: This Family Adventure on The Vineyard and Nantucket offers a leisurely pace on two wheels for all ages. More »
Pack up the family and head to Costa Rica's Manuel Antonio National Park, for a vacation filled with hiking, snorkeling, viewing wildlife, and flying through the forest on a zipline.
A family vacation on New Zealand's South Island, with activities from trekking glaciers to hiking through forests and relaxing by mountainside pools, all surrounded by the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Leave the hand-me-down gear inherited from distant relatives in the Goodwill box and opt for some of the industry's best in kid's ski and snowboard apparel. Because as long as they're warm, they're happy.
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.
GORPTravel Trips
Family Mountain Biking in Moab Moab Adventure Center
from $85, 1 day
This mountain bike ride is ideal for riders who want an introduction to off-road terrain and riding techniques. The ride contours a bluff overlooking Arches National Park.
Idaho Family Rafting - Salmon River ROW Adventures
from $1150, 4-5 days
Designed for families with children ages five and up, this rafting adventure is an enchanting whitewater trip that blends sun and fun rapids with beautiful white sand beaches.
Montana's Glacier Family Adventure Zephyr Adventures
from $1700, 5 days
Glacier National Park in the northern section of Montana is one of the premier national parks in the United States and is a great place for a Family Adventure.
Alaska Family Safari Great AK Adv Lodge
from $2395, 5-7 days
Perfect for the family that wants to experience all that is Alaska. Enjoy guided hiking, wildlife cruising, sports fishing, rafting, bear viewing and a trip to the "End of the Road".
Tuscan Family Fantasy Ciclismo Classico
from $3595, 8 days
The fascinating history, warm sun, breathtaking beauty and sumptuous cuisine of Tuscany converge in this enriching vacation for friends and family of all cycling levels.
