Device-Free in Disney: A Survival Story
Recently, I was facilitating a parent workshop on building tech-healthy families. It was a roundtable discussion and we were really able to dig into specific examples, challenges and strategies around...
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Suomenlinna: The Ultimate Destination for Travel Loners
The six islands comprising the Fortress of Suomenlinna in Helsinki, Finland, have the kind of forlorn beauty that one would expect in this pocket of Scandinavia -- and a quirky, varied culture all...
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Delta Deals the 99 Percent Out: One-percenters Get Twice as Many Miles
Delta's new airline mileage deal is a deliberate attempt to reward its high-spending customers and take from the unwashed 99 percent -- further widening the gulf between the haves and the have-nots....
View ArticleOasis in Botswana
Without thinking twice about it, if I had to name five of my absolute favorite places on Earth, I'd include the Okavango Delta in Botswana on that list. It's surreal, in so many ways! This video piece...
View ArticleDisney World Severs Boy Scouts Funding Over Stance On Gay Adult Members
Walt Disney World has opted to sever local support of the Boy Scouts of America over the organization's controversial stance on openly gay participants. The president of BSA's Central Florida Council...
View ArticleMeet Joby Ogwyn, The Man Who Plans To Make A Historic Jump Off Mount Everest
When daredevil Joby Ogwyn reaches the top of Mount Everest in May he will have only just begun his most terrifying stunt to date. Adorned in a custom-made wingsuit, Ogywn plans to jump from the highest...
View ArticleRyanair Plans To Offer Transatlantic Flights For Less Than £10
Even for Ryanair, this is too crazy to be true. Ryanair, the love-to-hate Irish airline, hopes to offer transatlantic flights at crazy low prices one day. According to the Telegraph, Ryanair chief...
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These Are the 21 Best Food Trucks in America
CREDIT: Alejandro De Los Rios Going to a restaurant can be frustrating -- you're surrounded by terrible people, you have to wait for a seat, and at the end of the night there's a 0% chance of the...
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Escape the Deep Freeze: 7 Destinations Where It's 70 Degrees or Higher Right Now
Spring is supposedly on the way, but with temperatures across the U.S. still below freezing and snow continuing to fall, we can't help but ask ourselves if we've entered the next Ice Age. The lure of...
View ArticleDear Winter, We're Through. Leave Now. Love, Everyone.
Snowstorms? Slushy corners? Freezing temperatures? Yeah, we're over it. Here are 17 signs you're ready for this polar vortex of a winter to be finished.
View ArticleScotland's Dunnottar Castle Is The Perfect Spot For Exploring
The ruins of Dunnottar Castle sit on a dramatic cliff on the northeast coast of Scotland. The castle is incredibly rich in history and also offers some gorgeous views of the coast. Legendary figures...
View ArticleTSA Agent Questions Passenger Over Status Of D.C.'s Statehood
Plenty of things can trigger a slowdown in the security line at an airport. Whoever thought the status of Washington, D.C.'s statehood would be one of them? This, after traveler (and D.C. resident)...
View ArticleEvery Twenty-Something Should Experience At Least Once
Three words should describe your travels as a twenty-something: beautiful, rough, messes. Dancing until the sun comes up, paying the least amount of money for the least fanciest experiences out there...
View ArticleMeet Marlin, The Shedd Aquarium's New Rescue Dog Ambassador (PHOTOS)
You'd better up your game, dolphins, because a quartet of rescue dogs at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium might just be stealing your spotlight. Earlier this month, the Shedd announced the arrival of Marlin,...
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Rio De Janeiro Carnival's Opening Ceremony Kicks Off Party Season (PHOTOS)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Rio de Janeiro's mayor has opened the seaside city's raucous Carnival, the self-billed biggest party on the planet and Brazil's last big bash before it hosts this year's World...
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All Eyes On Rio
Rio de Janeiro is known for its laid back attitude, beautiful beaches and carnaval festivals. But there is much more to Rio than just sand and sea. It is a city that is constantly buzzing with energy....
View ArticleEveryone's Had It With This Winter And They're Heading 'Anywhere Warm' In Droves
CHICAGO (AP) — Shannon Frauenholtz has had it with winter. Barely able to stomach the television news with its images of snowbound cars, she heads to the tanning salon, closes her eyes and imagines...
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Wooly Beasts and Meat Jelly: Hungary's Spring Countryside Festivals
Grab a flight, and head to the land of the Magyars to experience these quintessential Central European spring festivals. By Nick Robertson, Budapest editor for Where® Every spring, Hungarians usher in...
View ArticleGary Sinise Remains Inspired By His 'Forrest Gump' Character, Brings Wounded...
It's a beautiful thing when actors are inspired by the roles they play. It's been 19 years since "Forrest Gump" took home the Academy Award for best picture, but actor Gary Sinise remains influenced by...
View ArticleLena Dunham Almost Got Arrested At The Airport
Lena Dunham dropped by “Late Night” on Thursday, Feb. 27 and shared a recent airport experience that she’d like to forget. Thanks to a self-defense keychain one of Dunham's co-workers had given her, a...
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