Summer is still going for some kids. Choosing lodging based on their tastes in amenities might not be a bad idea. Check out this list of kid-friendly swimming pools from across the country.
Disney’s Polynesian Resort (orlando)
The Polynesian boasts an attractive pool with a private white-sand beach. Families with young tikes rave about the resort’s zero-entry Nanea Volcano Pool; a 120-ft slide blasts riders out of the pool’s 40 foot high volcano.
Grand Wailea Resort (Hawaii)
This 2,000-foot-long, 25,700-total-square-foot, 770,000-gallon pool consists of nine free-form pools at six levels — beginning at 40 …

Do you remember City Slickers with Billy Chrystal. Well this is not it. No really. Ranch vacations can be therapeutic. It can be fun. Let’s face it there’s a little cowboy and girl in each of us. Who wouldn’t want to saddle up a 800 pound beast and ride for the hills.
Haven’t done a dude ranch before? Well now may be the best time. It seems according to USA Today it’s a bum summer for dude ranches – you see there is a lack of dudes and dudettes. But, that …

Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World 2009
Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World, the most respected and well-known name in travel guides, according to BN. It takes readers to the world’s most popular tourist attraction. They say “Since ours is the only guidebook that’s official, this book includes the most accurate information on prices, changes, and new attractions for 2008.” Of Course with the economy of the last 6 months check ahead.
Highlights include the scoop on “Magical Beginnings,” Walt Disney World’s specially tailored, money-saving vacation plan for families with pre-schoolers, and updates on Pleasure Island’s …

I’ve mentioned the National Park System before. It is without a doubt the best adventurous family vacation one can have.  National Parks Traveler has named 10 rivers to ride in the national parks. According to Kurt Repanshek, “… the most iconic river in all the land is the Colorado that flows through Grand Canyon National Park. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find quality river trips elsewhere in the National Park System.”
The list:
1. Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park.
2. New River, New River Gorge National River.
3. Gauley River, Gauley River …

After camping in Yosemite National Park, President Theodore Roosevelt wrote, “It was like lying in a great solemn cathedral, far vaster and more beautiful than any built by the hand of man.”
As vast and beautiful as this country is we should cherish the opportunity to visit our great national parks. This month PBS will air a six-episode series called, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA. As much a story about the nations parks from Arcadia to Yosemite, it is “a story of people: people from every conceivable background — rich …

Nickelodeon Suites by Holiday Inn: My kids love Spongebob – the older one (14) likes the “older classic” Spongebob. Do you believe it? I crack up everytime I hear my 5 year old do the Spongebob laugh. Of course, my favorite is Mr Crabs.
The property has two-bedroom Kidsuites with a king-size bed in one room, two twin beds (bunk beds or side by side) in a small second room, and a pull out sofa in the “family room” – there are even three bedroom suites.
The Nick Hotel property is such …