Kid activities go beyond waterparks

Puerto Rico is best known for its picturesque beaches, vibrant nightlife, and warm and welcoming people.

For many parents and guardians, putting a child on a flight alone may seem terrifying. Belligerent passengers, delays, turbulence: All loom large in a caregiver’s imagination.

Although many people think of Oregon as one big forest — or equate the Pacific Northwest with Portland, its unabashedly weirdest and biggest city — this massive state offers so much more.

When the chairlifts have made their last run of the winter, ski resorts throughout the country begin preparing for spring and summer activities. For many ski areas, spring and summer business equals winter numbers as guests come to take scenic chairlift rides, mountain bike or enjoy a variety of adrenaline-pumping water rides. In addition, spring and summer mountain concerts are always a popular attraction and draw some of the biggest names in the music industry. The following ski resorts welcome guests throughout the year by offering fun on and off the slopes.

When mom travels, she is stepping out with her best foot forward. Sans Matin, The Office of Angela Scott, Naot, Cariuma and Sorel are just a handful of chic sneaker brands with expertly baked-in comfort to complete mom’s travel essentials this Mother’s Day. Here are the most stylish sneakers to buy moms who enjoy a good walking tour this Mother’s Day:

The 75-foot-long brontosaurus at the newly reopened Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven, Conn., is the same dinosaur that the natural history museum has had on display since 1931. Yet it looks different. A fresh pose. New front ribs. The head is repositioned at a more inquisitive angle. The museum’s four-year renovation not only refreshed the nearly 100-year-old building, but also included an overhaul of the fossil mounts that research has proved to be inaccurate.

Several hundred years ago, German-speaking traders would arrive in Bergen with boatloads of grain, cloth, and other vital commodities. They would stay for a few days in the wooden warehouses that line the harbor, before stocking their boats with dried fish from Lofoten and heading back to Europe.

America's capital city is a fantastic destination to visit with children in tow. It's filled with kid-friendly museums, has an abundance of parks in which younger visitors can burn off excess energy, and a logical, pedestrian-friendly layout (let's not forget that DC was designed to showcase urban planning at its very best). 

Prepare for the worst, and hope for the best—That’s the motto as the Atlantic hurricane season comes to the Eastern Seaboard in less than two months.

My kids are teenagers now, but we've been taking them on cruises since they were tiny. Each time we returned from our days at sea, I told my husband how much I wanted to take his parents on a cruise with us, as it seemed like the perfect multigenerational vacation to me for a variety of reasons. My father-in-law passed away unexpectedly last year, and the devastating loss made me even more determined to get my mother-in-law, who my kids call Grammy, onto a cruise ship with my family.

In a city filled with the atypical, it’s easy to fall into the typical tourist routine in Las Vegas.

Puglia, in southern Italy, is an excellent spot to pick if you’re looking for a vacation that is going to satisfy both parents and kids.