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Travel: Warning: Kid Zone

We arrived later than we’d expected—seven-ish on Saturday evening, having spent what seemed like six days caught in a Poconos traffic jam—and so we immediately […]

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Travel: Fun and sun even a teen could love: Club Med, Punta Cana

ADULT APPEAL: Yes, it’s mega-resorty and family-friendly, but Club Med’s Dominican Republic property—a four-hour direct flight from Philadelphia—features a truly inviting tropical setting (thatched-roof bars, […]

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Travel: Go With The Gang: Beach Manse in The Outer Banks

The pick: The Renaissance, in Nags Head. This majestic 6,300-square-foot beach house has a two-story rear deck facing the ocean dunes, with primo sunrise seats, […]

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Travel: Sporty Country Retreat: Cliff Park Inn, Milford, PA

Just a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Philly, in the Poconos, Cliff Park Inn offers a romantic escape at an 1820s estate, with 14 tasteful, well-appointed rooms […]

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Travel: Two vacations in one: Beaches Family Resort, Negril, Jamaica

THE VIBE: You do your thing. The baby does her thing. You meet for a dip in the ocean, then dinner at the Teppanyake restaurant […]

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Travel: A Kiddie Wonderland: Woodloch Pines, Hawley, PA

THE VIBE: Part Disney, part Dirty Dancing, this all-inclusive 1,000-acre resort, three hours away on Lake Teedyuskung in the Poconos, boasts fourth-generation guests and activities […]

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Spring Travel: The Babymoon

WE TRIED TO leave. Really we did. We’d made dinner reservations, had planned a late-evening stroll around a quaint Lehigh Valley town, and had even […]

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Travel: You’ll never need to leave the compound: Hawk’s Cay Resort, Key West

ADULT APPEAL: Nestled on Duck Key and lapped by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, this 60-acre island is two hours from Miami […]

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Travel: For an active, old-school retreat: The Sagamore, Adirondack Mountains

ADULT APPEAL: Grand, old (first built in 1883), and consistently rated one of the top luxury hotels in the U.S.; you’ll have panoramic views of […]

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Travel: Playing House (without the hassle): The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, SC

THE VIBE: Infused with that easy Southern Lowcountry pace; just 30 minutes from the Savannah airport. Hole up in one of the high-end but quaint […]

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Travel: Born to Travel

We had resigned ourselves to the new truth of our lives—we would never travel again. How could we, what with everything we now had to […]

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Travel: Sunning and shopping: Bal Harbour, FL

In just three hours, jet-setting moms-to-be can be near the glitz of South Beach, with its restaurants, nightlife and Art Deco splendor, yet feel away […]

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Serene with Scene: One&Only Ocean Club, Bahamas

To judge by the steady celebrity meteor shower on the Atlantis Hotel and the One&Only Ocean Club—an alluring, shuttle-linked combination of pulsing high-rise and secluded […]

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Travel: Quick Weekend Getaways: York, PA

Overall vibe: Celebrate what’s left of American manufacturing, in a small-town setting. What to do/see: York brags that it’s the “Factory Tour Capital of the […]

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Travel: Quick Weekend Getaways: Washington, DC

As I prepared for an escape to Washington, D.C., my weekend was shaping up to be a study in contrasts. That seemed appropriate, since the […]