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The cheap island is the big one, and the cheap month is October

How to do Hawaii for close to mainland money: pick the right island, dodge four specific weeks, and stop paying for a resort you'll barely sit in.

GuideTravelNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Pick the coast by the water, not the pictures

Gulf or Atlantic, the surf decides whether your kids have a great week or you spend it hauling a crying four-year-old out of the shore break.

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GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

How to do Alaska by cruise, train or truck

The Inside Passage, the Denali Star and the Alaska Highway solve three completely different problems. Pick the one that fits who's coming.

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Go to Copenhagen, skip Venice, and other rules for Europe with kids

Flat ground, short walks, and a park on the first day. A working list of where a family actually has a good time overseas.

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GuideTravelNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Pack the car by category, not by person

Five people, one trunk, and a system that loads in twenty minutes instead of two arguments.

GuideTravelNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Car seats, strollers and TSA with a baby in your arms

The red sticker on your car seat, the free gate check nobody tells you about, and how to get formula through security without a lecture.

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GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Ask for a different room and other travel safety habits

Hotel doors, rental car lots, and staying switched on without turning into the guy who sees a threat in every parking garage.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The small towns that earn a three-day weekend

Eight places worth the drive, plus the booking rules that keep a Friday-to-Sunday trip from turning into six hours in the car for a closed diner.

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What a seven-night cruise actually costs once you add it all up

The advertised fare is the floor, not the price. Here's how to build the real number before you put down a deposit.

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GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Money, phone and sleep on your first trip overseas

Three systems to set up before you fly, including the ATM question that quietly costs you money at baggage claim.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Gettysburg and Antietam by car in one long weekend

Forty-five miles of Pennsylvania farmland separate the two most important battlefields in America. Here's how to drive them without wasting a day.

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GuideTravelNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Plan the Christmas town trip backward from sunset

The lights are the whole point, and they're on for about two hours before the kids melt down. Everything else is logistics.

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Renting an RV the first time without wrecking the week

What the nightly rate doesn't cover, how to book sites that actually fit your rig, and the five things to practice before you leave the driveway.

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GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20267 min

Six days, two cities, and the founding in the right order

Boston first, Philadelphia second, and a plan that gets you to the Old North Bridge before the tour buses do.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

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Pick one airline, one card, and quit the points rabbit hole

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How to do Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown in one week

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GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Book the state park, not the resort

A cabin with a porch, a fire ring, and a lake costs less than one night at a place with a breakfast buffet. The only hard part is the calendar.

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Washington, DC with kids without walking them into the ground

The Mall is two miles of gravel with no shade. Here's the booking list, the one-museum rule, and why the monuments are better at night.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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