Expert advice on family trips, girlfriend getaways & romantic escapes
March 26, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
Oh, how I love Mary Jane style shoes. I thought I knew of all brands that carry this feminine, yet functional, style until I was offered the opportunity to wear and test the Wolky Strap Cloggy Mary Jane. Wolky? What the heck kind of company is that? Well, it [Read more]
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March 23, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
After wonderfully active winter days outdoors, skiing or snowmobiling or tubing at Three Forks Ranch -- a luxury ranch resort on 200,000 acres straddling the border of Colorado and Wyoming -- guests retreat to the magnificent Lodge and Spa for rest and [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Hotels | 2 comments
March 19, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
The outdoor playground at Three Forks Ranch, a luxury ranch resort on the border of Wyoming and Colorado, is more than 50,000 acres of mountains, meadows, aspen groves and pine forest set aside not only for downhill skiing via snowcat on 20 private trails [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 1 comment
March 13, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
Twenty maintained trails on privately owned ski hills accessed only by snowcat -- I'd call it the best private snowcat skiing west of the Rockies. No lift lines... no crowds... just you and the hill -- and if you're lucky like my family was with some [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel | 5 comments
March 7, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
Ah, the joys of having a kid with braces. I don't think my tween can get through a meal without getting food stuck in between her teeth and some metal. Her orthodontist was insistent I buy some sort of "water flosser" to help her keep her teeth and gums clean. [Read more]
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February 28, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
Eight months after a 21-hour trip to Vail with my daughter and niece, my husband and I reprised the getaway -- this time with no short people in tow. Vail is the perfect, nearby destination for a weekend escape from our Colorado mountain home. That is, it's a [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Romantic Getaways | 5 comments
February 22, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
It's been way too long since I've spent quality time in Winter Park and the Fraser Valley, though it's just 3 hours from my Colorado mountain home (and only 65 miles west of Denver). I have fond memories of a Memorial Day Weekend about five years ago at Snow [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations, Family Travel | 5 comments
February 14, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
Continuously in operation since it opened August 12, 1892, The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa has never closed for renovations in its 120-year history. That's not to say it hasn't been updated and refurbished through the decades (I can attest to the contemporary [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels | 6 comments
February 8, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
I've long been a fan of vacation home and condo rentals for family vacations, no matter where the destination. But when it comes to ski resort vacations, it's even more convenient and cost-efficient for the entire family to spread out in a multi-bedroom home [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Family Travel | 13 comments
February 1, 2012 | Author: ColoradoGal
If your family is like mine, you're regularly traveling with several handheld electronic devices. For us, typically, that's 3 smart phones, 1 cell phone, 1 iPod Touch, 1 Kindle, at least 2 cameras, 1 GoPro and sometimes 1 Nintendo DS. (Don't judge.) Inevitably [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear | 5 comments
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