Expedia contest invites kids to share family vacation ideas
Digest Essay contest linked to the new family travel section invites 7 to 13 year olds to submit their ultimate travel idea to Expedia. Weekly winners receive prizes, grand prize a family vacation. contest ends September 1 with details at the Expedia site.
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European resale shop tour links London and Paris bargains
The tour runs Sept. 30 to Oct. 7 led by Nicole Chast and Carolyn Schneider. They will visit Paris and London resale shops, focusing on secondhand fashion and bargains. Contact Carolyn Schneider at 908 784 2589 or visit consignmertguide.
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Female bicyclists tour the national parks event
WomanTours a bicycle tour company in Coleman Falls Va offers a 16 day inn to inn road bike trip through 41 percent of national parks and monuments in southwestern Utah and Arizona from September 18 to October 3 Cedar City Utah start finish cost 1965 per person call 800 247 1444 for more information
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Volunteers document Great Smoky Mountains flora survey
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, home to over 100000 species, hosts volunteers from April 28 to May 5 as part of the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory. Volunteers join the National Parks and Conservation Association for the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, gathering park flora samples and preparing non-cutting specimens.
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Legoland Not Your Average Playland at Carlsbad
Carey Quan Gelernter profiles Legoland in Carlsbad California noting its 128 acres and 30 million bricks. The piece contrasts Legoland with Disneyland and highlights Lego creations, Miniland recreations, and the educational value cited by parents. A Kirkland Washington boy, six, shares excitement as families visit the $130 million park, the first Legoland in the United States.
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Legoland Parks and Mini Cities Spark Kids Interest
The article visits Legoland attractions across multiple parks including New York New Orleans Washington D C a New England harbor and the California coast with Los Angeles and San Francisco. It highlights be low ground cutaways to subways and sunken ships a castle with a moat and witch a gravity roller coaster through Lespland Castle the Royal Joust a trackless mini neighborhood Adventurer's Club and Lego Mindstorms. It notes kids enjoy the South Seas inspired areas Pedal cars Sky Cycles and the Satan Trek jeep ride through Lego Africa along with Fairy Tale Brook Water Works and the Iagination Zone where children build with Legos and experience interactive movies.
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