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Do you know what single parents are looking for when planning family travel?  Minimal stress and maximum time together. Here are five possibilities: Consider a farm vacation. Slow down for a stay at a Feather Down Farm, one of three working farms in the US and 50 in Europe that welcome families interested in learning about sustainable farm practices, healthy eating and life with a chickens, goats and lambs.  A parent might head out for a hike or settle in [...]

If you are a lover of all things western, you’ll want to wander through this list of  great tunes as curated by The Western Writers of America. The list is a mix of  traditional, old timey, country and melodies from the movies. Is your favorite here? 1. Ghost Riders in the Sky 2. El Paso 3. Cool Water 4. Streets of Laredo/Cowboy’s Lament 5. Back in the Saddle Again 6. High Noon/Do Not Forsake Me 7. Oh Shenandoah/Across the Wide [...]

I took the last six months off of school to live in Ecuador with an American family on sabbatical. Here are 52 tips and bits I learned along the way.  A good traveler shares when he can, so here you go: I brought double the clothes I needed. I brought half the money I needed. Miami International Airport is insane. It is incredibly diverse and it was a little discouraging not being able to understand half the people there. And [...]