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Fall Weekend Getaways
With the grandchildren back in school, consider one of these two-day road trips
As the weather becomes crisp, you and your grandchild can gear up for some snappy fun with a quick weekend escape that should also be easy on your gas tank. Many areas will be ... read more
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Dupah & the Grandboys
A grandfather competes with iPods for his grandsons'' attention on the road
My oldest daughter thought it would be a good idea if her first boy called me by a name of his choosing. “Grandpa” was too ordinary, I guess. I didn’t care; ... read more
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The Best Ways to Save on Gas for
Summer Road Trips
Don't let high prices at the pump keep you from visiting the grandchildren this summer
Prices at the gas pump are rising with the temperature as prime summer vacation time approaches. With gas prices at more than $4 a gallon, grandparents may want to reassess th ... read more
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5 Tips for Surviving a Long Road Trip
Driving 1,000 miles in 17 hours calls for planning and patience
A tank full of gas and a tightly packed minivan? Check. Our dog-eared copy of Drive I-95, heavily highlighted? Check. Three excited children my 11-year-old son, my 5-year-ol ... read more
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Motorcycling With Your Grandchildren
Grab a map, pick a route, and hit the open road for an experience your grandchild could never forget
Miles revs his dirt bike's whiny engine to life and whizzes by patches of verdant trees. Joel rides a safe distance behind, giving his grandson room to experiment and gain con ... read more
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Roots: The Chattahoochee Valley
Take your grandkids back in time along the river
History isnt an easy sell to the iPhone generation, but dress it up with Indian wars, ladies in hoop skirts and villages where cornbread bakes over a wood fire, and young min ... read more
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Finding History on the Open Road
Your grandchildren will have so much fun that they won''t realize how much they''re learning
Brown signs dot highways all over the United States, alerting travelers to nearby historical sites. The sites might be famous, like the Alamo, or obscure who-knew-this-place-e ... read more
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Old-Fashioned Fun in Philly
Take your grandchildren on a tour of one of America''s most historic towns
The crowd was getting increasingly unruly. Someone called out, "Burn down their house!" Another British supporter shouted, “Traitors!” Then, the shadowy figure of ... read more
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Tailgating With a Toddler
Why eating out of the trunk of your car works best
The biggest mistake I ever made when traveling with our toddler grandson was stopping at a restaurant for lunch on a five-hour drive from Maine to Albany, N.Y.
After two hours ... read more
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Take the Grandchildren RVing
Motor across the country, grandkids in tow
Recreation vehicles take folks to family reunions, cook-offs, historic sites, and folk festivals. Some families plan all their RV travels around NASCAR races or ball games. Yo ... read more
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San Francisco Fun
Fire engines, grizzly bears, boat rides ... oh my!
San Francisco is a wonderland of spectacular scenery and visitor attractions. It's no secret that many are enjoyed best without childrent — think sophisticated museums, ... read more
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Exploring America's Byways
5 great road trips across the country
Fifteen days on the road — with a 15-year-old teenager.
While the mere idea might scare less hardy souls, Dorothy Thomas reports that her recent tour along the Lewis and ... read more
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