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Are you as excited as I am for summer vacation? With only a couple of weeks left before school is out and we head overseas to Greece, I thought it would be a great time to talk about travelling with the entire family. I was on CTV Ottawa Morning Live , talking about some of my favourite holiday spots—locations that are perfect for the entire family. Here's the link if you wanted to watch the entire segment ! Here are some highlights from the destinations I talked about on CTV:   Westin Diplmoat Resort and Spa : Heavenly Spa by Westin . 6,500 yards of championship golf course (and you can take private or group lessons.) Complimentary shuttle serve from the beach resort to the golf courses. Ten clay tennis courts with six lighted courts for evening games. One of the 50 Best Tennis Resorts in the world, and USPTA Professionals area available for private or group lessons. Westin Kids Club for kids 4-12 (Arts and Crafts, Swimming, Beach sports and explo...

I love to travel. I love that my boys enjoy the adventure of travel, too. Now that they're older, travelling is much easier. I was on a plane before I turned one years old, and I lived in Greece for the first year of my life. I spent childhood summers in Greece, and winter vacations in Florida. From vacations in Venezuela, Aruba, Amsterdam, England, Mexico, California, New York City and Grand Cayman Island, I like to think I can offer some travel advice to my friends and readers. My family and I go to south Florida once or twice a year, and we love road trips to Chateau Montebello, Toronto, Niagara Falls, and Montreal. We loved vacationing in Maine and Bahamas. Sometimes, deciding where to go on vacation can be stressful, especially when you're traveling with children, so I've put together a list to help you decide where to vacation this summer. Here are my top six summer family vacation destinations: South Florida: If you're looking for a beach vacation that...

Half an hour into our drive to Ogunquit, Maine, my five year old asked the infamous road trip question: "Are we there yet?" Yup, travelling with young children—whether by plane or car or train—is no walk in the park. Unless your walk in the park involves children, in which case, you know exactly what I am talking about. We were prepared for this eight hour road trip, though. Thanks to my good friends at GM Canada, we got to travel in the new Acadia Denali, a huge vehicle with plenty of room for all our belongings. The best part? The built-in DVD player that my children made excellent use of. That, and the ipad. And frequent stops. And plenty of junk food. The best part about travelling in a vehicle (versus flying on an airplane) is that there is no such thing as 'over-packing'. I kept sneaking things into the truck, just in case. Like that extra pair of shoes, just in case ... Packing for the kids is challenging, but I've learned from all our past vac...