Taking the Kids: To Aspen in summer when it's affordable
Who's got the chocolate? If you are hiking with kids, plenty of
chocolate is always a good thing, says Jim Kravitz, the chief naturalist
at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and the father of two
young sons.

Cabdriver Sam Rogers remembers the days when there was just one car on
the Caribbean island of Anguilla; when islanders grew their own
vegetables and picked salt for a living instead of working in tourism.
How brave are you? Brave enough to walk the plank? If so, you can do
that, eight feet over the side of Norwegian's new ship Breakaway, the
largest ship ever to homeport in New York City.
Ready to let the kids lead the way on vacation? First lady Michelle
Obama suggests that's one way to get everyone more active on vacation
this summer.
Got a change of clothes in your backpack? "Otherwise you are going to be
wet all day after the water rides," explained KateLynn Schlenker during
a recent visit to Disneyland.
Enough with the flowers. Ditto for scarves and those fancy overpriced
Mother's Day brunches.