spent my summers by the sea. Always, a beach, a dock and a longing to be out in a boat followed me each successive summer as I joined family and friends at our family vacation home in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard or later, the Jersey Shore. My grandmother used to belong to the Chappaquiddick Beach Club, and one of the swell things about this club is the big dock that allowed members to come over to the club by small boat.
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Toronto: Fun for Kids and Parents Alike
August 14th, 2009
Luggage Boy Some might say a “family-vacation” is an oxymoron. A friend told me once a family vacation isn’t a vacation, it’s a trip.
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Toronto: Fun for Kids and Parents Alike
The New Jersey Coast: Finding the Twilight Down the Shore
July 29th, 2009
Luggage Boy Twilight down the shore is a feeling, and an experience that’s been a part of my family’s life for three generations. It begins at the end of a long day at the beach, where lots of swimming and sun has left you sun bleached and tanned.
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The New Jersey Coast: Finding the Twilight Down the Shore
Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India: In Quest of the Tiger
July 2nd, 2009
Luggage Boy Soon we were moving in the Mukki region of the Kanha National Park. The first thing we spotted were colorful jungle fowls but they are very shy creatures and I could never get a good picture of them. The jungle is famous for its Sal and Bamboo trees
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Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India: In Quest of the Tiger
Strasbourg, France: A City to Enjoy with the Kids
March 20th, 2009
Luggage Boy Families sightseeing in Europe have different priorities than couples or individuals. The adults still want to visit historic sites, experience a different culture, try new foods and drinks, but kids get impatient with complex itineraries and long waits. A visit cant just be interesting – it also has to be fun
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Strasbourg, France: A City to Enjoy with the Kids
Bob Marley, Coming to a Suitcase Near You
February 11th, 2009
Luggage Boy As if international travel hadn’t become sufficiently challenging, intrepid globe-trotters may soon be able to try clearing customs with suitcases bearing the face of Bob Marley. Reuters reported that the family of Marley, the Jamaican singer who died in 1981 at the age of 36, struck a deal with Hilco Consumer Capital, a private equity firm, to license Marley’s dreadlocked visage and other trademarks for retail products
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Bob Marley, Coming to a Suitcase Near You

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