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    Family Vacation

    Going through the Times’ archive of family vacation photos is a powerful reminder that what makes a family vacation great is less about where you go and all about how excited you are to be there.

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    25 Writers on Their Favorite Beach Vacations

    From paddleboarding in Colorado to bachata music in Puerto Rico, we asked writers to tell us what makes their beach vacations the best.

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    Welcome to Galaxy’s Edge

    Disneyland’s “Star Wars” expansion is the biggest in the park’s history, and a bet that Wookiees and Stormtroopers will draw visitors as well as princesses.

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    The Château at Versailles? We Skipped It

    The line was long, childhood is fleeting. On a mother and son trip to France, learning to value small pleasures over big sites.

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    36 Hours in Bend, Ore. (and Environs)

    This small, woodsy city is the perfect base for family fun, with enough hiking, fishing, biking, doughnut-eating and parental beer-sipping to keep everybody happy.

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    36 Hours in Bordeaux

    In the heart of grape-growing country, this riverside city in France is especially appealing to those in the wine-sipping, food-loving crowd.

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    A 7-Hour, 6-Mile, Round-the-Museum Tour of the Prado

    On the year of the Madrid museum’s bicentennial, our writer visits every gallery, vestibule and passageway to see if he had missed anything on his previous 200 visits. He had.

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    Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s Enduring San Francisco

    The writer and bookstore founder’s upcoming 100th birthday is the perfect reason to take a tour of old-school San Francisco, with an emphasis on the Beats’ legacy.

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The 52 Places Traveler

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    Mistakes? In 3 Months on the Road, I’ve Made a Few

    A quarter of the way through a yearlong trip, the 52 Places Traveler reflects on some of the mistakes he’s made along the way — and what he’s learned from them.

Travel Tips

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    6 Simple Tips to Get Into R.V. Travel

    Recreational vehicles offer travelers the thrill of the open road and the comforts of home. Here’s how to get started.

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    To Reduce Travel Stress, Plan Less

    It may seem counterintuitive, but one of the best ways to reduce stress while traveling is to just plan less and let spontaneity take over.

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    5 Writers on the Summers They Will Never Forget

    In the pool, by the sea, tales of long summer days on the water.

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    Looking for Togetherness on Your Family Trip? Try Staying in a Hostel

    Hostels and hybrid hotels that offer hostel-like rooms are expanding in the U.S. Expect family-size rooms, private baths and affordable rates.

    By Elaine Glusac

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    On Walt Whitman’s Big Birthday, 10 Glorious Relics

    The bicentennial of New York’s most celebrated literary son is being commemorated with three exhibitions.

    By Jennifer Schuessler

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    After Budapest Boat Accident, Fading Hope and a Criminal Inquiry

    At least seven people were dead and 21 remained missing, most of them South Korean tourists, after Hungary’s worst boating accident in decades. A criminal investigation is underway.

    By Benjamin Novak, Marc Santora and Choe Sang-Hun

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    Airlines’ Gift to New Parents: Loyalty Status

    Delta Air Lines has now made reinstating status an official option for loyalty-program members who have major life events.

    By Elaine Glusac

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    What to Read by Tony Horwitz

    He was an immersive journalist with an open heart, enormous curiosity and impeccable journalistic chops.

    By Penelope Green

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    House Hunting in … Belgium

    As migration to the region and low unemployment create increased demand for housing, developers are rushing to meet it with additional supply.

    By Roxana Popescu

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    Broadway’s Box Office Keeps Booming. Now Attendance is Surging, Too.

    A key factor: the rising popularity of New York City as a tourist destination.

    By Michael Paulson

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    Sure, the House Has High Chairs. But What About a Roman Gladiator?

    Luxury villa companies and travel advisers are now designing culturally immersive activities for their pint-size guests.

    By Sarah Firshein

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    Manhattanhenge 2019, Day 2: When and Where to Watch

    This week could be your chance to take “the best sunset picture of the year” in New York.

    By Nicholas St. Fleur

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