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Want to Take the Arctic Sleeper Train With Kids? Here's What It's Like
I swear the Narvik sleeper train was an amazing experience for the boys. For me? Not so much. An hour into waiting for our late train, one of my ten-year-olds walked into the station café with blood running down the back of his head. A stranger with a med kit bandaged him up, and we made the train […]
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Is JW Marriott Venice Actually Worth It for Families? Read the Real Cost
The engine drops to an idle as the boat rounds into a quiet cove, the JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa‘s private dock straight ahead. Olive trees lean in over the canal, the resort’s low white buildings tucked into the leaves. Someone already has our bags before we’ve climbed out of the boat. It felt like […]
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Want to Chase the Narvik Northern Lights? Here's What It Actually Costs
Purple and green ribbons dance across the Arctic sky. Surreal, until you duck into a convenience store where a can of soda rings up at $5. Welcome to Norway. The lights are still within reach. Narvik Northern Lights with Kids has the full story: the drive, the closed tunnel Waze sent us into, the family photo with […]
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