Candyce H. Stapen is an award-winning travel journalist and author. As travel editor/producer at USA TODAY, Stapen launched the company’s digital travel sites. Her work appears in many outlets, including the Washington Post and Frommers.com. Candyce has written thousands of articles and 29 books about family travel, including two for National Geographic. She founded non-profit Henny’s Kids to bring solar-powered laptops and computer training to rural elementary schools in Africa.
Candyce raised her family in Washington, D.C., and currently resides there with her husband and Lily, a Newfoundland.
Puerto Rico dazzles families with its unique mix of attractions. In Old San Juan, a 500-year-old city that grew from a colonial heart, stroll through centuries-old forts, soak up the sun on golden sand beaches, browse art museums and Santurce, a trendy neighborhood with murals and cafes, and go on a food safari. Not too… Read More
When asked to describe my fantasy island vacation, my response always includes space. Not the moon and the stars kind, but the sort that comes with deserted beaches, acres of scrub brush, an abundance of birds and critters that chirp and rustle in the leaves, plus great food, service and lodging. After all, a vacation… Read More
Go on a dazzling holiday lights search this winter. In gardens, zoos, racetracks, caverns, city parks and resorts, you and your kids can spot zebra and lizard lanterns, rainbow-colored bears, trees wrapped in strings of bulbs, bedecked miniature trains, and other spectacular displays, including fireworks. In some grande homes, the glitzy shine comes from real… Read More
Leaf-peeping families love fall for its crisp weather and dazzling foliage. At these mountain resorts in West Virginia, Colorado, and New York, the activities are endless. Go horseback riding, golf, and hike with your kids. In nearby towns tackle ziplines, ride a train to a majestic mountain peak, and savor the brilliantly colored waterscape from the… Read More
You don’t need to ski downhill to enjoy winter. Dog-sledding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, fat biking, and traveling by horsedrawn sleigh take you through snowy woods and fields. Add more thrills by zooming down a luge or a toboggan track. You and your family can create winter memories at the state and national parks,… Read More
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains dazzle in fall. The hillsides billow with ribbons of red, yellow and rust-colored leaves, and roads lead past fields edged by fiery crimson and bright orange thickets of trees. To explore Nelson County, Virginia, we based ourselves at the Wintergreen Resort, a ski resort that sprawls on nearly 11,000 acres. The… Read More
The planning began six months earlier when the COVID-19 vaccines rolled out. We chose Anguilla for its world-class beaches, noteworthy restaurants, and intelligent approach to pandemic containment, one that earned the island a Level 1 classification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the lowest possible risk level for COVID-19. We sought a villa… Read More
So you’ve scored a great deal on a resort condo or villa on Vrbo, Airbnb, HomeToGo, or a similar website? Don’t take it for granted that you’ll be allowed to use all the hotel’s facilities. You might not. Rental-by-owner agencies open up a wide variety of lodgings to vacationers, often at prices lower than if… Read More
you don’t have to be a hotel guest there to buy a ticket for the day. Options: 355 rooms, 29 studio to three-bedroom villas Leaf-peeping families love fall for its crisp walking weather and dazzling foliage. Car rides take on wonder as you wind along country roads made magical by hillsides billowing with gold, red,… Read More
Living history breathes excitement into textbook studies. At role-playing attractions across the United States, you and your kids can feel as if you have traveled centuries back in time to meet Pilgrims, Native inhabitants, Revolutionary War rebels, loggers, and whalers who wear period attire to talk about their lives. There’s nothing to engage kids in… Read More
It takes a careful plan to make beach-loving toddlers skip the water. Kevan Kentish knew exactly what to do. The coordinator of the new Mini-Explorers Summer Program for Malliouhana Auberge Resorts Collection Anguilla, asked 4-year-old James* and 2.5-year-old Charlotte* if they wanted to make a rainbow. Skeptical but wide-eyed, James and Charlotte followed Kentish into… Read More
The planning had begun six months before, when the COVID-19 vaccines rolled out, for our vacation to Long Bay Villas in Anguilla. We chose the location for its world-class beaches, noteworthy restaurants and intelligent approach to pandemic containment — one that earned the island a Level 1 classification from the Centers for Disease Control and… Read More
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