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BAY AREA FAMILY TRAVEL

Because trips are fun!

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Seabrook, Washington: When a Town is One Big, Happy Canvas
By Kathy Chin Leong Pastel houses crowned with gabled rooftops, wrap around porches, and hyper-manicured lawns. This sums up Wisteria Lane, an enclave in the TV show Desperate Housewives...
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Multigenerational Summer Vacation at Flathead Lake Lodge
Bigfork, Montana – An Unforgettable Family Experience By Donna Corwin Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork, Montana offers an idyllic setting for multigenerational summer vacations. Nestled...
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New Products for 2026
We are happy to support these goods that have delighted our offices. Hope they will find a place on your shelves. -Editors House of Nanking Cookbook: Kathy Fang, owner of Fang Restaurant,...
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Savor Tea Time On the Napa Valley Wine Train
In my book, any time is a good time for tea time. On a recent Saturday in downtown Napa, my daughter-in-law Grace and I boarded the Napa Valley Wine Train for a formal tea that featured...
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Crustacean San Francisco: Three Words-MUST Have Crab
It’s the ultimate immigrant success story. Vietnamese family in 1975 snags the last cargo plane to safety to the United States before the fall of Saigon.  Mother and three daughters...
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Mendocino Grove: Glamping for Families Means No More Tears
Children swinging on hammocks. New parents nuzzling babies in the glow of the campfire.  Pet lovers playing fetch with Rover.  At a time when overdependence on technology...
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about baft

Ever since I got my first set of wheels (tricycle wheels that is), I’ve always wanted to be on the move. If you are like me, you yearn to escape to destinations both near and far. You aren’t afraid to ask a proprietor for a behind-the-scenes tour nor afraid to sample pickled watermelon rind if that’s the town’s local specialty.  Bay Area Family Travel is born out of my love for …