Air travel is an integral part of modern life. Whether for business, pleasure, or simple convenience, more than 2 million people fly through U.S. air space every day. If you're pregnant, however, there are a few things to consider before you step onto that plane. Knowing when it's okay to fly and how to avoid potential health risks can help you have a safe, enjoyable flight. To fly or not to fly?...

• Laurie Udesky
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This document will help you in an emergency. Print out two copies and fill in the blanks. Keep one copy with you, and give one to your spouse or traveling companion. Also, be sure to pack your child's prescription medicines (and bring them along if you have to take your child to a doctor or an emergency room) and a first-aid kit so you can cope with minor medical problems. My child's personal inf...

• Victoria Irwin
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They poke, they complain, they have a strange need to use the restroom every 20 minutes, and they have almost no sense of time and distance -- in short, young kids are not always ideal companions on a long car trip. Then again, what fun is a family vacation if you don't take the family? In minivans and station wagons across the country, parents doing what they can to keep everyone safe and sane on...

• Chris Woolston, M.S.
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• • Infant / Child Care Kids' Ailments Kids: Misc. Parenting Travel Safety: Midsize Car Or Minivan Travel Safety: Misc. Travel: Misc. Travel: U.S.

For some of us, the memories of backpacking from one youth hostel to another in Europe conjure up images of idyllic summers past -- full of unexpected adventure and a lifetime away from our workaholic routines today. But even if you've retired and are watching your college-age grandchildren head for Europe, Mexico, or parts unknown, you don't have to feel left behind. Now, for Americans 55 and old...

• Nancy Calhoun
  
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• • Aging: Misc. Travel Safety: Misc. Travel: Abroad Travel: Misc. Travel: U.S.

Car camping allows you the comfort of taking some urban amenities into the wilderness. In that respect it's the perfect compromise: You get in some hiking, you sleep outside -- but you don't have to give up your pillow. Below, we've put together a list of necessities (plus some luxuries) that you won't want to forget. Be sure to customize what you take according to the season, the weather, the sur...

• Benj Vardigan
  
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• • Fitness Equipment Travel: Misc. Travel: U.S.