At first glance, the giraffe area at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo might not seem an exceedingly romantic spot.
Granted, it boasts a lovely location, high on a hill, with Colorado Springs spread out below. But when you get down to it, it’s just a big patch of dirt surrounded by a stone wall. And the inside enclosure, [...]

Denver International Airport officials expect 1.11 million passengers will use the airport for the week that ends Monday, making it the busiest Christmas week in DIA’s 15-year history.
The week’s passenger volume is expected to be 6 percent higher than the comparable period a year ago.
Officials expect passenger totals to hit about 170,000 today and again [...]

Some of the Mile High City’s greatest winter attractions and events are for FREE. Don’t miss this great list compiled by our friends at Visit Denver:
FREE HOLIDAY FESTIVALS & EVENTS
The Ice Palace at Cherry Creek Shopping Center
Nov. 12 – Dec. 24
www.shopcherrycreek.com
The Ice Palace, an extensive new, free holiday experience features a magical snow and light [...]

Holiday travel season is upon us and a polarizing debate has resurfaced: Should children 2 and younger be restrained in their own seat on an airplane?
On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a forum on child passenger safety in Washington D.C. MSNBC.com travel writer Harriet Baskas wrote about the hotly-debated issue:
The [...]

Between body-scan controversies and holiday crowds, Denver International Airport is not a happy place to be in December.
That’s why I was pretty darn excited to hear that the Courtyard by Marriott is making your wait at DIA a little less awful with the Lobby Zone. Located in Concourse B, by gates 15 and 16, this [...]

Confession: I was moderately depressed last year when I was unable to spend Christmas with my family in Canada.
But let’s face it: there are worse things than spending Christmas in Colorado.
And so my family of four opted to start a new tradition: We went skiing the day before Christmas at Loveland Ski Area. It was [...]

This winter, Mile High Mamas will be offering oodles of contests and deals designed to get your families up to the mountains.
You may start salivating now.
Last week, Colorado’s tourism office released these fabulous deals to get you primed:
* Crested Butte 50/50 Package: In celebration of 50 years of skiing and riding, Crested Butte [...]

I am very thrilled to announce I am featured in the November issue of Woman’s Day, which hit newsstands this week. My understanding was that the magazine would interview me about my favorite Colorado haunts for a travel feature.
What I did not anticipate: They would send me a laundry list of questions and I, in [...]

Last summer, my daughter Hadley and I went on a mother-daughter trip to the San Juan Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino in Puerto Rico.
Three months later, she is still raving about it.
And what’s not to love? For a parent, the great thing about Puerto Rico is it feels like an exotic international adventure with all [...]

The only thing better than hitting the slopes with your kids is knowing they are doing it for FREE!
Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced that its popular 5th and 6th Grade Passport programs are available for the 2010-11 ski season. The Passport programs introduce 5th and 6th Grade kids to skiing and snowboarding by making [...]