GORP Travel Contributor: Christine Loomis

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Biography

Christine Loomis has traveled across the U.S. and in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, and the South Pacific with and without her children. Among her favorite family adventures: More than 30,000 miles by RV criss-crossing America for weeks at a time, and spending a month exploring France and Italy by train, boat, van, bicycle, and foot (with a self-drive boat in the canals of southern France being the highlight).

Christine, whose children are now 18, 21, and 27, is the author of three family-travel guidebooks, Fodor's Family Adventures, Fodor's Around Denver with Kids, and Simplify Family Travel. She writes for publications including AAAEncompass, Creators Syndicate, Desert Golf Magazine, Colorado Golf Magazine, Westways, and Diversion among others, is a former editor on staff at Parents and Family Life magazines, and former editor-in-chief of Scientific American's Explorations.

Christine believes that travel offers nearly endless possibilities for engaging families. It can make learning not just fun but exciting and it helps promote understanding between diverse peoples and cultures. Her advice to every family with kids of any ages exploring the world: Don’t be afraid to go off the beaten path, take time to meet local people, spend as little time in hotel rooms as possible, schedule do-nothing time, and eat at local restaurants. Most important of all, communicate to kids that going anywhere with an open and curious mind will always lead to a richer experience.



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Christine Loomis's Articles

Away Article, April 2011
New Caledonia Romantic Travel Guide
Away Article, April 2011
Pebble Beach Romantic Travel Guide
Away Article, April 2011
Seville, Spain, Romantic Travel Guide
Away Article, January 2011
Big Sur Destination Overview
Away Article, December 2010
Lanai Romance Travel Overview
Away Article, December 2010
Sanibel Island Romance Overview
Away Article, July 2010
Cozumel Romance Travel Guide
Away Article, April 2010
Romance Overview: Napa Valley
Away Article, February 2010
Romance Overview: Chicago, Illinois
Away Article, January 2010
Romance Overview: Cancun
Away Article, January 2010
Romance Overview: San Francisco
Away Article, January 2010
Romance Overview: Sedona
Away Article, January 2010
Romance Overview: Key West
Away Article, January 2010
Romance Overview: New York City
Away Article, January 2010
Romance Overview: Lake Tahoe
Away Article, January 2010
Romance Overview: Paris
Away Article, January 2010
Romance Overview: Montréal, Canada
Away Article, January 2010
Romance Overview: Vancouver
Away Article, January 2010
Romance Overview: Barbados
Away Article, December 2009
Romance Overview: Fiji
Away Article, December 2009
Romance Overview: St. Lucia
Away Article, December 2009
Romance Overview: Maui, Hawaii
Away Article, December 2009
Romance Overview: Nassau, Bahamas
Away Article, December 2009
Romance Overview: Bermuda
Away Article, December 2009
Romance Overview: Palm Springs, California
Away Article, December 2009
Romance Overview: Galapagos, Ecuador
Away Article, December 2009
Romance Overview: Big Island, Hawaii
Away Article, December 2009
Romance Overview: Aruba
Away Article, December 2009
Romance Overview: Riviera Maya, Mexico
Away Article, November 2009
Romance Overview: Naples, Florida
Away Article, September 2009
Xcalak Travel Guide
Away Article, September 2009
Zihuatanejo Travel Guide
Away Article, September 2009
Puerto Morelos Travel Guide
Away Article, September 2009
Playa del Carmen Travel Guide
Away Article, September 2009
Tulum Travel Guide
Away Article, September 2009
Puerto Vallarta Travel Guide
Away Article, September 2009
Loreto Travel Guide
Away Article, September 2009
La Paz Travel Guide
Away Article, September 2009
Acapulco Travel Guide
Away Article, September 2009
Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park Travel Guide
Away Article, August 2009
Family Overview: Ticino, Swiss Alps
Away Article, August 2009
Family Overview: The Valais, Swiss Alps
Gorp Article, December 2008
A Day Out of Denver
The best day trips and overnighters from Colorado's Mile High City
Away Article, September 2008
Single Parent Family Travel Guide
Traveling with your kids can be fulfilling but also overwhelming at times, especially if you’re the only adult in the group. Here are some tips on how to keep your cool as a single parent on your next family vacation.
Away Article, August 2008
A Riveting Paradox
The paradors of Spain—historic monasteries, palaces, and buildings transformed into luxe accommodations with just the right brush of history—blend New and Old World charms with seamless perfection.
Away Article, March 2008
Top Ten Spring Break Destinations for Families
What's your pleasure? Our Family Travel Expert Christine Loomis compiles ten excellent (and easy) spring break destinations for your family.
Away Article, February 2008
Family Overview: Graubunden, Swiss Alps
Away Article, November 2007
Family Overview: The Dolomites, Italy
Away Article, November 2007
Happy Holidays, Frohe Feiertage, Joyeuses fêtes, ¡Felices Fiestas!
However you say it, the holidays are celebrated in style in Europe—and you and the kids are invited
Away Article, April 2007
Barging into the South of France
Want a Euro family outing you're really going to remember? Grab the kids, rent a boat, and take to France's canals.
Gorp Article, March 2006
Rocky Mountain Playground
In Colorado's banner national park, you'll traverse the country's highest continually-paved highway, trek to raging waterfalls, grind over sinewy singletrack, and get in touch with your inner Audubon.
Gorp Article, March 2006
West Texas Multisport
On most atlases, this expansive Lone Star landscape appears as featureless as a pancake-flat mesa. But head into this region of Texas, and you'll find a brave new world of rugged family adventures.
Away Article, March 2006
Drive-O-Saurus Rex
If CGI-enhanced T-rexes gets your family excited, then head into the fossil-dense realm of Wyoming and Montana, where the real dinosaurs once roamed.
Gorp Article, March 2006
Canyon Craziness
The state of Utah is proof that Mother Nature has a surreal streak--hoodoos, arches, deep canyons, and vertigo-inducing overlooks just brush the surface of this weeklong foray into the wonderfully odd world of canyons and national parks.
Gorp Article, March 2006
Native Lands
Drive into the past and capture your family's imagination by visiting the ancient abodes of the Native Americans as you drive across the southwestern stretches of the United States, from Durango to Dolores and beyond.

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