Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle

Spring 2014

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travel sleuth B y J a n e S t o K e S W hen planning your getaway, ask yourself a few questions. What do you and your child have in com- mon? What special interests would you like to develop together? What destinations might help a father better relate to his offspring? Where would a child have the most fun with mother? The answers obviously differ from personality to per- sonality—and, generally, boys and girls like many of the same things. here are a few ideas to get you started. MoThER aNd ChIld REuNIoNs roCK IN PUNTA CANA: Watch your child's eyes light up with the news that you will soon be vacationing together at the hard Rock hotel on the eastern tip of the dominican Republic. Yes, indeed, at this resort the music-themed atmo- sphere is designed to treat you like a rock star. There are sev- eral swimming pools here, for instance, and parents and kids are invited to enjoy the all-day water sports activities on the beach. Your offspring may want to join other kids for a pro- gram of fun that includes mini golf, arcade games and scaling the fi ve-metre climbing wall. While he or she is occupied, Mom can hit the spa for a lavish body treatment. after sunset and a tantalizing meal, take in the sensational nightlife with live music performers, themed parties and entertaining shows. and if you are both over 18, continue to rock the night away in the grand oro Nightclub with its signature lighting, sur- round-sound, and a hypnotic two-storey wall consisting of 300 individual lEd screens, plus the never-ending optics of an infi nity-edge bar. hardrockhotelpuntacana.com MOTOr TO MYrTLE BEaCH: Just a two-day drive from Central and Eastern Canada, this south Carolina magnet promises 60 coastline miles of swimming, surfi ng, boating, frisbee and volleyball for starters. during March Break alone, Myrtle Beach attracts countless new friends for your child as more than a million visitors fl ock to the hotels, beach homes, rustic cabins and campgrounds. Golf together on more than 100 acclaimed courses; ride high on the biggest Ferris wheel on the entire east coast; plan some thought-provoking activities at Ripley's aquarium, pirates Voyage, Medieval Times and at the upside-down house called WonderWorks. Take in a Myrtle Beach pelicans baseball game and, if an occasional shopping spree is Mom's thing, Myrtle Beach delivers more major stores and malls than any neighbouring locales. visitmyrtleBeach.com SHowTIME AT THE SHAw: plan the perfect get- away fi lled with theatre, dining, wine-tasting and delight- ful shopping. From early april through october in Niagara-on-the-lake, ontario, the annual shaw Festival is a grand tribute to the era of playwright, Bernard shaw. This year's lineup includes The philanderer and arms and the man, with several additional shows such as cabaret and The philadelphia Story. This is also vineyard country, which gives you dozens of additional options for wining and dining. Go jet-boating, art hunting or play the oldest golf course in North america. and since a visit here is a step back to Victorian times, walk or cycle along shady streets and laneways of chimney-pot cot- tages where vibrant roses spill over front-garden walls. all along Queen street, countless pubs, bakeries and MEMoRaBlE BoNdING ExpERIENCEs if your faMily iS unconventional, tHe ideal MotHer'S day or fatHer'S day Gift MiGHt be an aGe-appropriate Getaway witH JuSt your prince or princeSS. 36 s p r i n g 2 0 1 4

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