If there's one region of France that is brimming with kid-appeal it's the Loire valley, just a few hours southwest of Paris. This is classic castle country, and what child can resist peeking into the bedchambers, poking around the dungeons and dancing in the ball rooms where kings, queens and noblemen ...

I was a little apprehensive to visit Omaha Beach with my young kids. I didn't really want to contaminate their innocence with the knowledge of war and the horrors that man can inflict on man just yet. At ages 4 and 6, do they really need to be aware of ...