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  • Discovering history and fun in the countryside outside London
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    Discovering history and fun in the countryside outside London

    ByEileen Ogintz April 16, 2015July 15, 2021

    After seeing London’s great sites, it’s a joy to explore Britain’s famous Cotswolds towns, which are just about a two-hour train trip from London’s Paddington Station — ideal for a day or a weekend when you’ve had enough of the city, as fun as it is.

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  • National Park Service launches new “Find Your Park” campaign
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    National Park Service launches new “Find Your Park” campaign

    ByEileen Ogintz April 9, 2015July 15, 2021

    The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation has just launched a nationwide campaign to encourage Americans to Find Your Park and share their memories and experiences online and via social media with the #findyourpark hashtag

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  • Orlando is the most visited place in the USA. What this means for you…
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    Orlando is the most visited place in the USA. What this means for you…

    ByEileen Ogintz April 7, 2015July 17, 2021

    Spring is one of the busiest times in Orlando which happens to be not only the theme park capitol of the world but the most visited city in the country. What does that mean for your family?

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  • New coasters arrive to thrill — or scare — your family senseless!
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    New coasters arrive to thrill — or scare — your family senseless!

    ByEileen Ogintz April 2, 2015July 15, 2021

    For you coaster lovers, there are more than two dozen new attractions with unprecedented technology, spins and speed at large and small theme parks around the country this year,

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  • Enjoying a week of baseball spring training in Arizona with a young cousi
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    Enjoying a week of baseball spring training in Arizona with a young cousi

    ByEileen Ogintz March 31, 2015July 15, 2021

    Matt Yemma and his 12-year-old cousin Ethan Sitzman spend a week shagging baseballs, autographs and enjoying the waterparks and sunshine of spring training in Arizona.

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  • Boarding, burgers and teen bonding in Bolton Valley, VT
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    Boarding, burgers and teen bonding in Bolton Valley, VT

    ByEileen Ogintz March 30, 2015July 10, 2021

    A high school junior and scholar in the A Better Chance program writes about a weekend of snowboarding fun and bonding time with his housemates in Bolton Valley, VT.

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  • Modern camping with kids – and WiFi
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    Modern camping with kids – and WiFi

    ByEileen Ogintz March 26, 2015July 10, 2021

    Younger campers say having a smartphone on a camping trip is nearly as important as toilet paper, according to the 2015 North American Camping Report. I’m guessing your kids would agree

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  • Families get acquainted with Thomas Jefferson at historic Monticello
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    Families get acquainted with Thomas Jefferson at historic Monticello

    ByEileen Ogintz March 19, 2015July 15, 2021

    It is only fitting that the home of our third president and the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence is so kid friendly. Jefferson was very fond of his 12 grandchildren, many of whom lived here with him after his retirement.

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  • Skiing and Soaking at Sunlight Mountain and Glenwood Springs
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    Skiing and Soaking at Sunlight Mountain and Glenwood Springs

    ByEileen Ogintz March 15, 2015July 15, 2021

    By springtime, many skiers are exhausted by the lift lines, carved out runs, and crowded resorts in Colorado Ski Country. But Sunlight Mountain Resort is the perfect little oasis where skiers can hit the mountain without having to schlep to the lifts.

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  • Cousins Mel Yemma and Chris Yemma in the gondola at Telluride
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    Telluride: An A-Lister’s Dream; a No-Lister’s Playground

    ByEileen Ogintz March 13, 2015July 15, 2021

    Skiing down the “Galloping Goose,” it hit me — Telluride has something for everyone, even the 1 percent A-listers.

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  • Tapping his inner rebel at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
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    Tapping his inner rebel at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

    ByEileen Ogintz March 12, 2015July 15, 2021

    A die-hard snowboarder since his teens, Chris Yemma decided to try skiing on a blue-bird day at Crested Butte to see if his inner rebel still lives.

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  • Plenty more for families to do while visiting the Cactus League
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    Plenty more for families to do while visiting the Cactus League

    ByEileen Ogintz March 12, 2015July 15, 2021

    March is all about baseball in Arizona — some 2.75 million visitors, 60 percent from outside Arizona, come to watch 15 major league teams get ready for the season through April 4

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  • Off the slopes and into the Spa: At The Peaks in Telluride
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    Off the slopes and into the Spa: At The Peaks in Telluride

    ByEileen Ogintz March 11, 2015July 15, 2021

    My daughters and I head up to one of Colorado’s biggest Spas at The Peaks Resort in the Mountain Village, where kids love the indoor-outdoor heated pool complete with water slide and is ranked a top spa by Conde Nast Traveler

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  • Let it snow! Transformational day at Telluride Ski Resort
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    Let it snow! Transformational day at Telluride Ski Resort

    ByEileen Ogintz March 10, 2015July 15, 2021

    After a week of bluebird weather, a much-needed winter storm has moved into Colorado and it is dumping snow at Telluride Ski Resort.

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  • Telluride CO: historic mountain town welcomes modern families
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    Telluride CO: historic mountain town welcomes modern families

    ByEileen Ogintz March 9, 2015July 15, 2021

    Welcome to Telluride Ski Resort, about an hour from Montrose and 2.5 hours from Durango (both of which have regional airports) in Southwest Colorado with just 2500 year-round residents who happily live in a box canyon 8750 feet above sea level. Yes you feel that altitude.

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  • Spring training – where families get up close with ballpayers
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    Spring training – where families get up close with ballpayers

    ByEileen Ogintz March 6, 2015July 5, 2021

    The parks are smaller, the food cheaper and you might get close enough for those who are big baseball fans in your gang to get an autograph.

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  • Special challenges for special kids in Crested Butte CO
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    Special challenges for special kids in Crested Butte CO

    ByEileen Ogintz March 5, 2015July 15, 2021

    Tony suffers from dwarfism and is autistic. But here at Crested Butte’s Adaptive Sports Center, he literally is king of the hill.

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  • Our family skiing and boarding in Crested Butte 25 years ago!
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    Our family trip back to Crested Butte, where memories were made

    ByEileen Ogintz March 5, 2015July 15, 2021

    The 6 year old was determined to set herself apart from her older brother and sister on vacation. My youngest daughter declared she was a “big girl” and could decide for herself what fun she would have in the snow that week in Crested Butte CO

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  • Conquering my mountain meltdown with the help of a ski instructor
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    Conquering my mountain meltdown with the help of a ski instructor

    ByEileen Ogintz March 4, 2015July 15, 2021

    We’re at the top of the mountain in Crested Butte, CO, elevation over 12,000 feet, and I suddenly am too scared to move. To be fair, the wind is blowing hard and the conditions are a bit icy but it really wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle — or hadn’t handled many times.

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  • Plenty to do on and off the slopes in Crested Butte, CO
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    Plenty to do on and off the slopes in Crested Butte, CO

    ByEileen Ogintz March 3, 2015July 15, 2021

    For a town of 1500 people, Crested Butte, CO has enough restaurant choices to please any palate, promises David Wooding, co owner of the popular new Mexican restaurant Bonez

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  • Returning to our favorite ski resort when the kids were young – Crested Butte CO
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    Returning to our favorite ski resort when the kids were young – Crested Butte CO

    ByEileen Ogintz March 2, 2015July 15, 2021

    When my kids were small, we often skied at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Southwest Colorado. This trip we’re back with family and I remember quickly why I love this place and so do the other families I meet.

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  • A weekend ski getaway to family-friendly Southern Vermont
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    A weekend ski getaway to family-friendly Southern Vermont

    ByEileen Ogintz February 27, 2015July 15, 2021

    Situated between Southern Vermont ski resorts Bromley and Stratton, Manchester is home to shops, restaurants and more small cozy inns than you can count. The Inn at Willow Pond was a quant rustic place that can fit the needs from couples to families, even allowing pets.

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  • It’s almost March – time to take the kids on spring break!
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    It’s almost March – time to take the kids on spring break!

    ByEileen Ogintz February 26, 2015July 9, 2021

    Whatever you choose, spring break is a good time to get away with the kids. Plan smart and you might even snare a bargain. The good news is you’ve still got plenty of time to get a trip organized.

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  • Making sure Mom gets out to play in the snow
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    Making sure Mom gets out to play in the snow

    ByEileen Ogintz February 19, 2015July 15, 2021

    Come on, moms! Got your snow pants and mittens? Let’s go have some fun in the snow — on the ski slopes. No watching the kids, no trying to keep up with your husband!

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  • San Francisco’s hidden gem — The Presidio
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    San Francisco’s hidden gem — The Presidio

    ByEileen Ogintz February 12, 2015July 9, 2021

    We’re hiking the famous Batteries to Bluffs trail in San Francisco’s Presidio, a national park unlike any other, which takes us up and down steps along the western Pacific shoreline, past historic gun batteries, rewarding us with a spectacular view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Wow!

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  • Two worlds for kids and adults in one resort on St. Lucia
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    Two worlds for kids and adults in one resort on St. Lucia

    ByEileen Ogintz February 11, 2015July 10, 2021

    Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa in St. Lucia offers Splash, a wing where the kids club is housed and visitors delight in being young and taking part in family-friendly activities and Harmony, Coconut Bay’s adults-only wing.

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  • Eileen’s Kids Guides featured on ABCNews.com
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    Eileen’s Kids Guides featured on ABCNews.com

    ByEileen Ogintz February 10, 2015July 16, 2021

    Eileen’s series of Kids Guides to great American cities was featured on ABCNews.com.

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  • Marriott Vacation Club Opens the World for Traveling Families
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    Marriott Vacation Club Opens the World for Traveling Families

    ByEileen Ogintz February 10, 2015July 15, 2021

    Maybe you should check out Marriott Vacation Club. Backed by the Marriott name and celebrating its 30th anniversary, it’s a far cry from those old school timeshares

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  • Eileen talks spring break ideas on Rudy Maxa’s World
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    Eileen talks spring break ideas on Rudy Maxa’s World

    ByEileen Ogintz February 9, 2015July 16, 2021

    Eileen talks with Rudy Maxa’s Travel World about ideas for family spring breaks. Listen to podcast.

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  • Teen Ambassadors offer unique perspective on 9/11 Memorial Museum
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    Teen Ambassadors offer unique perspective on 9/11 Memorial Museum

    ByEileen Ogintz February 5, 2015August 12, 2021

    David Rothblatt and Fia Hargil are among the six members of the inaugural class of teen ambassadors trained to work with children who visit the National September 11 Memorial Museum, which opened at the new World Trade Center this past May.

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