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A Week in Belize (after a nightmare in the airports)
ByEileen Ogintz April 22, 2008July 7, 2021

We arrived yesterday evening after typically frustrating flights. First, we had to get our flights changed because of the American Airlines MD-80 inspection mess. That took hours on the phone. We thought we were home free when we were able to rebook our flights on Delta but no such luck. At the airport in New York, we encountered incredibly long lines for check-in and security.

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TRADING HOUSES FOR YOUR NEXT VACATION
ByEileen Ogintz April 20, 2008July 5, 2021

A cottage in the English countryside or a flat in Paris, a deluxe Caribbean villa or a house with a pool in Orlando, San Diego, Canada, Colorado, New York City or San Francisco. Take your pick for summer vacation. Price is no concern. It won’t cost you a penny — really. There’s just one tiny hitch

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FINDING THE KID-FRIENDLY LAS VEGAS
ByEileen Ogintz April 13, 2008July 14, 2021

Cheap hotels, every kind of food you can imagine. Plenty of sizzle, spectacle, first-rate theatrical productions, giant red rocks for climbing and water playgrounds.

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Volunteering in New Orleans (where they still need a lot of help)
ByEileen Ogintz April 6, 2008July 14, 2021

All along the block in the middle-class Lakeview neighborhood where the Strauss family lives, less than a mile from the 17th Street Canal levee break, are houses in various stages of construction. Some are still boarded up; others are brand new, with flowers planted outside. Fewer than half the houses in the neighborhood are occupied.

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MEETING THE FOLKS BEHIND THE MOUSE’S MAGIC
ByEileen Ogintz March 30, 2008July 14, 2021

They are Imagineers. That means they spend their workdays (and probably a lot of work nights) dreaming up and ultimately implementing new attractions for Disney parks and resorts around the world. There are about 1,000 Imagineers, 750 of whom work in Glendale, Calif., in an office building (once a cosmetics factory) that has tighter security than many government buildings.

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Want to Help Rebuild New Orleans — Here’s How
ByEileen Ogintz March 28, 2008July 7, 2021

If you are embarking on a volunteer project with your kids in New Orleans or elsewhere, Vincent Ilustre, who is the executive director of Tulane…

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Families working to help the Strausses get back into their home
ByEileen Ogintz March 27, 2008July 6, 2021

Eleven year old Izzie Alley, who is from suburban New York, is looking around the converted garage where the Strauss Family is living while their…

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Plenty to see while helping rebuild New Orleans
ByEileen Ogintz March 26, 2008July 14, 2021

Whether you are splitting your time between a volunteer project, there is lot for a family to see and do in and around New Orleans

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It’s New Orleans — LET’S EAT!
ByEileen Ogintz March 25, 2008July 14, 2021

I think New Orleans is a great city to encourage kids to sample food they might not have tried before (Turtle Soup, or fried alligator anyone?) Every restaurant has its own version of gumbo, the rich seafood stew. But there are also plenty of places to get a burger, pasta or chicken fingers. Here’s just a sampling of the good eats I enjoyed in my few days in New Orleans recently. And I certainly left my diet at home (unfortunately).

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New Orleans — a Tale of Two Cities
ByEileen Ogintz March 24, 2008July 14, 2021

This is a tale of two cities — literally. Walk the narrow streets of the French Quarter, where I was staying in the historic Hotel Monteleone with its Carousel Bar that turns (once a haven for writers) and the city that was devastated by hurricane Katrina in Aug 2005 seems back to normal. But go just a few miles, and it’s clear to see that all is not yet well in New Orleans.

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