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  • Post-harbest grapes on the vine in Sonoma County CA
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    Tasting wine and eating well in Sonoma County

    ByEileen Ogintz October 13, 2021October 14, 2021

    I love Sonoma County with kids—all of the hiking, biking…the Redwood Trees…kayaking, pumpkin patches in fall, kid-friendly restaurants

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  • A Fleet Week Taste of San Francisco
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    A Fleet Week Taste of San Francisco

    ByEileen Ogintz October 11, 2021October 11, 2021

    Anyone who travels knows a perfect—or near perfect—vacation day is rare. So I count us lucky on this warm, sunny blue-sky October Day in San Francisco

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    Hoka delivers in a comfy sneaker

    ByEileen Ogintz October 7, 2021October 7, 2021

    We wore out last sneakers during long walks during the Pandemic, when our gym was closed for nearly a year. For back-to-workouts, we needed new gear

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  • Entrance to Walt Disney World when it opened in 1971
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    Walt Disney World turns 50 and celebrates big time

    ByEileen Ogintz October 7, 2021March 15, 2022

    The next 18 months, there will be new experiences across Walt Disney World, including the chance to spend two nights aboard the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser

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  • Space 220 restaurant at Epcot
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    Star Wars or Marvel Superheroes?

    ByEileen Ogintz October 5, 2021October 5, 2021

    I just returned from a preview of 2022 and this is what I discovered: Disney has you covered no matter what you like best…

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  • Vintage style cuban baseball on black background
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    Exploring Hispanic heritage in October

    ByEileen Ogintz September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

    The Hispanic population of the United States totals 60.6 million people, making it the largest ethnic group

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  • A bartender on the Celebrity Apex - all crew are masked at all times during the cruise
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    On a cruise in Greece in the pandemic

    ByEileen Ogintz September 23, 2021May 13, 2024

    How about traveling abroad during a pandemic, and then boarding a cruise ship, perhaps for the first time?

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    3 Ways to Have a Blast On Seattle’s Waters

    ByEileen Ogintz September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

    Seattle is commonly known as the Emerald City and is nestled on the shores of Elliot Bay, so there is no better place to enjoy the summer on the water with your whole family

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    What to Do When Visiting the ‘Gateway to the Rockies’

    ByEileen Ogintz September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

    Aurora is considered by many to be the gateway to adventure in the Colorado Rockies as it’s the closest urban hub to Denver International Airport

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  • The Wind Star as night falls overMonemvasia, Greece
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    Memories from our first Pandemic cruise

    ByEileen Ogintz September 19, 2021December 5, 2021

    There were a lot of perfect moments aboard the Wind Star despite all the changes the pandemic had wrought

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  • "Terror Tram: The Ultimate Purge" maze at Halloween Horror NIghts 2021 at Universal Studios Hollywood (select nights September 9 - October 31)
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    Halloween comes early at theme parks

    ByEileen Ogintz September 17, 2021June 28, 2023

    Halloween is more than a month away but theme parks are already welcoming your little (and big) ghosts, ghouls and princesses.

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  • A Farm Dogs Trip to Downtown Boston
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    A Farm Dogs Trip to Downtown Boston

    ByEileen Ogintz September 14, 2021September 14, 2021

    I got to chase rabbits around my uncle’s garden and even waded into his koi pond, though I was yelled at for doing so and felt very bad. Very very bad indeed

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  • Hacky Pack and Waylight.
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    17+ things for your next road trip

    ByEileen Ogintz September 12, 2021September 12, 2021

    A first-aid kit for the time one of my kids fell into a cactus while hiking, a rain jacket in a downpour, miles from the trailhead…

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  • The Celebrity Apex in Santorini on the last day of our cruise
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    Apex- DAY 7 FAKE MEATBALLS?

    ByEileen Ogintz September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

    This was the last day of our cruise on Celebrity’s newest ship Apex and we were trying to pack in as much time as possible

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  • The Solarium on the Celebrity Apex
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    Apex Day 6 – Don’t rain on my parade!

    ByEileen Ogintz September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

    Even with the less than perfect weather, there was plenty to do—more than 60 activities on the Celebrity Apex

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  • A bartender on the Celebrity Apex - all crew are masked at all times during the cruise
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    Apex day 5 – The Pandemic Intrudes

    ByEileen Ogintz September 8, 2021December 5, 2021

    The Captain made the announcement at cocktail hour: A vaccinated guest had tested positive for COVID-19

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  • Honey from giant honeycomb served in Oceanview Cafe
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    Apex Day 4 – What’s for dinner?

    ByEileen Ogintz September 7, 2021September 7, 2021

    “What’s for Dinner?” can be a complicated question aboard the new Celebrity Apex with 10 restaurants to choose from.

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  • Statue of the unknown Greek warrior in the Palace on Rhodes
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    Apex Day 3 – Learning the history of Rhodes

    ByEileen Ogintz September 6, 2021September 6, 2021

    Today, the island of Rhodes, part of the Dodecanese islands, is home to over 120,000 people and pre-covid as many as four million visitors a year

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  • Preparing tomatoes and peppers stuffed with rice, garlic and mint
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    Apex day 2 – A woman following her dreams

    ByEileen Ogintz September 5, 2021September 8, 2021

    Fragedaki is an engaging teacher as she instructs us on how to make spinach pie, tzatziki (a cucumber yogurt sauce), and stuffed tomatoes and peppers

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  • "Infinite Verandas" make the cabins aboard the Celebrity Apex more spacious
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    Apex day 1: Pandemic cruise on a big ship

    ByEileen Ogintz September 5, 2021December 5, 2021

    The Apex, the brand new ship in the Celebrity fleet, can hold nearly 3,000 passengers. But there are 1,100 on board and 936 crew from some 60 countries

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  • The International Albuquerque, New Mexico, Balloon Fiesta.
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    Heading (safely) to a fall festival

    ByEileen Ogintz September 3, 2021December 5, 2021

    If your summer vacation plans got derailed — yet again — take the kids to a fall festival a drivable distance from home

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  • The Wind Star as night falls overMonemvasia, Greece
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    Windstar Day 5 – What’s the best part?

    ByEileen Ogintz September 3, 2021September 3, 2021

    Ask a group of people their favorite vacation experience—even if they have shared a ship for a week—and you will get a different answer from each person

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  • View of Fira atop the Santorini caldera
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    Windstar Day 4: Santorini without crowds

    ByEileen Ogintz September 1, 2021September 1, 2021

    The famed Greek Isle of Santorini is actually the eastern rim of a volcano caldera that has erupted many times through the ages

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  • Moussaka - the Greek casserole with eggplant and meat with a bechamel top
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    Windstar Day 3 – Food any way and all day

    ByEileen Ogintz August 31, 2021September 1, 2021

    There’s no charge aboard the Wind Star sailing yacht for room service. But we also learn that we can have room service anywhere we like onboard.

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  • Niko Asymomytis and his daughterDimitra Asimomyti at their organic vineyard on Mykonos
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    Windstar Day 2 – Calling all night owls

    ByEileen Ogintz August 30, 2021August 31, 2021

    If you are a night person, ou’ll love the Greek Island of Mykonos — AKA The Party Island of Greece — which is decidedly sleepy in the morning

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  • The Wind Star anchored in the harbor of Milos
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    Windstar Day One – Cruising through a pandemic in Greece

    ByEileen Ogintz August 29, 2021December 5, 2021

    The Wind Star can accommodate 148 passengers in 73 staterooms and one larger suite. But it has typically been sailing with half that number since cruises resumed this summer

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  • Preparing the stuffed tomatoes and peppers
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    An Athens Authentic At-Home Greek Dinner

    ByEileen Ogintz August 28, 2021August 28, 2021

    Before we arrived, we’d never met the couple yet they were hosting us for dinner—a dinner we would help prepare in their small kitchen

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  • Eleni Fotiou explains Greek mythology to kids on her tours
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    Mythology Made Easy in Athens

    ByEileen Ogintz August 28, 2021August 30, 2021

    Imagine if you are a competitive Greek god or goddess of ancient mythology with a big ego, not to mention you’re immortal with many superpowers

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  • View from our room at Half Moon Resort
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    A tropical resort with something for everyone

    ByEileen Ogintz August 26, 2021July 2, 2023

    We’ve just gotten off our horses on a white-sand beach after swimming with them and we’re real thirsty — yes, we were swimming with them

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  • Vendor selling spices at Central Market in Athens
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    A taste of Authenticity in Athens

    ByEileen Ogintz August 26, 2021August 26, 2021

    On a first visit, Kagkas explains, tourists check off the must sees–The Acropolis, the Plaka, the museums, but they don’t experience Athens like a local

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