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  • Why they call it an adventure! On the road in an RV for the first time
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    Why they call it an adventure! On the road in an RV for the first time

    ByEileen Ogintz October 13, 2019April 4, 2024

    The 40 million people in the United States who RV camp regularly sure would be laughing at us newbies. But this is a first, and an adventure for us and whenever you step out of your comfort zone, you’ve got to figure there will be some bumps along the way. That’s why they call it an adventure! Duh.

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  • Continuing the discussion about climate change
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    Continuing the discussion about climate change

    ByEileen Ogintz October 10, 2019July 10, 2021

    Zoos, aquariums and science museums can also be excellent places to explore this important topic and start a dialog with kids — even young ones — about what they might do to be good environmental stewards

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  • A Perfect Day In Milan With Kids
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    A Perfect Day In Milan With Kids

    ByEileen Ogintz October 3, 2019July 6, 2021

    Milan might have a reputation for high fashion and fast-forward style, it’s also a great city for visiting families. Here are five places you can’t miss.

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  • Celebrating Halloween throughout October
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    Celebrating Halloween throughout October

    ByEileen Ogintz October 3, 2019June 28, 2023

    If you thought you had weeks left to get those costumes ready, think again. That’s because Halloween is now celebrated — big time — from theme parks to zoos, children’s museums to hotels and resorts all October long

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  • Make your family vacation even more enjoyable with non-stop flights
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    Make your family vacation even more enjoyable with non-stop flights

    ByEileen Ogintz September 30, 2019June 28, 2023

    We’ve all been there. Long layovers, tired family members and expensive airport food. But there’s an easy fix to the boring and exhausting parts of air travel and it’s called FlightsFrom.com.

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  • On a guided trip just for your family — without breaking the bank
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    On a guided trip just for your family — without breaking the bank

    ByEileen Ogintz September 26, 2019July 16, 2021

    Private trips are growing more popular, whether a family wants to celebrate a 50th anniversary sailing on a Turkish gulet, go whitewater rafting, biking or to explore Italy or visit a national park

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  • Taking the Kids — calling all empty nesters — nine trips to take
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    Taking the Kids — calling all empty nesters — nine trips to take

    ByEileen Ogintz September 19, 2019July 14, 2021

    Dry your tears, empty-nesters. There are plenty of options this fall for a short (or longer) getaway that won’t break the bank.

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  • Monterey Bay Aquarium: for learners of any age
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    Monterey Bay Aquarium: for learners of any age

    ByEileen Ogintz September 16, 2019July 8, 2021

    When I entered the “Tentacles” exhibit of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA, all I could think to myself was “I am amazed!” I had so many questions

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  • Travel With Kids To United Arab Emirates!
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    Travel With Kids To United Arab Emirates!

    ByEileen Ogintz September 16, 2019July 14, 2021

    If one were to award the title for “a modern middle east” to any city in UAE, then Dubai would claim it!

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  • To a kid-friendly Vancouver
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    To a kid-friendly Vancouver

    ByEileen Ogintz September 12, 2019July 14, 2021

    Welcome to the Kids Market on Vancouver’s Granville Island, which draws 10 million visitors annually to its famous public market, restaurants, theaters, galleries, studios and pop-up stores

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  • “At Wit’s End” with Erma Bombeck in Denver
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    “At Wit’s End” with Erma Bombeck in Denver

    ByEileen Ogintz September 10, 2019March 15, 2023

    At Wit’s End had its premier at the Arena Stage in Washington DC in 2015 and has had 39 productions thus far. — one zinger after another

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  • Connect With Nature Right Outside Of Atlanta in Sandy Springs, Georgia
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    Connect With Nature Right Outside Of Atlanta in Sandy Springs, Georgia

    ByEileen Ogintz September 7, 2019October 17, 2023

    Sandy Springs GA is a destination within a destination. It’s also a place where you can unwind, relax and go offline for several hours at a time

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  • The Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach’s Dolphin and Sea Turtle-Themed Rooms
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    The Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach’s Dolphin and Sea Turtle-Themed Rooms

    ByEileen Ogintz September 5, 2019July 12, 2021

    The breathtakingly beautiful 343-room Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach offers guests a chance to stay in either rescued sea turtle or dolphin themed rooms

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  • On a cruise, when you never thought you would
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    On a cruise, when you never thought you would

    ByEileen Ogintz September 5, 2019July 7, 2021

    National Grandparents Day is Sept. 8, and you’re never too old for a new experience, especially one that will bring your far-flung family together

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  • A Visit to Lamers Dairy In Appleton, Wisconsin
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    A Visit to Lamers Dairy In Appleton, Wisconsin

    ByEileen Ogintz September 3, 2019July 8, 2021

    Lamers Dairy and Store is family owned and operated since 1913. Five generations of the Lamers family have worked hard to produce the highest quality milk products that are distributed under the Dairyland’s Best name and Farmer’s Best home delivery service

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  • A family vacation in Turkey
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    A family vacation in Turkey

    ByEileen Ogintz September 3, 2019July 10, 2021

    People are first amazed by Turkey’s warm hospitable atmosphere, pristine beaches, nice weather, affordability, and the family-friendly resorts are difficult to beat

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  • College touring in Boston
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    College touring in Boston

    ByEileen Ogintz August 29, 2019July 16, 2021

    Having weathered college tours with three kids from upstate New York and New England to Colorado and California, I think a little pet therapy may be just the thing

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  • How travel insurance can help in emergencies large and small
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    How travel insurance can help in emergencies large and small

    ByEileen Ogintz August 28, 2019May 9, 2022

    Getting stuck without your clothes, laptop and phone charger pales compared to a medical emergency away from home. In either event, travel insurance certainly can alleviate the stress of the situation.

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  • Keeping your feet dry on a hike – thanks Keen!
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    Keeping your feet dry on a hike – thanks Keen!

    ByEileen Ogintz August 26, 2019July 16, 2021

    On the rocky trail in Kenai Fjords National Park, there were plenty of roots to climb over and even a 20-foot scramble up and down some rocks. I was really glad on that hike and others for my Keen Terradora hiking boots

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  • Bringing home the Halibut in Alaska
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    Bringing home the Halibut in Alaska

    ByEileen Ogintz August 25, 2019July 6, 2021

    I’m still dubious when we put the baited and weighted hooks in the ocean. They go down 200 feet but immediately one person gets a bite… then another… and another

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  • They call it “fishing,” not “catching” – it was one of those days even in Alaska
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    They call it “fishing,” not “catching” – it was one of those days even in Alaska

    ByEileen Ogintz August 25, 2019July 14, 2021

    There is a reason they call it fishing — not catching — even on the Kenai, one of the best rivers in Alaska

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  • To a mountain town the new hippest time of year
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    To a mountain town the new hippest time of year

    ByEileen Ogintz August 22, 2019July 16, 2021

    If you are looking for a last-gasp summer trip to get out of the heat or a fall getaway with — or without — the kids, you can’t do better than a mountain town like historic Breckenridge, about 90 minutes from Denver

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  • Peace, Solitude, Activity, Yums, more — at Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge
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    Peace, Solitude, Activity, Yums, more — at Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge

    ByEileen Ogintz August 18, 2019July 16, 2021

    We’ve canoed and hiked a mile through the forest and canoed some more across Addison Lake where the salmon are spawning, thinking we might see a bear snacking along the shore

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  • Tips from kids finishing their first cruise
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    Tips from kids finishing their first cruise

    ByEileen Ogintz August 18, 2019June 28, 2023

    On this “day at sea,” the kids put off playing a game in Club Mariner to impart some wisdom for kids whose parents and grandparents may be planning a cruise

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  • Solving a 150-million-year-old Mystery in the Wyoming dirt
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    Solving a 150-million-year-old Mystery in the Wyoming dirt

    ByEileen Ogintz August 16, 2019July 14, 2021

    By studying fossils of dinosaurs, scientists not only can figure out what these ancient creatures looked like 150 million years ago, but how they moved, what they ate and how they died

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  • Digging for Dinosaurs – “A Girl Can Be a Princess and a Scientist”
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    Digging for Dinosaurs – “A Girl Can Be a Princess and a Scientist”

    ByEileen Ogintz August 15, 2019July 14, 2021

    When she was little, Victoria Egerton’s teachers didn’t know what to make of her and her fascination with geology and science.

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  • Unraveling a 150-year-old mystery
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    Unraveling a 150-year-old mystery

    ByEileen Ogintz August 15, 2019July 9, 2021

    This is what scientists have dubbed “The Jurassic Mile,” for in these rocks is one of the most significant and exciting dinosaur finds in North America dating back 150 million years

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  • Rescued bear cubs and recuperating raptors in Sitka
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    Rescued bear cubs and recuperating raptors in Sitka

    ByEileen Ogintz August 13, 2019June 27, 2022

    Even if you are lucky enough to see a bear or a Bald Eagle in the wild in Alaska, you won’t get nearly as close as you can in Sitka

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  • Take grandma zip lining? Shore excursions in Alaska
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    Take grandma zip lining? Shore excursions in Alaska

    ByEileen Ogintz August 13, 2019July 7, 2021

    there are lots of options from the popular Lumberjack Show in Ketchikan to gold panning in Juneau, the White Pass scenic railroad in Skagway, a rainforest bicycle tour, rock climbing,

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  • “Who drives the boat when the captain is asleep?”
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    “Who drives the boat when the captain is asleep?”

    ByEileen Ogintz August 13, 2019July 7, 2021

    Stedman Grigsby was less than impressed with size of the steering wheel on the Bridge of the Regent Seven Seas Mariner.

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