Traveling smart during hurricane season
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency I feel your pain. I know what it’s like when weather derails your plans. Nearly 10 years ago, I was in Orlando when Tropical Storm Andrea messed up our theme and water park plans. But that was nothing like Category 4 Hurricane...
Meet Jack at the Surf Jack Hotel Waikiki
By Eileen Ogintz Do you miss your pooch on vacation? Jack is happy to step in. He’s the hotel dog at the boutique SurfJack and Swim Club Hotel in Waikiki, named to Yelp’s list of 100 top 2022 USA hotels. He has his own Instagram account @jackthehoteldog. “It’s a fun...
Halloween’s coming. Get your costumes ready — now!
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency Got your Halloween costumes ready? Sure there’s more than a month to Halloween but you can start celebrating now whether you want to stay in haunted digs, get scared out of your wits at a theme park (there are plenty of...
Ollie the Collie Takes the Big Apple
To Protect Her Humans and Celebrate her Moms Birthday By Ollie the Collie, Senior Canine Correspondent, Taking the Kids “Get in guys, we’re going on an adventure!” Ok I wasn’t driving, but I wanted to try, and they say you miss all the shots you don’t take right? So,...
Family Travel Doesn’t Mean Always Taking the Kids
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency The friendly, English-speaking bus driver on the Greek island of Patmos points us toward a local beach taverna where we eat with our toes in the sand. The Wind Star as night falls over Monemvasia, Greece I checked another...
Truly welcoming to kids: Four Seasons Ko Olina on Oahu
By Eileen Ogintz It’s easy to talk the talk. Not necessarily easy to walk the walk—when it comes to truly welcoming kids. Luckily for families who can afford The Four Seasons Oahu Ko Olina about a half hour north of Honolulu and the crowds in Waikiki, the resort more...
Beauty and fun at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort
By Eileen Ogintz Lei making, hula lesson jumping in the big waves or racing down a water slide? “I love the big waves,” says Zeke Smith, 7. “And shave ice.” Shave ice, for the uninitiated, is the quintessential Hawaiian treat, with a mound of chopped ice covered with...
Checking out the food scene on Kauai
By Eileen Ogintz Taro Burger anyone? With a kombucha chaser? We’ve signed on for a Tasting Kauai food tour in the tiny North Shore town of Kilauea. Kauai is one of the Kilauea is about a half hour drive from where we are staying at the idyllic Hanalei Colony Resort,...
Taking the kids to a fall festival
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency Trailing sheep, mating elk, or maybe tarantulas? They are the subjects of popular fall festivals, along with apples, pumpkins, cranberries, brats and beer, pirates, starry skies and even covered bridges. Fall festivals are back...
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- Traveling smart during hurricane season September 29, 2022As long as you are safe – and have travel insurance, as well as what you really need -- don't upset. kids will pick up on your anxiety. The post Traveling smart during hurricane season appeared first on Taking The Kids.user
- Climb over London September 29, 2022Take an exhilarating outdoor climb over the world famous roof of The O2 and enjoy incredible views of London. The post Climb over London appeared first on Taking The Kids.user
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