A tropical resort with something for everyone
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency Coconut water, anyone? 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. It’s a signature experience. Our young guide, Mwamba “Steady”...
In Athens, a hotel goes over and above
By Eileen Ogintz ATHENS, Greece –Thanks George. We arrived at the St. George Lycabettus, a boutique family-owned hotel in Athens, jet-lagged and aggravated. When an arranged airport transfer was a no-show, we opted for a taxi. A sign at the taxi stand...
A different kind of Jamaican vacation
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency I don’t know which is better — the food, the view, or bragging rights to the Jamaica experience very few have. We’re sitting on the Star San Villa balcony overlooking the famous Blue Lagoon in Port Antonio, Jamaica, being served...
To Denver for the 2021All-Star Game
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency Watch your step! You don’t want to miss taking a selfie when you are exactly a mile high, 5,280 feet — on the 13th step of the west side of the State Capitol Building (check out the Gold Dome!) in downtown Denver. That’s why, of...
Safely visiting the national parks
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency Got your bear spray? If you are heading to a western national park this summer — say Glacier or Yellowstone, you should be carrying some bear spray in your backpack and know how to use it. Already last month, a man hiking on the...
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- Halloween comes early at theme parks September 17, 2021Halloween is more than a month away but theme parks are already welcoming your little (and big) ghosts, ghouls and princesses. The post Halloween comes early at theme parks first appeared on Taking The Kids.user
- APPLE PICKING September 17, 2021Apple picking is in full swing at Royal Oak Farm Orchard in Illinois. Admission is $10 per person and includes a ¼ peck bag to fill. The post APPLE PICKING first appeared on Taking The Kids.user
- MASSANUTTEN RESORT September 16, 2021Massanutten Resort is located in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Their Fall Festival will take place on October 9, 2021 from 11:30a.m. - 5:30p.m. The post MASSANUTTEN RESORT first appeared on Taking The Kids.user
- PANAMA CANAL September 15, 2021The Panama Canal is one of the most impressive engineering feats in the world. It extends from Panama City on the Pacific Ocean to Colon on the Caribbean Sea The post PANAMA CANAL first appeared on Taking The Kids.user
- A Farm Dogs Trip to Downtown Boston September 14, 2021I 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 The post A Farm Dogs Trip to Downtown Boston first appeared on Taking The Kids.user
- TONIEBOX September 14, 2021The Toniebox is an imagination-building, screen-free digital listening experience. It plays stories, songs, and more using a wide variety of tonies. The post TONIEBOX first appeared on Taking The Kids.user
- DOGWOOD CANYON September 13, 2021Dogwood Canyon Nature Park in Missouri is a 10,000-acre public space. Escape to serenity when you visit this Ozark Mountain location The post DOGWOOD CANYON first appeared on Taking The Kids.user
- 17+ things for your next road trip September 12, 2021A 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... The post 17+ things for your next road trip first appeared on Taking The Kids.user
- AMARU BIOPARQUE CUENCA September 12, 2021Amaru Bioparque Cuenca is an environmental zoological organization with animals and plants that are part of Ecuador’s wealth of natural resources. The post AMARU BIOPARQUE CUENCA first appeared on Taking The Kids.user
- THE RED BARN September 11, 2021The Red Barn at Harvest Moon in Claverack, New York is an entire residential home Airbnb located on an apple orchard The post THE RED BARN first appeared on Taking The Kids.user