Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro with my daughter
Originally posted Nov 1, 2010 By Eileen Ogintz It’s well below freezing, and the air is so thin that we have to stop every few steps to breathe. I’ve never been more tired. Childbirth was easier. We haven’t showered in days. Our clothes are filthy, and this is...
The Galapagos Islands — not cheap, not luxurious, but oh the wildlife and the memories!
Our family with a giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands 2006 Originally posted May 16, 2011 By Eileen Ogintz The teen stomped around squawking. His mom wasn’t home and his dad gave up trying to help. Could be any household where homework is lost in cyberspace or...
The Chick Flies the Coop
Ballymaloe House In Ireland Originally posted May 27, 2010 By Eileen Ogintz “This is going to be the first time truly putting my travel skills from growing up to the test but I know it is just the beginning,” my youngest daughter Mel wrote in the “thank you” note she...
A visit to Lady Liberty and Ellis Island on a cold January day
Original posted 2014 By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency What a view! We’re standing atop the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty — about halfway up the 305-foot, 1-inch climb to the crown — looking out at the New York City skyline. Even the jaded high school boys...
Kayaking at the Top of the World
Originally posted 2011 By Eileen Ogintz Schnapps or Whiskey with my hot chocolate? The waiter wants to know. He’s come by my kayak this morning. Our ship, the Lindblad Expedition’s National Geographic Explorer is anchored nearby. It is a...
Families on a different kind of water adventure
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency Everyone wanted to be in Doc’s dory boat, but there were only four spots. For the uninitiated, dories are small, 17-foot-long rigid boats that can run a river much more quickly than an inflatable raft. We met Stephen “Doc”...
Exploring the most kid-friendly art museums
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency If you could jump into a painting and walk around in it, what painting would you choose? Where would you go in the painting? The sun-splashed Riviera or foggy London? A forest filled with animals? A field of sunflowers or a...
Celebrating with family on the Fourth of July
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency What was your best Fourth of July? A parade, a barbecue with your nearest and dearest, fireworks or perhaps an entirely new experience? However you decide to celebrate our nation’s birthday, presumably wearing red, white and...
The unique Caribbean culture of Curacao
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Content Agency Do you know your ABCs? We’re talking the ABC islands — Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, the three westernmost islands of the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Aruba is best known to Americans; Bonaire is a diver’s paradise....
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