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  • In Bratislava – the “Iron Curtain” bike tour misadventure
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    In Bratislava – the “Iron Curtain” bike tour misadventure

    ByEileen Ogintz August 4, 2017July 7, 2021

    The “Iron Curtain” bike ride was to take us about 18 miles through the country side into Austria from Slovakia — the border made famous by Winston Churchill and the Cold War.

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  • Biking with Backroads in Europe
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    Biking along the Danube in the summer heat – a miracle!

    ByEileen Ogintz August 3, 2017July 7, 2021

    I’m biking past fields of sunflowers, bucolic fields with rolls of hay, ponies and pretty farm houses. Did I mention it’s 90 degrees? We try to convince ourselves that is part of the adventure.

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  • A Backroads bike tour combined with a Danube cruise
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    A Backroads bike tour combined with a Danube cruise

    ByEileen Ogintz August 3, 2017July 7, 2021

    We’re zipping along on bikes along the Danube in Budapest and the request, though a joke, wouldn’t have been a bad idea given the heat.

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  • Taking the Kids — to see the solar eclipse on August 21
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    Taking the Kids — to see the solar eclipse on August 21

    ByEileen Ogintz August 3, 2017July 17, 2021

    We’re talking about a different kind of milestone, but one equally memorable — the 2017 total solar eclipse, something that happens only rarely in this country. It’s an event they’ll remember all their lives, and should be good for many science projects to come.

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  • A tasty tour of the historic Jewish quarter in Budapest
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    A tasty tour of the historic Jewish quarter in Budapest

    ByEileen Ogintz August 2, 2017July 17, 2021

    Our 30-year-old Taste Hungary guide and the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, explains that not only has food always been an important part of the culture here

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  • Comfort, great food, close to everything: Sofitel, Berlin
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    Comfort, great food, close to everything: Sofitel, Berlin

    ByEileen Ogintz August 1, 2017July 6, 2021

    I admit what I like best is the breakfast buffet. I’ve love the chance to try foods that Berliners might typically have but I wouldn’t at home

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  • Touring the Sites of Rememberance of the Holocaust in Berlin
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    Touring the Sites of Rememberance of the Holocaust in Berlin

    ByEileen Ogintz July 31, 2017July 14, 2021

    “There were many unsung heroes,” said Nadav Jakobovitch, our Tours by Locals guide on our second day in Berlin. He comes from a family of Holocaust survivors by way of Israel

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  • Remains of the Berlin Wall
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    Walking the Berlin Wall – Reconciliation Matters

    ByEileen Ogintz July 30, 2017June 28, 2023

    We had just walked between what had once been called “the death strip,” the area between West Berlin and East Berlin, between the wall and safety of the West

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  • The airport lounge ain’t what it used to be
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    The airport lounge ain’t what it used to be

    ByEileen Ogintz July 27, 2017July 14, 2021

    I’m not flying business class. I’m not a high roller. But I have access to the Wingtips lounge in Terminal Four —and more than 1,000 airport lounges in 500 cities around the world.

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  • Kids flying solo? Advice from Eileen Ogintz in New York Times
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    Kids flying solo? Advice from Eileen Ogintz in New York Times

    ByEileen Ogintz July 27, 2017July 16, 2021

    Eileen offers advice for parents whose children are flying solo in The New York Times

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  • To ski country in summer when it is more affordable
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    To ski country in summer when it is more affordable

    ByEileen Ogintz July 27, 2017June 28, 2023

    Hike one of Colorado’s famous Fourteeners — one of the 50-plus mountains that rise more than 14,000 feet — hike to Vail’s famous Back Bowls through a sea of wildflowers or mountain bike on miles of trails. Welcome to Vail in summer.

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  • Embarrassing your kids doesn’t end after middle school
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    Embarrassing your kids doesn’t end after middle school

    ByEileen Ogintz July 24, 2017July 5, 2021

    If you think embarrassing your kids ends at middle school, think again. My older daughter, 31, seems convinced I’ll somehow embarrass her (perhaps by not being able to keep up) on our upcoming biking river cruise along the Danube

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  • Taking the Kids — to family reunion central
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    Taking the Kids — to family reunion central

    ByEileen Ogintz July 20, 2017August 25, 2022

    As fun as Colorado is in the summer, there’s something more important going on here at the YMCA of the Rockies. “It’s eating and joking around with all of our cousins.”

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  • Walking in Jane Austen’s footsteps in southern England
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    Walking in Jane Austen’s footsteps in southern England

    ByEileen Ogintz July 13, 2017July 14, 2021

    VisitBritain is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Austen’s death (July 18, 1817) with a year’s worth of exhibitions, talks, walks, writing competitions and performances here and elsewhere, like in Bath, where fans come to walk the streets that Austen

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  • Road trip advice without the electronic gadgets – Eileen in Travel+Leisure
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    Road trip advice without the electronic gadgets – Eileen in Travel+Leisure

    ByEileen Ogintz July 11, 2017July 16, 2021

    Eileen offers Travel+Leisure readers advice for keeping kids busy on road trips without resorting to electronic gadgets

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  • On the hiking trail – handy hydration and a comfy “Skort”
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    On the hiking trail – handy hydration and a comfy “Skort”

    ByEileen Ogintz July 10, 2017July 16, 2021

    I’ve discovered on a day hike, what I want most is a hydration system so that I can get water when I want it without stopping to get out a water bottle.

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  • One Big Adrenaline Rush at Adventures on the Gorge in West Virginia
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    One Big Adrenaline Rush at Adventures on the Gorge in West Virginia

    ByEileen Ogintz July 10, 2017July 14, 2021

    While a lot of people are still trying to figure out what an “adventure resort” is, Adventures on the Gorge is showing their guests of all ages what a vacation destination should look like

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  • Travel T-Shirts: one keeps bugs off and one may bug certain politicos
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    Travel T-Shirts: one keeps bugs off and one may bug certain politicos

    ByEileen Ogintz July 8, 2017July 16, 2021

    Two new travel T-Shirts that Taking the Kids Correspondent Andy Yemma (Eileen’s husband) highly recommends. One keeps the bugs off – the other may bug certain twitter users.

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  • Energy and body restoration at the Four Seasons Resort in Vail
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    Energy and body restoration at the Four Seasons Resort in Vail

    ByEileen Ogintz July 6, 2017July 14, 2021

    I’m at the Four Seasons Resort in Vail with one of the best spas in the Vail Valley. The idea, of course, is not only to relax but to restore your energy and your body

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  • What’s new at theme parks this summer?
    Backyard Vacations | Destinations | Families & Groups | Parks & Outdoors | Weekly Column

    What’s new at theme parks this summer?

    ByEileen Ogintz July 6, 2017July 14, 2021

    There is certainly lots to choose from this summer — 170 new rides, slides and experiences at 75 parks and attractions across the United States and in Canada

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