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  • Day One in Antarctica – kids try a spin in the Zodiacs
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    Day One in Antarctica – kids try a spin in the Zodiacs

    ByEileen Ogintz January 1, 2017July 7, 2021

    We’re ashore with Abercrombie & Kent on the rocky, crescent shaped Half Moon Island which was known to sealers as early as 1821. The stars of the show are the Chinstrap Penguins

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  • Football, roses and art – Pasadena CA has it all
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    Football, roses and art – Pasadena CA has it all

    ByEileen Ogintz January 1, 2017July 7, 2021

    Pasadena, just 12 minutes from Downtown LA via light Metro Rail, has a lot to offer every day—not least the sunshine, 300 days a year.

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  • Watch for whales, seabirds and penguins on icebergs
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    Watch for whales, seabirds and penguins on icebergs

    ByEileen Ogintz December 30, 2016July 7, 2021

    Adults and kids alike on the Abercrombie & Kent trip aboard Le Boreal are on deck, bundled in parkas and hats as we pass a giant iceberg where Chinstrap penguins frolic

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  • Remembering five great family adventures in 2016
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    Remembering five great family adventures in 2016

    ByEileen Ogintz December 29, 2016June 28, 2023

    Ask anyone what they want from vacation and, besides a good time, they’ll likely answer that they’re after lasting memories for their family

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  • Kids learn about sailing in the Earth’s most difficult waters
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    Kids learn about sailing in the Earth’s most difficult waters

    ByEileen Ogintz December 29, 2016July 7, 2021

    We’re in some of the most treacherous seas of the world, Captain Etienne Garcia, tells the boys and girls.

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  • On South Georgia Island – learning animal behavior
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    On South Georgia Island – learning animal behavior

    ByEileen Ogintz December 28, 2016July 7, 2021

    This morning in Gold Harbor on the southern end of South Georgia, an elephant seal pup, just a few months old, approached Sophie as if to say “Be my friend!”

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  • Day Two on South Georgia: a Visit to the whaling station
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    Day Two on South Georgia: a Visit to the whaling station

    ByEileen Ogintz December 27, 2016October 18, 2023

    Welcome to St. Andrews Bay in South Georgia with the backdrop of the Heaney and Cook Glaciers and home to the largest King Penguin colony in the world

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  • South Georgia Island: home of the Oakum Boys
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    South Georgia Island: home of the Oakum Boys

    ByEileen Ogintz December 25, 2016February 6, 2022

    they’re juvenile King Penguins, also known as “Oakum Boys,” who still have a fluffy coat of downy brown feathers and they’re pecking at their moms to feed them

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  • Whales and Christmas Carole on the High Southern Seas
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    Whales and Christmas Carole on the High Southern Seas

    ByEileen Ogintz December 24, 2016July 7, 2021

    On the Southern Ocean for the second day between the Falklands and South Georgia – rocking seas, HUMPBACKS! and Christmas carols.

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  • On the Southern Ocean, Dissecting a Squid is What You Do
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    On the Southern Ocean, Dissecting a Squid is What You Do

    ByEileen Ogintz December 23, 2016July 7, 2021

    This morning, as the Southern Ocean rocks the boat with waves 10 or more feet high, the kids have gathered in a corner of the sixth floor restaurant to dissect a squid.

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  • Who Knew? A Trip to the Fire Station in the Falkland Islands
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    Who Knew? A Trip to the Fire Station in the Falkland Islands

    ByEileen Ogintz December 22, 2016July 17, 2021

    The fire trucks pull up to our ship Le Boreal in the Falkland Islands, sirens blazing and lights flashing. But there was no emergency.

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  • It’s time again for families to have some fun in the snow
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    It’s time again for families to have some fun in the snow

    ByEileen Ogintz December 22, 2016July 14, 2021

    Peanut M&Ms are good, too. The Aspen, Colorado, middle-schoolers I interviewed for my “Kid’s Guide to Denver and Colorado Ski Country” opine that it’s always smart to have “power candy,” in your pocket

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  • On a Cruise to Antarctica – 34 Kids and a Whole Lot of Enthusiasm
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    On a Cruise to Antarctica – 34 Kids and a Whole Lot of Enthusiasm

    ByEileen Ogintz December 21, 2016July 17, 2021

    On the first day of our A&K adventure cruise from Argentina to the Falklands, S. Georgia and Antarctica – 34 kids on board and a lot of enthusiasm for learning

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  • Six LA museums guaranteed to wow families and kids
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    Six LA museums guaranteed to wow families and kids

    ByEileen Ogintz December 15, 2016July 10, 2021

    But this wasn’t a big holiday sale. People were waiting for the chance to get free tickets to The Broad, Los Angeles’ newest contemporary art museum.

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  • Gift suggestions for your favorite travelers during the holidays
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    Gift suggestions for your favorite travelers during the holidays

    ByEileen Ogintz December 8, 2016July 14, 2021

    There’s always that one thing you wished you had brought for the trip, but didn’t. Why not give your favorite travelers something that will genuinely make them happier and more comfortable on their 2017 travels? The best news: They’ll think of you, and your thoughtful gift, every time they travel.

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  • How about a quick pre-holiday getaway?
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    How about a quick pre-holiday getaway?

    ByEileen Ogintz December 1, 2016July 17, 2021

    Make it an overnight when you head to see that favorite holiday light display or museum exhibit. Go see Santa somewhere else besides the mall.

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  • Ushering in the holidays with cool light displays
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    Ushering in the holidays with cool light displays

    ByEileen Ogintz November 24, 2016June 28, 2023

    For a lot of us, heading to holiday light displays has become as big a Thanksgiving weekend tradition as football and pumpkin pie.

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  • A Mother-Daughter Yoga Retreat To Kripalu in the Berkshires
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    A Mother-Daughter Yoga Retreat To Kripalu in the Berkshires

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2016July 9, 2021

    Kripalu, a wellness retreat in the beautiful Berkshires, offers guests a flexible program with the opportunity to practice as much or as little yoga as desired.

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  • Finding the Elixir of Life on Amelia Island FL
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    Finding the Elixir of Life on Amelia Island FL

    ByEileen Ogintz November 20, 2016December 22, 2021

    At the TMS Family Travel conference held on Amelia Island Nov. 10-12, I experienced how one man’s passion for the culinary arts can convey an aura of wellness over an entire resort

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  • How they make it all happen in Clearwater FL
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    How they make it all happen in Clearwater FL

    ByEileen Ogintz November 19, 2016July 10, 2021

    Lisa Chandler wants everyone to love Clearwater Beach “by far the most family oriented beach in the state of Florida,”

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