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  • Arthur Tauck and the family tourism industry
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    Arthur Tauck and the family tourism industry

    ByEileen Ogintz July 1, 2016July 7, 2021

    The next time your kids get in trouble in school, tell them Arthur Tauck’s story.

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  • Tauck’s latest European river boat — extra space for families
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    Tauck’s latest European river boat — extra space for families

    ByEileen Ogintz June 30, 2016July 14, 2021

    I’ve never seen a nicer bathroom onboard a river ship. It’s so spacious! It has a rain shower. And as the MS Joy boasts more suites and fewer guests than other similarly sized vessels, it is a good bet for families.

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  • Celebrating July 4 with the kids
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    Celebrating July 4 with the kids

    ByEileen Ogintz June 30, 2016July 9, 2021

    There are plenty of ways to celebrate, starting with your local parade. When my kids were small and we lived in Evanston, Illinois, that parade was a highlight of the summer

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  • An Austrian monastery underappreciated by the Hapsburgs
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    An Austrian monastery underappreciated by the Hapsburgs

    ByEileen Ogintz June 29, 2016July 6, 2021

    Today, the Benedictine Abbey “Gottweig” may be the most famous symbol of this region—a huge complex at the top of the mountain that houses, besides the gorgeous church, a youth center, inn and one building that was built for the Hapsburgs to stay though they never did and boasting the largest staircase in all of Austria.

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  • Rained out in Austria? No chance
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    Rained out in Austria? No chance

    ByEileen Ogintz June 28, 2016July 14, 2021

    We’re about an hour northwest of Vienna—a great place for a respite after city touring, The entire area is famous for its abbeys, churches, castles, picturesque villages and hiking and cycling. The best part—It’s not at all crowded!

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  • Aboard Carnival’s newest ship, the Vista
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    Aboard Carnival’s newest ship, the Vista

    ByEileen Ogintz June 23, 2016July 7, 2021

    What’s first the new, super-fast waterslide, IMAX movie or SkyRide attraction? If you pick SkyRide, you get bragging rights for being among the first to ride a bike on an 800-foot track suspended 150 feet above the oceanWelcome aboard Carnival’s newest, biggest ship VISTA, with nearly 5,000 guests and 1,450 crew members.

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  • Ten Father’s Day gifts for the traveling dad
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    Ten Father’s Day gifts for the traveling dad

    ByEileen Ogintz June 16, 2016June 29, 2023

    No matter how memorable, travel can be stressful for Dads. This Father’s Day make sure to give the significant men in your life a big hug and a sincere “thank you” for all the wonderful adventures and memories.

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  • Food Tours: A Delicious Way To Explore Cincinnati OH
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    Food Tours: A Delicious Way To Explore Cincinnati OH

    ByEileen Ogintz June 14, 2016July 8, 2021

    Nowhere is tradition and innovation more apparent than in the culinary arena of Cincinnati. While this city gets its share of recognition for down-home Cincinnati-style chili, cutting-edge chefs are flocking here like bees to honey.

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  • Baseball, the Dodgers and the Honorable First Pitch
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    Baseball, the Dodgers and the Honorable First Pitch

    ByEileen Ogintz June 13, 2016July 8, 2021

    The particular game that I attended in April was a rivalry game against the San Francisco Giants. This series was tied at 1-1.

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  • One of Carnival's newest ships - Carnival Vista
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    Traveling abroad in an age of terrorism

    ByEileen Ogintz June 9, 2016July 7, 2021

    I didn’t meet anyone onboard during our trip who was nervous about traveling with their kids in Europe this summer, even though we were in Crete, less than 200 miles from where the Egyptair plane went down

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  • Visit to a Sea Turtle Hospital in Palm Beach County, Florida
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    Visit to a Sea Turtle Hospital in Palm Beach County, Florida

    ByEileen Ogintz June 2, 2016July 14, 2021

    More than just a place to observe, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center is a working hospital with the goal of rehabilitating its animal patients. In fact, it’s the preeminent sea turtle hospital in the United States and animals in need of treatment are carefully transported here from around the country.

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  • To the new, enhanced Disney Springs in Orlando
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    To the new, enhanced Disney Springs in Orlando

    ByEileen Ogintz June 2, 2016July 14, 2021

    Book a $125 vintage Amphicar ride for the gang at the new Boathouse Restaurant at the newly imagined Disney Springs, which used to be Downtown Disney before its multi-year transformation.

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  • Sampling the great foods of Athens
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    Sampling the great foods of Athens

    ByEileen Ogintz May 26, 2016July 7, 2021

    I think the way to a city’s heart—or to understand its culture—is through its food. That’s why in Athens I signed us up for a “Beyond Feta” food tour offered by Context Travel,

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  • Learning about our presidents from visiting their homes
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    Learning about our presidents from visiting their homes

    ByEileen Ogintz May 26, 2016June 29, 2023

    All around us on a recent sunny Sunday, families were picnicking outdoors, gaping at all of the wild game heads inside and walking on the nature trail at Teddy Roosevelt’s Sagamore Hill home.

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  • Visiting Turkey, briefly, in a year of travel warnings
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    Visiting Turkey, briefly, in a year of travel warnings

    ByEileen Ogintz May 25, 2016July 7, 2021

    Although the US State Department has warned about travel in parts of Turkey, we are far away from the unrest and terror threats in the tiny village of Sirince not far from the famous ruins of Ephesus

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  • Shore excursions: Planning ahead is smart
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    Shore excursions: Planning ahead is smart

    ByEileen Ogintz May 24, 2016July 7, 2021

    It seems as if all 4,000 passengers on the Carnival Vista, docked here, this morning are visiting Lindos, which means we’re jammed tight

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  • The entertainment never stops aboard Carnival’s Vista
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    The entertainment never stops aboard Carnival’s Vista

    ByEileen Ogintz May 23, 2016July 7, 2021

    IMAX movie or Sky Ride? No, we’re not in Orlando. We’re in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea aboard Carnival’s new and largest ship VISTA.

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  • No way to diet: 19 restaurants on Carnival Vista
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    No way to diet: 19 restaurants on Carnival Vista

    ByEileen Ogintz May 22, 2016July 7, 2021

    It’s nearly impossible to stay on your diet aboard Carnival’s new and largest ship Vista with some 19 places to eat.

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  • “You can’t live your life being afraid to go anywhere”
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    “You can’t live your life being afraid to go anywhere”

    ByEileen Ogintz May 21, 2016July 7, 2021

    The new Carnival Vista has more than 4,000 passengers and I haven’t run into anyone yet who considered changing their plans not to come due to concerns about terrorism

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  • Carnival’s newest and biggest ship – chock full of kids activities
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    Carnival’s newest and biggest ship – chock full of kids activities

    ByEileen Ogintz May 21, 2016July 14, 2021

    Kudos to Carnival for what they have achieved for families on their new and largest ship, Vista, now sailing in the Mediterranean.

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  • Off the beaten cruise tourism track on Italy’s Amalfi Coast
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    Off the beaten cruise tourism track on Italy’s Amalfi Coast

    ByEileen Ogintz May 20, 2016June 28, 2023

    Every day, Maria Grazia, 80, walks thousands of steep stone steps to and from her home in Minuta, a tiny hamlet high above the Amalfi Coast in southwestern Italy that is among the oldest towns here, dating back before medieval times.

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  • Taking the Kids on a once in a lifetime adventure
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    Taking the Kids on a once in a lifetime adventure

    ByEileen Ogintz May 19, 2016July 14, 2021

    Millennial families, according to the new 2016 MMGY Portrait of American Travelers, are more likely than millennial couples or singles, to travel internationally

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  • Scavenger Hunt in the Vatican Museums? You bet!
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    Scavenger Hunt in the Vatican Museums? You bet!

    ByEileen Ogintz May 19, 2016July 7, 2021

    You wouldn’t guess the always crowded Vatican Museums would be a good place for a scavenger hunt, but it is an ideal vehicle to keep kids interested, says Eva Polino, an art historian and licensed guide

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  • Truffle Hunting in Tuscany – Day 2 of Carnival Vista Med Cruise
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    Truffle Hunting in Tuscany – Day 2 of Carnival Vista Med Cruise

    ByEileen Ogintz May 18, 2016July 14, 2021

    We’re on a shore excursion in Tuscany off the Carnival Vista cruise ship, which is sailing the Mediterranean this summer. We’re with experienced truffle hunters Salvatore Cucchiara, a retired policeman, and his son Massimo

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  • Carnival’s newest and largest ship in the Med – first stop Marseilles, France
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    Carnival’s newest and largest ship in the Med – first stop Marseilles, France

    ByEileen Ogintz May 17, 2016July 14, 2021

    Marseilles is our first stop on a 10-day cruise of the Mediterranean on Carnival Vista, Carnival’s new and largest ship, carrying more than 4,000 passengers and nearly 1500 crew.

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  • To Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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    To Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    ByEileen Ogintz May 12, 2016July 9, 2021

    Welcome to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in the country with nearly 10 million visitors a year — twice what the Grand Canyon gets.

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  • Indonesia: Unity in Diversity
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    Indonesia: Unity in Diversity

    ByEileen Ogintz May 11, 2016July 14, 2021

    Indonesia is between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, between Asia and Australia, the largest island nation with more than 17,000 islands and a population of over 258 million people.

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  • Last Cuba port call – historic Santiago de Cuba and pirates of the Caribbean
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    Last Cuba port call – historic Santiago de Cuba and pirates of the Caribbean

    ByEileen Ogintz May 7, 2016July 14, 2021

    Historic Santiago de Cuba is home to revolutions, gave birth to Cuban leaders Jose Marti and Fidel Castro and was the scene of Teddy Roosevelt’s famous charge up San Juan Hill.

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  • Second port call in Cuba – beautiful French-inspired Cienfuegos
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    Second port call in Cuba – beautiful French-inspired Cienfuegos

    ByEileen Ogintz May 5, 2016July 14, 2021

    If Cuba had a Paris, Lonely Planet Cuba says, Cienfuegos would be it as it’s arranged around a spectacular natural bay (there are charter sailboats in the harbor and I can only imagine a lot more once Americans discover this place).

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  • TO CUBA ON THE FIRST AMERICAN SHIP TO SAIL HERE IN NEARLY 60 YEARS
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    TO CUBA ON THE FIRST AMERICAN SHIP TO SAIL HERE IN NEARLY 60 YEARS

    ByEileen Ogintz May 5, 2016July 16, 2021

    I’ve learned first hand that encouraging kids to be global citizens, to be comfortable outside their own comfort zones, helps them navigate unfamiliar and difficult turf in their lives as they grow up.

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