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  • In Havana, meeting people who are starting private businesses
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    In Havana, meeting people who are starting private businesses

    ByEileen Ogintz May 4, 2016October 17, 2023

    Gilberto Valladares Reina has always been a barber—and a dreamer. That’s not always been easy in Cuba, where the government controlled so many aspects of your life.

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  • Into Havana on a “people-to-people” tour from the first American cruise ship in 58 years
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    Into Havana on a “people-to-people” tour from the first American cruise ship in 58 years

    ByEileen Ogintz May 2, 2016July 14, 2021

    Cubans lined the Havana shoreline, cheering loudly as the ship sailed in. Those on board lined the decks cheering, waving Cuban and American flags as Adonia, became the first American ship to enter Havana Harbor in 58 years

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  • How kids like making history on first American cruise to Cuba
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    How kids like making history on first American cruise to Cuba

    ByEileen Ogintz May 2, 2016July 14, 2021

    The Russell kids had spent the last two weeks in the Dominican Republic where they joined in volunteer activities that ranged from wrapping chocolate bars at a women’s collective to helping to lay cement floors for several families.

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  • On the first American sea voyage to Cuba since the Revolution
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    On the first American sea voyage to Cuba since the Revolution

    ByEileen Ogintz May 1, 2016July 14, 2021

    Eleven kids are making history, though they may not realize it. The kids are among the 700 passengers aboard Fathom’s Adonia, the first American ship to win approval to sail into Cuba from American shores in more than 50 years. (Fathom is the newest cruise brand of Carnival Corp).

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  • Mother’s Day gifts: what she needs in her travel tote
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    Mother’s Day gifts: what she needs in her travel tote

    ByEileen Ogintz April 28, 2016July 10, 2021

    Mom’s tote bag is so important. (Are you listening dads and kids?) You don’t want to end up like I did on my way out of the country with a bag that broke at the airport.

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  • Do Millennial Families Travel Differently Than Everyone Else?
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    Do Millennial Families Travel Differently Than Everyone Else?

    ByEileen Ogintz April 27, 2016July 5, 2021

    Millennial families are more diverse, likely to travel farther, seek out new destinations and spend more than their peers without children

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  • Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lights Up for Evening Adventure
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    Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lights Up for Evening Adventure

    ByEileen Ogintz April 25, 2016July 6, 2021

    Soaring lights dance across the evening sky at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, but it’s no longer just soft lights illuminating the closed park while the animals play.

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  • On an adventure closer to home this summer
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    On an adventure closer to home this summer

    ByEileen Ogintz April 21, 2016July 16, 2021

    Will we be safe? Everywhere I go people have the same question about travel this spring and summer. So what’s a travel-loving family to do this summer?

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  • Eileen’s Colorado Kids Guide featured by Mile High Mamas
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    Eileen’s Colorado Kids Guide featured by Mile High Mamas

    ByEileen Ogintz April 19, 2016July 16, 2021

    @MileHighMamas tweeted: We love @takingthekids new book w/ recommendations for kids by kids for fun in Boulder, Denver & Ski Country! Here’s the blog:

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  • 10 Family Pleasing activities in Edinburgh, Scotland
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    10 Family Pleasing activities in Edinburgh, Scotland

    ByEileen Ogintz April 14, 2016July 14, 2021

    Check out Daigon Alley! Not at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando or Hollywood, but in Victoria Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, where J.K. Rowling famously wrote the first Harry Potter book while seated in a local coffee shop.

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  • National Parks Week is the time to introduce your kids to the outdoors
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    National Parks Week is the time to introduce your kids to the outdoors

    ByEileen Ogintz April 7, 2016July 16, 2021

    Throughout National Parks Week, many parks will also host Every Kid in a Park events, which encourages fourth-grade students to visit national parks and other public lands by offering a free annual pass.

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  • 10 TIPS FOR FIRST TRIP TO DISNEY FROM A DISNEY EXPERT
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    10 TIPS FOR FIRST TRIP TO DISNEY FROM A DISNEY EXPERT

    ByEileen Ogintz April 5, 2016July 7, 2021

    Congratulations! You’re taking your first trip to Walt Disney World. Now comes the hard part— the planning! Everyone has advice—different advice, of course. There’s so much research out there you feel overwhelmed and maybe intimidated.

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  • Learning the consequences of war at five great war museums
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    Learning the consequences of war at five great war museums

    ByEileen Ogintz March 31, 2016July 10, 2021

    Stand on the “bridge” of the USS Enterprise, the aircraft carrier that was so critical to the Allied efforts in the Pacific. Walk through “Green Hell” in Guadalcanal,

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  • In Albuquerque: an historic Inn and Organic Farm
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    In Albuquerque: an historic Inn and Organic Farm

    ByEileen Ogintz March 30, 2016July 14, 2021

    Check out the peacocks! Smell the lavender! Tonight we’re at the family- owned Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm in Albuquerque, which was established in 1934.

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  • New Mexico – Land of Enchanted Cuisine
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    New Mexico – Land of Enchanted Cuisine

    ByEileen Ogintz March 29, 2016July 14, 2021

    Certainly you can eat well in New Mexico no matter what your budget. Do you want green or red chiles?
    If you want both, that’s “Christmas.”

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  • Green Chile Cheesburgers and Bubbling Hot Springs
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    Green Chile Cheesburgers and Bubbling Hot Springs

    ByEileen Ogintz March 28, 2016July 6, 2021

    It’s a risk as well as an adventure – stopping for a green chile cheeseburger lunch (a New Mexico specialty) at a grocery store/gas station along the state’s Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail.

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  • When someone in the family has special challenges
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    When someone in the family has special challenges

    ByEileen Ogintz March 24, 2016July 16, 2021

    Adaptive sports programs are about much more than the activities themselves, Disabled Sports USA, has some 124 chapters across 42 states, including 75 at ski resorts

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  • Five favorite urban parks for families to visit this spring
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    Five favorite urban parks for families to visit this spring

    ByEileen Ogintz March 17, 2016July 9, 2021

    Urban parks have lots to offer visiting families — not the least of which is the chance to meet local families, or the chance to learn more about the city at a local museum.

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  • Vacationing like a 1 percenter in a staffed villa in Jamaica
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    Vacationing like a 1 percenter in a staffed villa in Jamaica

    ByEileen Ogintz March 10, 2016July 7, 2021

    It’s easy to see why these vacations are so popular with multigenerational families. No one is doing all the chores that typically come with a house rental.

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  • Bringing City of Light to City of Stars
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    Bringing City of Light to City of Stars

    ByEileen Ogintz March 8, 2016July 8, 2021

    The Walt Disney Concert Hall never fails to deliver exquisite music to its audience, especially with the current on-going concert series: City of Lights: A Century of Music From Paris.

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  • Affordable Aspen – families enjoying the amenities and vibes of the famous ski town
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    Affordable Aspen – families enjoying the amenities and vibes of the famous ski town

    ByAndy Yemma March 7, 2016November 10, 2025

    Lest you think Aspen is only for celebs and wealthy Hollywood types, there’s plenty affordable here—starting with the Limelight Hotel with rates under $200 a night

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  • Angeleno Goes Full Cowboy in Colorado
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    Angeleno Goes Full Cowboy in Colorado

    ByEileen Ogintz March 6, 2016June 28, 2023

    At the Vista Verde Guest Ranch, it turns ranch life ain’t so bad. It also turns out, a city slicker can really look really really ridiculously awesome wearing a Cowboy hat.

    At the Vista Verde Guest Ranch

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  • In Aspen, a hotel with great vibes and amenities – The Limelight
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    In Aspen, a hotel with great vibes and amenities – The Limelight

    ByEileen Ogintz March 4, 2016July 17, 2021

    We’re atop Ajax—as Aspen Mountain is known—with just a handful of others for “First Tracks” at 8:15 a.m.—before the Mountain has opened.

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  • Families Celebrating St. Patricks Day in Dublin
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    Families Celebrating St. Patricks Day in Dublin

    ByEileen Ogintz March 3, 2016June 28, 2023

    Got your green on? You’ll want it if you are heading to Dublin this month, especially during the four-day St. Patrick’s Day festivities.

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  • The mountain or the ranch – so many great choices
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    The mountain or the ranch – so many great choices

    ByEileen Ogintz March 3, 2016July 17, 2021

    The staff at Vista Verde Ranch, about 25 miles outside the ski town of Steamboat Springs has obligingly left us an Evening Sky Map for this month.

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  • A visit to Strawberry Hot Spring Park in Colorado
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    A visit to Strawberry Hot Spring Park in Colorado

    ByEileen Ogintz March 2, 2016July 2, 2024

    Nestled in the hills about 10 miles outside the town of Steamboat Springs, Strawberry Hot Springs is a natural hot springs fed by heated underground aquifers that come to the surface to make a number of heated pools

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  • Combining ski vacation and dude ranch in the Colorado Rockies
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    Combining ski vacation and dude ranch in the Colorado Rockies

    ByEileen Ogintz March 1, 2016July 2, 2023

    This year, I decided to mix it up—opting to spend half our winter ski week at a dude ranch, Vista Verde Ranch, on 500-plus gorgeous acres about 25 miles outside of Steamboat Springs and as far away from the crowds and tumult of a major ski area as you can get.

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  • Winter Park’s adaptive sports program changes lives for disabled kids and adults
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    Winter Park’s adaptive sports program changes lives for disabled kids and adults

    ByEileen Ogintz February 29, 2016July 14, 2021

    By Eileen Ogintz WINTER PARK, CO – Fifteen-year-old Kati Leasure can’t walk or talk very well and has progressive loss of muscle control as a…

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  • Taking the stroller set to Disney World and Orlando
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    Taking the stroller set to Disney World and Orlando

    ByEileen Ogintz February 25, 2016July 14, 2021

    Who knew that Walt Disney World had so many attractions for the littlest park goers not yet in kindergarten — 80, with more coming this summer when the much-anticipated “Frozen Ever After” family adventure opens in Epcot’s Norway Pavilion.

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  • Storytime at New Orleans Museum of Art
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    Storytime at New Orleans Museum of Art

    ByEileen Ogintz February 24, 2016July 8, 2021

    Head to the New Orleans Museum of Art on select Saturday mornings where authors, actors and artists read or act out a story followed by a family art activity.

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