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  • On the Riviera Nayarit along Mexico’s Pacific Coast
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    On the Riviera Nayarit along Mexico’s Pacific Coast

    ByEileen Ogintz May 5, 2015July 12, 2021

    At the Iberostar Playa Mita in Riviera Nayarit on the Pacific Coast of Mexico they feel they’ve gotten as close to family vacation nirvana as they could possibly get. “We’ve never had free room service,” joked Troy Nathan.

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  • Dolphins and art galleries in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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    Dolphins and art galleries in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

    ByEileen Ogintz May 4, 2015July 10, 2021

    There are dolphin discovery programs run by this company all over the Caribbean but this park is different because for the same price (a little over $100) there is a challenge course, water slides, a water play area for younger kids, even a zipline over the slides).

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  • Day Two – a tour around the all-inclusives of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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    Day Two – a tour around the all-inclusives of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

    ByEileen Ogintz May 3, 2015July 17, 2021

    Puerto Vallarta is known for its galleries and its food but it is probably known more as a cruise ship stop and for those visiting the all-inclusive resorts.

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  • Visiting the Grandest of Canyons with young kids
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    Visiting the Grandest of Canyons with young kids

    ByEileen Ogintz May 1, 2015July 5, 2021

    I looked around and saw kinds of families — from around the world here to experience what is widely considered one of the wonders of the world.

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  • Three days in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Day One taco tour!
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    Three days in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Day One taco tour!

    ByEileen Ogintz May 1, 2015July 17, 2021

    We’re in Puerto Vallarta, which is increasingly known for its food and happens to have some 500 taco stands open into the early hours of the night—each one with a specialty that locals come to savor. Every ingredient comes from within a 20 mile radius.

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  • Orlando – the most visited city in America
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    Orlando – the most visited city in America

    ByEileen Ogintz April 30, 2015July 15, 2021

    The good news is that if you are planning to visit Orlando in May — before the summer crowds arrive — the lines might not be as long and you’ll save some bucks on your hotel.

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  • Nearly 30 years of Taking the Kids – NY Times
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    Nearly 30 years of Taking the Kids – NY Times

    ByEileen Ogintz April 28, 2015July 16, 2021

    It started in 1987. Cat in pond. You may already know the story. Eileen interviewed about it in the New York Times

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  • Baseballs, burgers, crepes, water parks and family time in Arizona
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    Baseballs, burgers, crepes, water parks and family time in Arizona

    ByEileen Ogintz April 25, 2015July 15, 2021

    Once we land, I talk the rental car lady and my Dad into getting us a cool Mustang to ride around in instead of this family looking car they had for us. My dad tells me I have rental car swag.

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  • TMS Family Travel Summit Explores Opportunities in International Travel
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    TMS Family Travel Summit Explores Opportunities in International Travel

    ByEileen Ogintz April 23, 2015July 5, 2021

    The TMS Family Travel Summit meeting in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico April 23-25, 2015 will explore how many of the 1.135 million overnight international travelers are families, and how to increase their numbers.

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  • Souvenir shop atMission Beach in San Diego CA
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    Taking the Kids? What’s your souvenir strategy?

    ByEileen Ogintz April 23, 2015July 16, 2021

    Just as you should plan your itinerary and have a “what if” talk if the kids (or you) get lost, you need to have a souvenir strategy before the trip even starts. You don’t want to bust the vacation budget on something like a $40 sweatshirt, or a toy that will be forgotten the next day.

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  • Discovering history and fun in the countryside outside London
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    Discovering history and fun in the countryside outside London

    ByEileen Ogintz April 16, 2015July 15, 2021

    After seeing London’s great sites, it’s a joy to explore Britain’s famous Cotswolds towns, which are just about a two-hour train trip from London’s Paddington Station — ideal for a day or a weekend when you’ve had enough of the city, as fun as it is.

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  • National Park Service launches new “Find Your Park” campaign
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    National Park Service launches new “Find Your Park” campaign

    ByEileen Ogintz April 9, 2015July 15, 2021

    The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation has just launched a nationwide campaign to encourage Americans to Find Your Park and share their memories and experiences online and via social media with the #findyourpark hashtag

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  • Orlando is the most visited place in the USA. What this means for you…
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    Orlando is the most visited place in the USA. What this means for you…

    ByEileen Ogintz April 7, 2015July 17, 2021

    Spring is one of the busiest times in Orlando which happens to be not only the theme park capitol of the world but the most visited city in the country. What does that mean for your family?

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  • New coasters arrive to thrill — or scare — your family senseless!
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    New coasters arrive to thrill — or scare — your family senseless!

    ByEileen Ogintz April 2, 2015July 15, 2021

    For you coaster lovers, there are more than two dozen new attractions with unprecedented technology, spins and speed at large and small theme parks around the country this year,

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  • Enjoying a week of baseball spring training in Arizona with a young cousi
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    Enjoying a week of baseball spring training in Arizona with a young cousi

    ByEileen Ogintz March 31, 2015July 15, 2021

    Matt Yemma and his 12-year-old cousin Ethan Sitzman spend a week shagging baseballs, autographs and enjoying the waterparks and sunshine of spring training in Arizona.

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  • Boarding, burgers and teen bonding in Bolton Valley, VT
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    Boarding, burgers and teen bonding in Bolton Valley, VT

    ByEileen Ogintz March 30, 2015July 10, 2021

    A high school junior and scholar in the A Better Chance program writes about a weekend of snowboarding fun and bonding time with his housemates in Bolton Valley, VT.

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  • Modern camping with kids – and WiFi
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    Modern camping with kids – and WiFi

    ByEileen Ogintz March 26, 2015July 10, 2021

    Younger campers say having a smartphone on a camping trip is nearly as important as toilet paper, according to the 2015 North American Camping Report. I’m guessing your kids would agree

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  • Families get acquainted with Thomas Jefferson at historic Monticello
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    Families get acquainted with Thomas Jefferson at historic Monticello

    ByEileen Ogintz March 19, 2015July 15, 2021

    It is only fitting that the home of our third president and the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence is so kid friendly. Jefferson was very fond of his 12 grandchildren, many of whom lived here with him after his retirement.

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  • Skiing and Soaking at Sunlight Mountain and Glenwood Springs
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    Skiing and Soaking at Sunlight Mountain and Glenwood Springs

    ByEileen Ogintz March 15, 2015July 15, 2021

    By springtime, many skiers are exhausted by the lift lines, carved out runs, and crowded resorts in Colorado Ski Country. But Sunlight Mountain Resort is the perfect little oasis where skiers can hit the mountain without having to schlep to the lifts.

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  • Cousins Mel Yemma and Chris Yemma in the gondola at Telluride
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    Telluride: An A-Lister’s Dream; a No-Lister’s Playground

    ByEileen Ogintz March 13, 2015July 15, 2021

    Skiing down the “Galloping Goose,” it hit me — Telluride has something for everyone, even the 1 percent A-listers.

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  • Tapping his inner rebel at Crested Butte Mountain Resort
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    Tapping his inner rebel at Crested Butte Mountain Resort

    ByEileen Ogintz March 12, 2015July 15, 2021

    A die-hard snowboarder since his teens, Chris Yemma decided to try skiing on a blue-bird day at Crested Butte to see if his inner rebel still lives.

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  • Plenty more for families to do while visiting the Cactus League
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    Plenty more for families to do while visiting the Cactus League

    ByEileen Ogintz March 12, 2015July 15, 2021

    March is all about baseball in Arizona — some 2.75 million visitors, 60 percent from outside Arizona, come to watch 15 major league teams get ready for the season through April 4

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  • Off the slopes and into the Spa: At The Peaks in Telluride
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    Off the slopes and into the Spa: At The Peaks in Telluride

    ByEileen Ogintz March 11, 2015July 15, 2021

    My daughters and I head up to one of Colorado’s biggest Spas at The Peaks Resort in the Mountain Village, where kids love the indoor-outdoor heated pool complete with water slide and is ranked a top spa by Conde Nast Traveler

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  • Let it snow! Transformational day at Telluride Ski Resort
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    Let it snow! Transformational day at Telluride Ski Resort

    ByEileen Ogintz March 10, 2015July 15, 2021

    After a week of bluebird weather, a much-needed winter storm has moved into Colorado and it is dumping snow at Telluride Ski Resort.

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  • Telluride CO: historic mountain town welcomes modern families
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    Telluride CO: historic mountain town welcomes modern families

    ByEileen Ogintz March 9, 2015July 15, 2021

    Welcome to Telluride Ski Resort, about an hour from Montrose and 2.5 hours from Durango (both of which have regional airports) in Southwest Colorado with just 2500 year-round residents who happily live in a box canyon 8750 feet above sea level. Yes you feel that altitude.

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  • Spring training – where families get up close with ballpayers
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    Spring training – where families get up close with ballpayers

    ByEileen Ogintz March 6, 2015July 5, 2021

    The parks are smaller, the food cheaper and you might get close enough for those who are big baseball fans in your gang to get an autograph.

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  • Special challenges for special kids in Crested Butte CO
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    Special challenges for special kids in Crested Butte CO

    ByEileen Ogintz March 5, 2015July 15, 2021

    Tony suffers from dwarfism and is autistic. But here at Crested Butte’s Adaptive Sports Center, he literally is king of the hill.

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  • Our family skiing and boarding in Crested Butte 25 years ago!
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    Our family trip back to Crested Butte, where memories were made

    ByEileen Ogintz March 5, 2015July 15, 2021

    The 6 year old was determined to set herself apart from her older brother and sister on vacation. My youngest daughter declared she was a “big girl” and could decide for herself what fun she would have in the snow that week in Crested Butte CO

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  • Conquering my mountain meltdown with the help of a ski instructor
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    Conquering my mountain meltdown with the help of a ski instructor

    ByEileen Ogintz March 4, 2015July 15, 2021

    We’re at the top of the mountain in Crested Butte, CO, elevation over 12,000 feet, and I suddenly am too scared to move. To be fair, the wind is blowing hard and the conditions are a bit icy but it really wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle — or hadn’t handled many times.

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  • Plenty to do on and off the slopes in Crested Butte, CO
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    Plenty to do on and off the slopes in Crested Butte, CO

    ByEileen Ogintz March 3, 2015July 15, 2021

    For a town of 1500 people, Crested Butte, CO has enough restaurant choices to please any palate, promises David Wooding, co owner of the popular new Mexican restaurant Bonez

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