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  • On a multigenerational cruise with Windstar in Scotland
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    On a multigenerational cruise with Windstar in Scotland

    ByEileen Ogintz August 13, 2015July 16, 2021

    The 91-year-old had chosen the Windstar Star Legend, a 212-passenger ship for a cruise with her 17-year-old grandson— one of three yachts without the line’s famous sails that the company has recently acquired from Seabourn

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  • Enesi’s excellent adventure in the Dominican Republic – Part 2
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    Enesi’s excellent adventure in the Dominican Republic – Part 2

    ByEileen Ogintz August 12, 2015July 6, 2021

    Sixteen-year-old Enesi Domi shares his daily diary from a youth service experience in the Dominican Republic with the community service organization Rustic Pathways. This is the second of two installments. More than 5000 youths will go on Rustic Pathways service trips this year.

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  • Enesi’s excellent adventure in the Dominican Republic – Part 1
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    Enesi’s excellent adventure in the Dominican Republic – Part 1

    ByEileen Ogintz August 11, 2015July 15, 2021

    Sixteen-year-old Enesi Domi shares his daily diary from a youth service experience in the Dominican Republic with the community service organization Rustic Pathways. This is the first of two installments. More than 5000 youths will go on Rustic Pathways service trips this year.

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  • The new One World Observatory in New York – breathtaking
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    The new One World Observatory in New York – breathtaking

    ByEileen Ogintz August 10, 2015July 15, 2021

    “It’s like you are on top of the world you’re so high,” said Aman Gaudani, from Oakbridge, NJ who was taking in the view from the newly opened One World Observatory, atop the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

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  • New York City in August – good time for families to visit
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    New York City in August – good time for families to visit

    ByEileen Ogintz August 6, 2015July 9, 2021

    New York, of course, is always tops on tweens and teens lists of wanna-go places. If you have a few days before school starts, it turns out August is a good time. Sure it may be hot, but with business travelers scarce, you are likely to get a good hotel deal.

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  • In Edinburgh, where Harry Potter was written and history abounds
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    In Edinburgh, where Harry Potter was written and history abounds

    ByEileen Ogintz August 2, 2015July 15, 2021

    Welcome to Daigon Alley. No, this is not at Universal Studios Orlando. It’s here in Edinburgh, where JK Rowling famously wrote the first book in a coffee shop.

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  • At Gleneagles, falconry is more than for the birds
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    At Gleneagles, falconry is more than for the birds

    ByEileen Ogintz July 31, 2015July 15, 2021

    Margo is a Harris Hawk at the British School of Falconry here on the grounds of the historic Gleneagles Hotel, the first in the country and extremely popular with kids. In fact, we had an audience as I was learning to hold Margo and let her fly.

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  • Gleneagles: a world-famous golf resort, now family friendly
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    Gleneagles: a world-famous golf resort, now family friendly

    ByEileen Ogintz July 30, 2015July 6, 2021

    Of course, Gleneagles is known for golf — it is home to three of Scotland’s best championship courses and it is where the 2014 Ryder Cup was played. But today, only 30 percent of guests play golf — and some of them may be kids taking lessons.

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  • Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland – a foodie paradise
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    Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland – a foodie paradise

    ByEileen Ogintz July 30, 2015July 15, 2021

    What is vacation without good food and Gleneagles Hotel certainly delivers. It is home to Andrew Fairlie, chef of Scotland’s only two Michelin-starred restaurant. But the other restaurants offer something special as well—maybe trying Scottish food for the first time.

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  • Gleneagles: Famous for golf but beloved by UK and US families
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    Gleneagles: Famous for golf but beloved by UK and US families

    ByEileen Ogintz July 29, 2015July 6, 2021

    Gleneagles is known for golf—it is home to three of Scotland’s best championship courses but today, only 30 per cent of guests play golf and Gleneagles is a kid-friendly resort that draws families from the United Kingdom as well as the United States back year after year

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  • Cruise shore excursions: go with a group or on your own?
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    Cruise shore excursions: go with a group or on your own?

    ByEileen Ogintz July 28, 2015July 7, 2021

    When you take a cruise, you can opt for a shore excursion offered by the cruise line, or you can take your own, often booking local guides.

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  • At Scotland’s Fort George: a youth bagpipe band
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    At Scotland’s Fort George: a youth bagpipe band

    ByEileen Ogintz July 27, 2015July 7, 2021

    Tour buses took us to Fort George, where the Inverness Youth Band with 30-plus members –drummers as young as nine and led by adults are “Beating Retreat,” performing a traditional military ceremony 16th Century England.

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  • At sea with Windstar – connecting families and generations
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    At sea with Windstar – connecting families and generations

    ByEileen Ogintz July 25, 2015July 7, 2021

    Of the 204 passengers, there are 117 who have sailed Windstar, some as many as 11 times. While you may think of this as a cruise line for adults, I’ve been thinking of this as a way for grown and mostly grown kids to connect with parents and grandparents, sharing new experiences.

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  • A hidden gem of a restaurant in Scotland
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    A hidden gem of a restaurant in Scotland

    ByEileen Ogintz July 24, 2015July 7, 2021

    Three Chimneys Restaurant and six-room inn is on an out of the way stretch of road on the Isle of Skye where you brake for sheep crossing the road and the fish you eat for lunch might have been caught that morning, the lettuce just harvested.

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  • Fans from all over the world love Harry Potter studio tour near London
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    Fans from all over the world love Harry Potter studio tour near London

    ByEileen Ogintz July 23, 2015July 15, 2021

    The Woods family had flown 24 hours to London from Australia, but they weren’t planning to ride the famous London Eye, see a West End play or even check out the Crown Jewels. In fact, they’d come for just one reason — the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London — The Making of Harry Potter

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  • Learning about the origins of the Titantic in Belfast
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    Learning about the origins of the Titantic in Belfast

    ByEileen Ogintz July 22, 2015March 14, 2022

    We are on day two of our cruise aboard the Windstar yacht Star Legend – the Gaelic Explorers tour. We’ve anchored in Portrush and taken an excursion bus for the one-hour trip to Belfast to learn about the building of the Titantic.

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  • Cruising Ireland and Scotland on a Windstar yacht
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    Cruising Ireland and Scotland on a Windstar yacht

    ByEileen Ogintz July 21, 2015July 15, 2021

    We are on an eight-day Gaelic Explorer Windstar Cruise on a yacht with just 212 passengers can go to smaller ports. Windstar, known for its sailing yachts, has added three more yachts from Seabourn—these without sails–that after a $12 million refurbishment have joined the fleet.

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  • When in Ireland, soak up culture in Dublin
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    When in Ireland, soak up culture in Dublin

    ByEileen Ogintz July 20, 2015June 28, 2023

    Our guide says the mistake Americans make when visiting Ireland is rushing around too much. “Give yourself time,” he says. Don’t rush off on day trips to the west of the country. “I don’t go to New York to see Chicago,” he said. Here are some places he suggests you visit

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  • Afternoon tea at Ashford Castle
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    A multi-gen foodie heaven at Ireland’s Ashford Castle

    ByEileen Ogintz July 18, 2015July 15, 2021

    The great food at Ashford Castle in Ireland is inspired by Lord Ardilaun, a scion of the Guinness family, who insisted on only the freshest and most varied of local produce, a tradition continued by new executive chef Philippe Farineau

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  • Ireland’s Ashford Castle – beloved by American families
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    Ireland’s Ashford Castle – beloved by American families

    ByEileen Ogintz July 17, 2015July 15, 2021

    We are at Ireland’s School of Falconry—the oldest in the country—at Ashford Castle that dates back to 1228 on the shores of Lough Corrib, the largest lake in Ireland, and the River Cong, which is reputed to have the best salmon and trout fishing in Europe.

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