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  • Taking the Kids — to see the solar eclipse on August 21
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    Taking the Kids — to see the solar eclipse on August 21

    ByEileen Ogintz August 3, 2017July 17, 2021

    We’re talking about a different kind of milestone, but one equally memorable — the 2017 total solar eclipse, something that happens only rarely in this country. It’s an event they’ll remember all their lives, and should be good for many science projects to come.

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  • A tasty tour of the historic Jewish quarter in Budapest
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    A tasty tour of the historic Jewish quarter in Budapest

    ByEileen Ogintz August 2, 2017July 17, 2021

    Our 30-year-old Taste Hungary guide and the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, explains that not only has food always been an important part of the culture here

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  • Comfort, great food, close to everything: Sofitel, Berlin
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    Comfort, great food, close to everything: Sofitel, Berlin

    ByEileen Ogintz August 1, 2017July 6, 2021

    I admit what I like best is the breakfast buffet. I’ve love the chance to try foods that Berliners might typically have but I wouldn’t at home

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  • Touring the Sites of Rememberance of the Holocaust in Berlin
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    Touring the Sites of Rememberance of the Holocaust in Berlin

    ByEileen Ogintz July 31, 2017July 14, 2021

    “There were many unsung heroes,” said Nadav Jakobovitch, our Tours by Locals guide on our second day in Berlin. He comes from a family of Holocaust survivors by way of Israel

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  • Remains of the Berlin Wall
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    Walking the Berlin Wall – Reconciliation Matters

    ByEileen Ogintz July 30, 2017June 28, 2023

    We had just walked between what had once been called “the death strip,” the area between West Berlin and East Berlin, between the wall and safety of the West

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  • The airport lounge ain’t what it used to be
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    The airport lounge ain’t what it used to be

    ByEileen Ogintz July 27, 2017July 14, 2021

    I’m not flying business class. I’m not a high roller. But I have access to the Wingtips lounge in Terminal Four —and more than 1,000 airport lounges in 500 cities around the world.

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  • Kids flying solo? Advice from Eileen Ogintz in New York Times
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    Kids flying solo? Advice from Eileen Ogintz in New York Times

    ByEileen Ogintz July 27, 2017July 16, 2021

    Eileen offers advice for parents whose children are flying solo in The New York Times

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  • To ski country in summer when it is more affordable
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    To ski country in summer when it is more affordable

    ByEileen Ogintz July 27, 2017June 28, 2023

    Hike one of Colorado’s famous Fourteeners — one of the 50-plus mountains that rise more than 14,000 feet — hike to Vail’s famous Back Bowls through a sea of wildflowers or mountain bike on miles of trails. Welcome to Vail in summer.

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  • Embarrassing your kids doesn’t end after middle school
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    Embarrassing your kids doesn’t end after middle school

    ByEileen Ogintz July 24, 2017July 5, 2021

    If you think embarrassing your kids ends at middle school, think again. My older daughter, 31, seems convinced I’ll somehow embarrass her (perhaps by not being able to keep up) on our upcoming biking river cruise along the Danube

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  • Taking the Kids — to family reunion central
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    Taking the Kids — to family reunion central

    ByEileen Ogintz July 20, 2017August 25, 2022

    As fun as Colorado is in the summer, there’s something more important going on here at the YMCA of the Rockies. “It’s eating and joking around with all of our cousins.”

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  • Walking in Jane Austen’s footsteps in southern England
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    Walking in Jane Austen’s footsteps in southern England

    ByEileen Ogintz July 13, 2017July 14, 2021

    VisitBritain is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Austen’s death (July 18, 1817) with a year’s worth of exhibitions, talks, walks, writing competitions and performances here and elsewhere, like in Bath, where fans come to walk the streets that Austen

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  • Road trip advice without the electronic gadgets – Eileen in Travel+Leisure
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    Road trip advice without the electronic gadgets – Eileen in Travel+Leisure

    ByEileen Ogintz July 11, 2017July 16, 2021

    Eileen offers Travel+Leisure readers advice for keeping kids busy on road trips without resorting to electronic gadgets

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  • On the hiking trail – handy hydration and a comfy “Skort”
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    On the hiking trail – handy hydration and a comfy “Skort”

    ByEileen Ogintz July 10, 2017July 16, 2021

    I’ve discovered on a day hike, what I want most is a hydration system so that I can get water when I want it without stopping to get out a water bottle.

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  • One Big Adrenaline Rush at Adventures on the Gorge in West Virginia
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    One Big Adrenaline Rush at Adventures on the Gorge in West Virginia

    ByEileen Ogintz July 10, 2017July 14, 2021

    While a lot of people are still trying to figure out what an “adventure resort” is, Adventures on the Gorge is showing their guests of all ages what a vacation destination should look like

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  • Travel T-Shirts: one keeps bugs off and one may bug certain politicos
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    Travel T-Shirts: one keeps bugs off and one may bug certain politicos

    ByAndy Yemma July 8, 2017November 10, 2025

    Two new travel T-Shirts that Taking the Kids Correspondent Andy Yemma (Eileen’s husband) highly recommends. One keeps the bugs off – the other may bug certain twitter users.

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  • Energy and body restoration at the Four Seasons Resort in Vail
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    Energy and body restoration at the Four Seasons Resort in Vail

    ByEileen Ogintz July 6, 2017July 14, 2021

    I’m at the Four Seasons Resort in Vail with one of the best spas in the Vail Valley. The idea, of course, is not only to relax but to restore your energy and your body

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  • What’s new at theme parks this summer?
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    What’s new at theme parks this summer?

    ByEileen Ogintz July 6, 2017July 14, 2021

    There is certainly lots to choose from this summer — 170 new rides, slides and experiences at 75 parks and attractions across the United States and in Canada

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  • Families love the Four Seasons in Vail Co. for “glamping” and more
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    Families love the Four Seasons in Vail Co. for “glamping” and more

    ByEileen Ogintz July 5, 2017July 6, 2021

    Get ready to get spoiled—for a few days anyway. That’s why the Johnstons, including Kendall, 11, and Reagan, 13, have decamped from Denver to the Four Seasons Resort in Vail for their fourth weekend—this time the Fourth of July.

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  • Kids learning nature through fun at the top of Vail Mountain
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    Kids learning nature through fun at the top of Vail Mountain

    ByEileen Ogintz July 4, 2017December 27, 2021

    this is July Fourth weekend, the resort’s busiest of the summer season. It’s family central at Adventure Ridge located at the top of the gondola at 10,350 feet. Wow what a view!

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  • At the Broadmoor’s Sunday Brunch you might want to start with dessert
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    At the Broadmoor’s Sunday Brunch you might want to start with dessert

    ByEileen Ogintz July 3, 2017July 14, 2021

    It’s hard to resist when Banana Fosters, plum Calvados crepes, bread pudding, apple cobbler, ice cream sundaes, strawberry buttermilk panna cotta, raspberry mojito cupcakes, snickerdoodle crème brulee, even a vegan chocolate pot au crème are there for the taking

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  • Up in the mountain air at The Broadmoor’s Cloud Camp in Colorado
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    Up in the mountain air at The Broadmoor’s Cloud Camp in Colorado

    ByEileen Ogintz July 1, 2017July 14, 2021

    Cloud Camp is the historic Broadmoor resort’s highest wilderness experience. But my daughter Mel and her boyfriend Hank Lockhead – experienced backpackers—think it’s more of a luxury experience with well-appointed log cabins, beautiful bathrooms, gourmet meals…

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  • Generations gather to reconnect at quadrennial family reunion
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    Generations gather to reconnect at quadrennial family reunion

    ByEileen Ogintz June 29, 2017July 14, 2021

    There are lots of milestones at our reunion—25th and 35th anniversaries; 80th, 70th, 60th, 50th and 30th birthdays. One of the grandmothers tried to give the family a quick family history lesson

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  • Cub Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
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    In Rocky Mountain Nat Park – hikes are great, but beware crowds

    ByEileen Ogintz June 28, 2017July 14, 2021

    if I’d done my homework, the Rocky Mountain National Park rangers would have told me to hike early, as parking spots at some of the popular trailheads—like Beaver Lake, a four-mile round trip hike that is kid-friendly—are gone by 8:30 am.

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  • A family reunion at YMCA of the Rockies Estes Park Center
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    YMCA of the Rockies is Family Reunion Central

    ByEileen Ogintz June 27, 2017July 14, 2021

    Welcome to Family Reunion Central. In fact, the Estes Park Center and its sister resort Snow Mountain Ranch host more than 1,300 reunions a year—more, they believe, than any other venue in the United States.

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  • Getting a new passport requires planning – here’s how
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    Getting a new passport requires planning – here’s how

    ByEileen Ogintz June 26, 2017July 17, 2021

    You get to the airport for a long-planned overseas trip only to discover you can’t board your flight— because your passports expire within six months!

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  • Crossing the Atlantic aboard the Queen Mary 2
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    Crossing the Atlantic aboard the Queen Mary 2

    ByEileen Ogintz June 22, 2017July 7, 2021

    Today, aboard the Queen Mary 2, there is a mural depicting the Cunard history of entertaining kids dating back to the mid-19th century

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  • Learning a little history on July 4th
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    Learning a little history on July 4th

    ByEileen Ogintz June 22, 2017July 9, 2021

    if you play your cards right, you’ll all have fun celebrating the nation’s birthday — and learning something about American history at the same time.

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  • Orlando’s Top 5 Hotspots for Teens
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    Orlando’s Top 5 Hotspots for Teens

    ByEileen Ogintz June 20, 2017July 6, 2021

    Orlando is bursting with trendy and exciting places to visit, especially if you’re a teenager.

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  • Kids Travel Journals by father of 3
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    Kids Travel Journals by father of 3

    ByEileen Ogintz June 16, 2017July 16, 2021

    A father of three kids under 11 tries to balance screen time with other entertainment on long road trips. But unlike most, he has published a series of old-style fun books

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  • Bikes, Beans and Blooms in Victoria, BC
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    Bikes, Beans and Blooms in Victoria, BC

    ByEileen Ogintz June 16, 2017June 30, 2021

    A recent trip to beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, hit the outdoor foodie sweet spot. We participated in casual outdoor adventures by day and dined on delicious cuisine each evening.

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