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  • On a Uniworld river cruise – Not just for families with kids
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    On a Uniworld river cruise – Not just for families with kids

    ByEileen Ogintz October 3, 2018July 7, 2021

    Look around this Uniworld river ship and you realize family travel isn’t just about two parents traveling with young kids. There are sisters traveling together; brothers and their wives; a mom and son, dad and daughters, a group of cousins… the list goes on

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  • A shore excursion like no other – St. Marks Basilica in Venice on a rainy night
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    A shore excursion like no other – St. Marks Basilica in Venice on a rainy night

    ByEileen Ogintz October 3, 2018February 1, 2024

    St. Mark’s Basilica is dark and silent as we file in, drenched from the rain. The church is closed to visitors. We are here as an “exclusive” only for passengers of Uniworld Cruises’ River Countess

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  • A Walking Tour of Venice Italy on a Rainy Day
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    A Walking Tour of Venice Italy on a Rainy Day

    ByAndy Yemma October 1, 2018November 10, 2025

    Our Uniworld River Cruise in and around Venice got off to a rainy start but never let a rainy day spoil your fun. Get out and take a walking tour and see scenes like these

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  • Exploring Leonardo Da Vinci’s Creations in Milan, Italy
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    Exploring Leonardo Da Vinci’s Creations in Milan, Italy

    ByEileen Ogintz October 1, 2018May 21, 2024

    Besides the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and other masterpieces, Da Vinci designed a self-supporting bridge, flying bicycle, life sized mechanical lion, musical instruments and much more

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  • When a vacation rental is more than a place to sleep
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    When a vacation rental is more than a place to sleep

    ByEileen Ogintz September 27, 2018December 5, 2025

    Fall, of course, is harvest season around the country and there are many festivals to celebrate the bounty, including those that include showing off your prowess in the kitchen and the garden

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  • The Curious Theater Company’s The Cake Fosters Conversation in a Sweet Way
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    The Curious Theater Company’s The Cake Fosters Conversation in a Sweet Way

    ByEileen Ogintz September 26, 2018June 28, 2023

    Talking about controversial issues doesn’t seem so hard when it’s paired with comedy and confection. That’s why The Cake, a play featured at Denver’s Curious Theater Company, is good for both the mind and the stomach

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  • The newest revival of Oklahoma! delights Denver audiences
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    The newest revival of Oklahoma! delights Denver audiences

    ByAndy Yemma September 25, 2018November 10, 2025

    The newest revival of Oklahoma!, which we just saw in Denver, shows that a good theater can produce a beloved musical that not only entertains, but provokes thought and discussion

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  • A recycled foam doggie bed that gets Trooper approval!
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    A recycled foam doggie bed that gets Trooper approval!

    ByEileen Ogintz September 24, 2018July 16, 2021

    Trooper here! I really like my new Restcycle bed — made out of recycled foam — from Ruffwear.

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  • To the top of the city
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    To the top of the city

    ByEileen Ogintz September 20, 2018July 10, 2021

    Let’s hope you aren’t afraid of heights. We’re talking a hands-free walk 1,168 feet up on a 5-foot ledge — EdgeWalk at Toronto’s famous CN Tower holds the Guinness World Record for the World’s Highest External Walk on a Building

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  • Cool gear for the well-traveled doggie
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    Cool gear for the well-traveled doggie

    ByEileen Ogintz September 11, 2018July 16, 2021

    Trooper needs a durable but comfortable bed to sleep on in the mountains. The Outdoor Chill Pad ($45.00) from P.L.A.Y fits the bill

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  • At the Crested Butte Chili and Beer Festival, It’s Not About Winning or Losing
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    At the Crested Butte Chili and Beer Festival, It’s Not About Winning or Losing

    ByAndy Yemma September 11, 2018November 10, 2025

    For my husband and daughter, it proved a fun shared experience—choosing the recipe, shopping for ingredients, and then two evenings cooking in our VRBO rental

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  • How to Compete in a Chili Cookoff? Vacation Rental of Course!
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    How to Compete in a Chili Cookoff? Vacation Rental of Course!

    ByEileen Ogintz September 7, 2018July 9, 2021

    This is one of the best equipped rentals I’ve ever experienced not only with plenty of dishes, pots, pans and utensils but basic spices and even tin foil and zip lock bags.

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  • Taking the Kids — and meeting Swiss kids
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    Taking the Kids — and meeting Swiss kids

    ByEileen Ogintz September 6, 2018July 14, 2021

    “Kids should try the local food here,” says Noa Von Allmen, 12, who lives in the Swiss mountain town of Lauterbrunnen, considered the gateway to the famous Jungfrau mountain region

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  • Adventure hiking in the Swiss Alps
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    Adventure hiking in the Swiss Alps

    ByEileen Ogintz August 30, 2018July 14, 2021

    This is the start of a two-week, self-guided hiking trip arranged by Alpenwild for my husband, me and our two daughters — a rare time together now that the girls are grown

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  • Aspen’s Hotel Jerome: Historic, comfy, very pet-friendly!
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    Aspen’s Hotel Jerome: Historic, comfy, very pet-friendly!

    ByEileen Ogintz August 29, 2018July 14, 2021

    Horses trotted through the lobby when Aspen’s Hotel Jerome opened in 1889. Today there are just happy guests, many with their dogs who are treated like royalty

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  • Challenging kids to learn nature at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
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    Challenging kids to learn nature at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies

    ByEileen Ogintz August 29, 2018July 9, 2021

    At the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES), environmental educators including Denali Barron and Bowman Leigh think a grab bag of nature challenges can help kids engage with the outdoors—and get off their devices.

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  • Choosing the right gear for your next adventure
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    Choosing the right gear for your next adventure

    ByEileen Ogintz August 23, 2018July 5, 2021

    I just spent a few days at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, North America’s largest trade show in the outdoor industry, and perused all that’s new in outdoor gear

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  • Hiking Switzerland – Summer 2018 – Video
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    Hiking Switzerland – Summer 2018 – Video

    ByEileen Ogintz August 21, 2018July 14, 2021

    During our 10-hiking trip through Switzerland in August 2018, we took tons of great photos and short video clips with a Nikon D3400

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  • Last day in Switzerland – A ‘Sweet Tour’ of Zurich
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    Last day in Switzerland – A ‘Sweet Tour’ of Zurich

    ByEileen Ogintz August 20, 2018July 14, 2021

    It is interesting to consider that the Swiss have become so known for a product whose ingredients—cocoa and sugar—came from abroad

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  • Not an airport hotel – but only five minutes from the airport! Swisshotel Zurich
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    Not an airport hotel – but only five minutes from the airport! Swisshotel Zurich

    ByEileen Ogintz August 20, 2018July 14, 2021

    we are ensconced in the luxe 347-room Swissotel Zurich, across the street from a train station that is one stop from the main Zurich Station in one direction – and one stop from the airport in the other

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  • In Zurich, a vegetarian restaurant like no other
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    In Zurich, a vegetarian restaurant like no other

    ByEileen Ogintz August 20, 2018July 6, 2021

    The popular Haus Hiltl Zurich restaurant is run by the fourth generation of the Hiltl family and is open from morning until late evening

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  • Rainy in Zermatt? No worries – plenty to see, do and eat!
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    Rainy in Zermatt? No worries – plenty to see, do and eat!

    ByEileen Ogintz August 20, 2018July 14, 2021

    The clouds are low again. We can’t see much and I’m wondering why we came—And then we come upon a flock of the grazing black-nosed sheep near the top of the funicular. Wonderful!

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  • What’s new at museums for families
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    What’s new at museums for families

    ByEileen Ogintz August 16, 2018July 10, 2021

    Whether you have an end-of-summer trip planned or just a few days before the school year gets into full swing, consider checking out a new museum exhibit or two

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  • In the Swiss Alps — a cafe to remember
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    In the Swiss Alps — a cafe to remember

    ByEileen Ogintz August 13, 2018July 14, 2021

    Café 3692 is named for the height (in meters) of the Wetterhorn Mountain, which looms over the town of Grindelwald along with the Eiger and other peaks in the Jungfrau

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  • Generations of family-run hotels and businesses in Switzerland
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    Generations of family-run hotels and businesses in Switzerland

    ByEileen Ogintz August 11, 2018October 17, 2023

    When the hotel first opened in 1899, she said, it was fewer than 10 rooms. Her grandmother was the youngest of the hotel founder’s 12 children

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  • Too much cheese in your fondue miss? No problem…
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    Too much cheese in your fondue miss? No problem…

    ByEileen Ogintz August 11, 2018July 17, 2021

    We are climbing along the base of the Mattenberg Mountain below the Grindelwald Glacier. It is beyond amazing

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  • Touristy at the Top of Europe? That’s Just Fine
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    Touristy at the Top of Europe? That’s Just Fine

    ByEileen Ogintz August 11, 2018July 14, 2021

    There is something to be said about being on equal ground with tourists from all over the world—China, Japan, India, Europe and North America.   

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  • Adventures and Misadventures on the Alpine hiking trails
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    Adventures and Misadventures on the Alpine hiking trails

    ByEileen Ogintz August 10, 2018July 14, 2021

    I feel as if Heidi is going to step out of one of the rustic alpine houses any minute. Farmers bring their cows and goats to the high Alpine meadows to graze all summer, making cheese

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  • Swiss hospitality – a kid’s perspective
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    Swiss hospitality – a kid’s perspective

    ByEileen Ogintz August 10, 2018July 14, 2021

    Our waiter at the Hotel Silberhornin Lauterbrunnen isn’t old enough to shave but he really knows his job. Noa Von Allmen, 12, is the son of the owners

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  • An outdoor adventure in Breckenridge
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    An outdoor adventure in Breckenridge

    ByEileen Ogintz August 9, 2018October 3, 2023

    There has always been plenty to give families and their pets vacation bragging rights in Breckenridge, the historic mountain town and ski resort located about a 90-minute drive from Denver.

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