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  • Craving time with grown kids – or others you are close to
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    Craving time with grown kids – or others you are close to

    ByEileen Ogintz November 9, 2023November 9, 2023

    Americans are planning more travel in every category compared to last year, visiting friends and relatives, national parks, taking road trips

    Read More Craving time with grown kids – or others you are close toContinue

  • Multi-story adobe buildings from Taos Pueblo in New Mexico where Indigenous people are still living after over a thousand years.
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    Consider holiday getaways closer to home this year

    ByEileen Ogintz November 2, 2023November 2, 2023

    You don’t want to spend your holidays worrying you are going to get caught up in some out-of-control protest or targeted by a crazy person

    Read More Consider holiday getaways closer to home this yearContinue

  • Travelers Needs To Be Prepared for Emergencies
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    Travelers Needs To Be Prepared for Emergencies

    ByEileen Ogintz November 2, 2023April 16, 2024

    Many people plan their trips on their own. If you’re worried of something going wrong and not getting your money back, buy travel insurance.

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  • Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) Skulls
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    Halloween is more than just Oct. 31

    ByEileen Ogintz October 26, 2023October 26, 2023

    All October, Salem, MA celebrates its hauntings with costume parties, ghost tours, haunted houses, harbor cruises, psychic readings and more

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  • Strategies for Traveling With Special Needs Children
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    Strategies for Traveling With Special Needs Children

    ByEileen Ogintz October 24, 2023October 24, 2023

    Children with special needs find solace in the familiar; hence, packing comfort items like a favorite toy or blanket can be invaluable

    Read More Strategies for Traveling With Special Needs ChildrenContinue

  • Colorado Town of Breckenridge
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    Heading to the mountains for the fall colors and festivals

    ByEileen Ogintz October 19, 2023October 19, 2023

    If your kids aren’t in school yet, or you are empty-nesters, late summer and fall is a great time to get away, especially to mountain towns.

    Read More Heading to the mountains for the fall colors and festivalsContinue

  • Hurricane Ian has also disrupted air travel across the country
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    When unforeseen events disrupt your travel plans

    ByEileen Ogintz October 12, 2023October 12, 2023

    Whatever the circumstance that has derailed your trip, it’s key to remain calm and explain what has happened to the kids

    Read More When unforeseen events disrupt your travel plansContinue

  • Burying my daughter on the beach Ocean City State Park. Credit: Lindsey Scot Ernst
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    From British Columbia to California on a Family RV Trip

    ByEileen Ogintz October 12, 2023December 26, 2023

    Memorable campsites. There is special beauty in travel when the campgrounds and the places we stay in become more than a backdrop

    Read More From British Columbia to California on a Family RV TripContinue

  • Natural Arch, Bryce Canyon National Park
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    Getting ready for the next big solar eclipse

    ByEileen Ogintz October 5, 2023October 5, 2023

    The three states with the largest population inside the path of the annular solar eclipse are Texas, New Mexico, and Oregon

    Read More Getting ready for the next big solar eclipseContinue

  • The View from Sunshine Meadow at Banff Sunshine Village. Credit: Lindsey Scot Ernst
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    On the road for a year in a family RV tour of the Western US and Canada

    ByEileen Ogintz October 2, 2023October 2, 2023

    This is not just a road trip or vacation. The work, the chores, the tending to child and animals (yes, we have a dog and cat in tow)

    Read More On the road for a year in a family RV tour of the Western US and CanadaContinue

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Michigan transforms into a winter wonderland every December, offering cozy towns and snowy adventures that locals can’t resist visiting again and again. From charming…
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