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  • A spa treatment with a Balinese Guru
    Backyard Vacations | Families & Groups | Lodging | Travel Diaries

    A spa treatment with a Balinese Guru

    ByEileen Ogintz October 3, 2016July 7, 2021

    I am a fan of spas—especially on vacation—as a way for moms (and dads) to decompress and get some much needed “me time.”

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  • Taking full advantage of Halloween season
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    Taking full advantage of Halloween season

    ByEileen Ogintz September 29, 2016July 9, 2021

    You don’t need to wait till Halloween to put on costumes, not when theme parks, resorts and haunted attractions have already kicked off special Halloween events

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  • A Multi-Generational Getaway to Charleston, SC
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    A Multi-Generational Getaway to Charleston, SC

    ByEileen Ogintz September 28, 2016July 14, 2021

    I am always on the lookout for destinations with multi-generational vacation potential. Charleston SC met our expectations

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  • At the Gilded Age mansions in Newport RI
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    At the Gilded Age mansions in Newport RI

    ByEileen Ogintz September 25, 2016July 7, 2021

    This is our last day aboard the Norwegian Gem—we return to New York City tomorrow and Newport, famous for its sailing and coastal location as well as these spectacular mansions, is a good way to end the trip

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  • The Few kids on this cruise have a blast
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    The Few kids on this cruise have a blast

    ByEileen Ogintz September 23, 2016July 7, 2021

    During school vacation weeks, the Norwegian Gem can have up to 800 kids aboard. But this week sailing from New York to Canada and back there are only 15. But they are having a blast.

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  • Bar Harbor ME, Acadia National Park and St. John
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    Bar Harbor ME, Acadia National Park and St. John

    ByEileen Ogintz September 22, 2016July 7, 2021

    Our cruise on the Norwegian Gem takes us to Bar Harbor ME, the beautiful Acadia National Park as well as St. John in New Brunswick, CA

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  • Do Kids Clubs have a future at resorts and on cruises?
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    Do Kids Clubs have a future at resorts and on cruises?

    ByEileen Ogintz September 22, 2016July 7, 2021

    Almost every major resort and cruise line catering to the family market offers extensive children’s programming, but many Millennial families are opting out. What’s the future

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  • Halifax, Nova Scotia – History and Heroism Combine
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    Halifax, Nova Scotia – History and Heroism Combine

    ByEileen Ogintz September 20, 2016July 7, 2021

    Everyone knows about the Titanic, but few have heard about the Halifax Explosion of 1917 that killed 2000 people. Here in Nova Scotia history, tragedy and a beautiful city combine for some incredible stories.

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  • Families  on the Norwegian Gem – NYC to Canada
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    Families on the Norwegian Gem – NYC to Canada

    ByEileen Ogintz September 19, 2016July 7, 2021

    On this week-long cruise from New York to Canada, families of all sizes are aboard the Norwegian Gem – grown kids, grandparents, cousins, girlfriends on getaways

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  • Like sailing from home — from NYC to Canada
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    Like sailing from home — from NYC to Canada

    ByEileen Ogintz September 18, 2016July 7, 2021

    This is almost like sailing from our back yard — from New York up to Halifax in Nova Scotia, the Bay of Fundy in Canada, back to Bar Harbor, ME, and Newport RI on Norwegian’s Gem

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  • 10 fall festivals for families
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    10 fall festivals for families

    ByEileen Ogintz September 15, 2016June 28, 2023

    There are literally hundreds of Octoberfests around the country this fall — some kid-friendly — but there are also plenty of apple, pumpkin and harvest festivals from which to choose

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  • Fall is Family Time on Mexico’s Pacific Coast
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    Fall is Family Time on Mexico’s Pacific Coast

    ByEileen Ogintz September 12, 2016July 7, 2021

    Fall is family time along Mexico’s Pacific Coast whether you want to take a bike ride around town, practice your Spanish, head to a local festival or relax at an all-inclusive resort

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  • Antarctica is at the top of the list for adventure travel
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    Antarctica is at the top of the list for adventure travel

    ByEileen Ogintz September 8, 2016July 7, 2021

    An astounding 64 percent of Millennial families took an international vacation in the last year — and Antarctica is at the top of most wish lists

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  • Travel Agents Find Comeback in Millennial Family Travel
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    Travel Agents Find Comeback in Millennial Family Travel

    ByEileen Ogintz September 8, 2016July 5, 2021

    As millennial families head to exotic locales, seeking more adventurous and immersive experiences, travel agents — now called travel advisers — are seeing a significant uptick in business.

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  • Getting slimed at Nick Punta Cana Resort
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    Getting slimed at Nick Punta Cana Resort

    ByEileen Ogintz September 1, 2016July 7, 2021

    This upscale, all-inclusive 208-suite resort, a partnership of Karisma Hotels & Resorts and Viacom International Media Networks, is the first all-inclusive to have been built as a themed resort from the ground up

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  • Airlines under pressure to seat families together
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    Airlines under pressure to seat families together

    ByEileen Ogintz August 25, 2016July 14, 2021

    Anyone who has flown with young kids in recent years knows it’s not uncommon to find that your preschooler has been assigned a seat half a plane away. All too often, parents are told it is up to them to ask someone to switch seats.

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  • Spa or Slime or Both? Last Day at Nick Punta Cana
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    Spa or Slime or Both? Last Day at Nick Punta Cana

    ByEileen Ogintz August 22, 2016July 10, 2021

    The beautiful Vassa Spa at the new Nickelodeon Hotel & Resort in Punta Cana has an 11-step “ritual hydrotherapy “program that comes with a spa treatment, complete with a “spa butler”

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  • Are Kids’ Clubs passe? At Nick Punta Cana Families Relish Time Together
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    Are Kids’ Clubs passe? At Nick Punta Cana Families Relish Time Together

    ByEileen Ogintz August 21, 2016July 10, 2021

    The just-opened Nickelodeon Hotel & Resort in Punta Cana has a well-appointed kids’ club with cooking lessons, arts and crafts, a wide selection of toys, games (video and board games) and a slide that lands you in a pool of brightly colored plastic balls. But most of the families I’ve met have been keeping their kids with them.

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  • Families Flocking to New Nickelodeon Hotel and Resort in Dominican Republic
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    Families Flocking to New Nickelodeon Hotel and Resort in Dominican Republic

    ByEileen Ogintz August 20, 2016July 10, 2021

    It was a no brainer for his family and three others —10 kids aged 3-9 and eight adults—to choose the brand new Nickelodeon Hotel & Resort in Punta Cana, a partnership of Karisma Hotels & Resorts and Viacom International Media Networks.

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  • Grapevine TX – not just a place near the airport but family central
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    Grapevine TX – not just a place near the airport but family central

    ByEileen Ogintz August 19, 2016July 9, 2021

    Grapevine, TX, 10 minutes from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and in between the two North Texas cities, hosts some 20 million visitors a year, more than half from out of state.

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  • When your grown-up kids take you for a hike in the mountains
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    When your grown-up kids take you for a hike in the mountains

    ByEileen Ogintz August 18, 2016June 29, 2023

    I always suggest parents and grandparents let the kids lead some of the time on vacation, even when they are in grade school. They will take you in unexpected directions

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  • Take me back to Chicago – for a father-son weekend and the Cubs!
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    Take me back to Chicago – for a father-son weekend and the Cubs!

    ByAndy Yemma August 15, 2016November 10, 2025

    Taking the Kids goes back to where it all began — Chicago — and a father-son weekend with the Cubs playing the Cardinals at Wrigley Field.

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  • Salzburg Austria Is Not Just for Sound of Music Fans
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    Salzburg Austria Is Not Just for Sound of Music Fans

    ByEileen Ogintz August 11, 2016July 7, 2021

    I think this picturesque city would be a good place to base yourself for several days or a week, though it can get crowded as the city of 150,000 welcomes more than 1.5 million tourists a year

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  • Advice for passengers stranded when the airline is at fault
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    Advice for passengers stranded when the airline is at fault

    ByEileen Ogintz August 8, 2016July 14, 2021

    This morning, Delta Airlines suffered a complete shutdown for nearly 6 hours because of a power outage in its computer systems at its principal hub in Atlanta

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  • Aspen/Snowmass in the summer and fall – Affordable for Families
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    Aspen/Snowmass in the summer and fall – Affordable for Families

    ByEileen Ogintz August 4, 2016July 14, 2021

    The scenery is beautiful. There are plenty of activities. And you don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars for lift tickets to have fun in the summer or fall in Aspen/Snowmass CO.

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  • Yurts Give Families a Modern Alternative to Camping at YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch
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    Yurts Give Families a Modern Alternative to Camping at YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch

    ByEileen Ogintz July 29, 2016July 14, 2021

    By staying in a yurt at YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch, you can enjoy the outdoors without the annoyances of lurking bears, determined bugs and cumbersome sleeping bags.

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  • Good News: new law will require airlines to seat families together
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    Good News: new law will require airlines to seat families together

    ByEileen Ogintz July 28, 2016July 5, 2021

    New law will require airlines to seat any children aged 13 and younger “adjacent to the seat of an accompanying family member over the age of 13,

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  • Exploring history and viewing the modern at Disneyland
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    Exploring history and viewing the modern at Disneyland

    ByEileen Ogintz July 28, 2016July 8, 2021

    Walt Disney was tapped out. The construction of Disneyland was taking nearly every penny he had. A kid-friendly, upscale hotel next to a theme park seems like a slam-dunk, but not in the early ’50s

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  • Food and wine and an angry potato make a grownup family weekend in Aspen/Snowmass
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    Food and wine and an angry potato make a grownup family weekend in Aspen/Snowmass

    ByEileen Ogintz July 26, 2016July 14, 2021

    When you’re traveling with grown kids, as we are this weekend, artisanal cocktails can play a key role.

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  • Snowmass in Summer – cool air and lots of family activities
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    Snowmass in Summer – cool air and lots of family activities

    ByEileen Ogintz July 25, 2016July 14, 2021

    After an arduous 16 mile hike yesterday, I’m at The Spa at Viceroy Snowmass while an experienced massage therapist ministers to my aching legs and shoulders.

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