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  • Salamanders, giants, horses — a Renaissance palace
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    Salamanders, giants, horses — a Renaissance palace

    ByEileen Ogintz November 4, 2014July 6, 2021

    How many salamanders can you find? There are dozens carved into fireplaces hidden in paintings in the Palazzo Te in Mantova in northern Italy, a gem of a Renaissance City as yet undiscovered by American tourists.

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  • Mantova Italy – a hidden gem of history, art, music and literature
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    Mantova Italy – a hidden gem of history, art, music and literature

    ByEileen Ogintz October 31, 2014June 28, 2023

    We stay in Mantova, between Milan and Venice and near Verona, an off-the-tourist-track town that has an amazing history in art, music and literature. Shakespeare wrote that Romeo bought his poison here.

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  • Take it from the kids: San Francisco is a foodie’s paradise
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    Take it from the kids: San Francisco is a foodie’s paradise

    ByEileen Ogintz October 30, 2014July 10, 2021

    “Dim Sum is one of my favorite foods. Everyone likes Dim Sum!” said Andy, 14, one of the many local kids who contributed their ideas on what kids like for my new “Kid’s Guide to San Francisco.”

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  • Aging cheese, lots of cheese, at a special artisan shop in Italy
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    Aging cheese, lots of cheese, at a special artisan shop in Italy

    ByEileen Ogintz October 30, 2014July 15, 2021

    Welcome to Luigi Guffanti 1876 in the northern Italian town of Arona that has been buying cheese from the same production sites since 1876, then refining them in special “caves,” sometimes for years before they are sold around the world. They are artisans and specialists who oversee more than more than 200 kinds of cheese here.

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  • A special dinner at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo on Lake Como
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    A special dinner at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo on Lake Como

    ByEileen Ogintz October 29, 2014July 15, 2021

    It’s nice when a hotel can make the experience special for the youngest guests as well as their parents and those who may be here to celebrate a birthday, anniversary or an engagement.

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  • Exploring the beautiful villas along the shore of Lake Como, Italy
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    Exploring the beautiful villas along the shore of Lake Como, Italy

    ByEileen Ogintz October 28, 2014July 15, 2021

    Could this place be any more beautiful? The three-story villa is directly on the lake shore located in Laglio between Cernobbio and Tremezzo on Lake Como, with private dock and lake access.

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  • George Clooney’s temporary neighbors discover the virtures of a Lake Como villa
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    George Clooney’s temporary neighbors discover the virtures of a Lake Como villa

    ByEileen Ogintz October 27, 2014July 15, 2021

    I think George Clooney is lucky to have a villa in the tiny village of Laglio—just 700 people on Lake Como in northern Italy. I can say that from personal experience because I am the Clooneys’ neighbor—well, their temporary neighbor at a lakefront villa

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  • To Deer Valley, where guests say ‘no snowboarders!’
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    To Deer Valley, where guests say ‘no snowboarders!’

    ByEileen Ogintz October 22, 2014July 15, 2021

    Instead of frustrating hours at the airport, we spent a blue sky day on Deer Valley’s famously groomed slopes, stopping for an excellent lunch. (Deer Valley is as famous for its eats as it is for its grooming and customer service.)

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  • Using interpretation and technology to revive the 18th Century in Williamsburg VA
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    Using interpretation and technology to revive the 18th Century in Williamsburg VA

    ByEileen Ogintz October 16, 2014July 9, 2021

    The idea in the Historic Triangle — home not only to this recreated 18th-century city but also to the living-history museums Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center, is to use interactive activities, 21st-century technology and costumed interpreters

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  • After the wedding, time to explore the Charlottesville VA area
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    After the wedding, time to explore the Charlottesville VA area

    ByEileen Ogintz October 16, 2014July 9, 2021

    Correspondent Melissa Miller had time to spend touring the Charlottesville VA area after a spectacular wedding this month. Here is her report.

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  • A family visit to New Bedford MA, once America’s whaling capital
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    A family visit to New Bedford MA, once America’s whaling capital

    ByEileen Ogintz October 15, 2014July 9, 2021

    The New Bedford Whaling Museum is the largest museum in the country devoted to the story of whaling and the history and seafaring traditions of Massachusetts’ south coast region.

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  • Monticello is super kid-friendly, just like Thomas Jefferson was
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    Monticello is super kid-friendly, just like Thomas Jefferson was

    ByEileen Ogintz October 13, 2014July 9, 2021

    It is only fitting that the home of our third President and the man who wrote the Declaration of Independence is so kid friendly. Jefferson was very fond of his 12 grandchildren, many of whom lived here with him after his retirement

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  • A high schooler leaves his comfort zone in Costa Rica
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    A high schooler leaves his comfort zone in Costa Rica

    ByEileen Ogintz October 12, 2014July 7, 2021

    Luis Cruz had never traveled far from home. This summer he got the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica with a group that sponsors community service trips. This is his diary of the trip.

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  • What the kids say about 18th Century Williamsburg VA
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    What the kids say about 18th Century Williamsburg VA

    ByEileen Ogintz October 10, 2014July 9, 2021

    What’s it like to see 18th Century history unfold in the street of Colonial Williamsburg, VA? We asked some of the “junior interpreters” what they thought.

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  • 21st Century meets 18th in Colonial Williamsburg – huzzah!
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    21st Century meets 18th in Colonial Williamsburg – huzzah!

    ByEileen Ogintz October 9, 2014July 9, 2021

    21st Century meets 18th Century—that’s the idea of Colonial Williamsburg. The audience was enthralled by the street theater Revolutionary City where costumed interpreters play out different aspects of the politics surrounding the American Revolution.

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  • Take the Kids to San Diego in October — they’re free!
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    Take the Kids to San Diego in October — they’re free!

    ByEileen Ogintz October 9, 2014July 7, 2021

    There’s no better time to visit San Diego than October when kids are free all over town — from the zoo to harbor cruises, LEGOLAND California in nearby Carlsbad, nearly 40 museums, restaurants and activities from surf lessons to speedboat rides to golf and even fishing.

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  • Jamestown Settlement:  the place to start your Historic Triangle history tour
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    Jamestown Settlement: the place to start your Historic Triangle history tour

    ByEileen Ogintz October 8, 2014July 9, 2021

    Jamestown Settlement is the place to start a visit to the Historic Triangle—and to teach a lesson in tolerance in the process as you learn the trials and tribulations of the settlers and the Powahatans learning to coexist.

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  • History and fun for families in Virginia’s Historic Triangle
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    History and fun for families in Virginia’s Historic Triangle

    ByEileen Ogintz October 7, 2014July 15, 2021

    Williamsburg has plenty to offer families—from Busch Gardens, famous for its coasters and Water Country USA, to plenty of American history. This is the heart of the Historic Triangle, of course, home to Colonial Williamsburg

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  • Just published – Eileen’s 7th Kids Guide – to San Diego
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    Just published – Eileen’s 7th Kids Guide – to San Diego

    ByEileen Ogintz October 6, 2014July 5, 2021

    San Diego famously is known for its sunny weather and beaches and the kids I interviewed for my just released Kid’s Guide to San Diego said that plus the world famous Zoo and Safari Park and other attractions make “the birthplace of California” an ideal getaway choice for families.

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  • Trip Advisor survey: 75 percent include kids in travel planning
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    Trip Advisor survey: 75 percent include kids in travel planning

    ByEileen Ogintz October 6, 2014July 5, 2021

    A new Trip Advisor poll of more than 2,700 U.S. respondents fielded between March 26 and March 28, the vast majority said the kids were somewhat influential in planning family trips.

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  • In London for the holidays: Paddington Bear returns to wow kids or all ages
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    In London for the holidays: Paddington Bear returns to wow kids or all ages

    ByEileen Ogintz October 2, 2014July 15, 2021

    Fifty life-sized Paddington Bear statues designed by artists, designers, athletes and celebrities will be placed all around London at museums, parks, shops and landmarks just as the movie “Paddington,” produced by David Heyman, who made the Harry Potter films, gets ready to open

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  • Disney Simplifies Generational Family Travel
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    Disney Simplifies Generational Family Travel

    ByEileen Ogintz September 30, 2014July 15, 2021

    Taking the Kids Correspondent Susan Finch navigates the many parts of Disney World with her daughter, utilizing time saving Disney technology

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  • Disney Gets High Tech with a Personal Touch
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    Disney Gets High Tech with a Personal Touch

    ByEileen Ogintz September 29, 2014July 15, 2021

    Taking the Kids Correspondent Susan Finch discovers the new high-tech services provided at Disney World take some of the stress out of travel and line management

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  • Walking in the Cotswolds – so much for families to see and do
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    Walking in the Cotswolds – so much for families to see and do

    ByEileen Ogintz September 25, 2014July 15, 2021

    There are literally thousands of footpaths that crisscross the Cotswolds in Great Britain. We found so much for families to see on do on just a few of them.

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  • How families can celebrate Halloween all October long
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    How families can celebrate Halloween all October long

    ByEileen Ogintz September 25, 2014July 10, 2021

    Halloween is coming. Here are some places to find haunted houses, corn mazes, theme park parties and more for your kids and family

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  • In the Cotswolds, like walking onto the set of Downton Abbey
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    In the Cotswolds, like walking onto the set of Downton Abbey

    ByEileen Ogintz September 24, 2014July 15, 2021

    I feel like I’ve walked onto the Downton Abbey set. Actually, we’re at Ellenborough Park in the Cotswolds in Great Britain that dates back to the early 16th Century.

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  • English History at Sudeley Castle in Cotswolds
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    English History at Sudeley Castle in Cotswolds

    ByEileen Ogintz September 23, 2014July 6, 2021

    We learn some English history at a bonafide castle that was home to kings, queens and now a 21st Century family headed by an American—Sudeley Castle is in Britain’s famous Cotswolds

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  • Sherlock Holmes: major exhibit to open at Museum of London
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    Sherlock Holmes: major exhibit to open at Museum of London

    ByEileen Ogintz September 22, 2014July 15, 2021

    He’s one of the most famous residents of London and a brilliant detective known all over the world — so famous he now has a museum exhibit devoted entirely to him.

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  • London’s food scene takes it to a new level at Camden Lock
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    London’s food scene takes it to a new level at Camden Lock

    ByEileen Ogintz September 19, 2014July 15, 2021

    The Global Food Kitchen at Camden Lock Market in London is famous not only for good eats but for its shops and stalls—more than 200. No wonder it attracts 6 million visitors a year and is the hub of the growing street food movement here.

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  • Curry, beigels and bacon sarnies on a family food tour of London’s East End
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    Curry, beigels and bacon sarnies on a family food tour of London’s East End

    ByEileen Ogintz September 18, 2014July 15, 2021

    London’s East End famously was home to immigrants for centuries—French, Irish, Jewish, and most recently Indian (the famous Brick Lane lined with Indian curry restaurants is here). There are also hipsters and artists — the area is as famous for its street art and pop up shops these days.

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