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    Exploring Hispanic heritage in October

    ByEileen Ogintz September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

    The Hispanic population of the United States totals 60.6 million people, making it the largest ethnic group

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    On a cruise in Greece in the pandemic

    ByEileen Ogintz September 23, 2021May 13, 2024

    How about traveling abroad during a pandemic, and then boarding a cruise ship, perhaps for the first time?

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    3 Ways to Have a Blast On Seattle’s Waters

    ByEileen Ogintz September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

    Seattle is commonly known as the Emerald City and is nestled on the shores of Elliot Bay, so there is no better place to enjoy the summer on the water with your whole family

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    What to Do When Visiting the ‘Gateway to the Rockies’

    ByEileen Ogintz September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

    Aurora is considered by many to be the gateway to adventure in the Colorado Rockies as it’s the closest urban hub to Denver International Airport

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    Memories from our first Pandemic cruise

    ByEileen Ogintz September 19, 2021December 5, 2021

    There were a lot of perfect moments aboard the Wind Star despite all the changes the pandemic had wrought

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    Halloween comes early at theme parks

    ByEileen Ogintz September 17, 2021June 28, 2023

    Halloween is more than a month away but theme parks are already welcoming your little (and big) ghosts, ghouls and princesses.

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    A Farm Dogs Trip to Downtown Boston

    ByEileen Ogintz September 14, 2021September 14, 2021

    I got to chase rabbits around my uncle’s garden and even waded into his koi pond, though I was yelled at for doing so and felt very bad. Very very bad indeed

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    17+ things for your next road trip

    ByEileen Ogintz September 12, 2021September 12, 2021

    A first-aid kit for the time one of my kids fell into a cactus while hiking, a rain jacket in a downpour, miles from the trailhead…

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    Apex- DAY 7 FAKE MEATBALLS?

    ByEileen Ogintz September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

    This was the last day of our cruise on Celebrity’s newest ship Apex and we were trying to pack in as much time as possible

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    Apex Day 6 – Don’t rain on my parade!

    ByEileen Ogintz September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

    Even with the less than perfect weather, there was plenty to do—more than 60 activities on the Celebrity Apex

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