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  • How to make airport experiences less stressful: Eileen on Foxnews.com
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    How to make airport experiences less stressful: Eileen on Foxnews.com

    ByEileen Ogintz December 16, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen on Foxnews.com to explain how new Global Entry and TSA PreCheck programs can help family travelers breeze through customs and security screenings at many major airports.

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  • Last day at sea and a port of call in St. Thomas, USVI
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    Last day at sea and a port of call in St. Thomas, USVI

    ByEileen Ogintz December 16, 2013July 10, 2021

    Taking the Kids correspondent Allison Tibaldi and her teen-aged son Alec enjoy their last day on the Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas with a port of call in St. Thomas, USVI, and ride on the Kon Tiki Sightseeing and Beach Cruise.

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  • Breakfast with the Dreamworks characters
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    Breakfast with the Dreamworks characters

    ByEileen Ogintz December 15, 2013July 7, 2021

    Day three aboard Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas starts with the Dreamworks character breakfast for Taking the Kids contributor Alison Tibaldi, and ends with Italian food at Portofino.

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  • Combatting calories at sea and a stop in the Bahamas
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    Combatting calories at sea and a stop in the Bahamas

    ByEileen Ogintz December 14, 2013July 7, 2021

    Taking the Kids contributor Allison Tibaldi visits the gym on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas and first port call at CocoCay in the Bahamas.

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  • First cruise seen through a teen’s eyes, and camera
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    First cruise seen through a teen’s eyes, and camera

    ByEileen Ogintz December 13, 2013July 7, 2021

    Taking the Kids contributor Alec Tibaldi describes his first cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas and provides another excellent video.

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  • Touring Paris, and other cities, with those who live there
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    Touring Paris, and other cities, with those who live there

    ByEileen Ogintz December 12, 2013July 15, 2021

    In Paris with a “Paris Greeter,” one of 360 volunteers who offer some 3,000 free tours every year. There’s likely a Greeter organization in any big city near you and all over the world.

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  • Confessions of a first time cruiser
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    Confessions of a first time cruiser

    ByEileen Ogintz December 12, 2013July 7, 2021

    Taking the Kids Contributor Allison Tibaldi finds Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas to be huge, but easy to navigate with interactive screens all round.

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  • Universal Orlando Resort, a teen’s POV
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    Universal Orlando Resort, a teen’s POV

    ByEileen Ogintz December 11, 2013July 10, 2021

    Taking the Kids contributor Alec Tibaldi, who joined his mother on a Royal Caribbean cruise and visit to Universal Orlando, describes his first visit to the theme park and provides an excellent video.

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  • Combining a Royal Caribbean Cruise and a visit to Universal Orlando
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    Combining a Royal Caribbean Cruise and a visit to Universal Orlando

    ByEileen Ogintz December 10, 2013July 10, 2021

    Taking the Kids contributor Allison Tibaldi reports on a two-for-one holiday with her son on a Royal Caribbean cruise along with a visit to Universal Orlando Resort.

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  • How inspiration is producing a badly needed new tourism industry
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    How inspiration is producing a badly needed new tourism industry

    ByEileen Ogintz December 9, 2013July 12, 2021

    A vacation can inspire you to take a different path—or in some cases, inspire a new industry. That’s what happened when Clemente and Claire Poncon vacationed at Lapa Rios Ecolodge on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula.

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  • Our annual guide to surviving visits to relatives over the holidays
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    Our annual guide to surviving visits to relatives over the holidays

    ByEileen Ogintz December 9, 2013July 5, 2021

    The American Automobile Association (AAA) is projecting more than 94.5 million Americans will travel during the holidays. Here’s my annual TAKING THE KIDS GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE RELATIVES:

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  • Families discover benefits of ecotourism in Nicaragua
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    Families discover benefits of ecotourism in Nicaragua

    ByEileen Ogintz December 8, 2013July 7, 2021

    At Morgan’s Rock, one family visits a local school to donate supplies the day before Thanksgiving, while others visit the farm for a look at the cows, chickens and ducks and a breakfast feast of fresh eggs, gallo pinto and hand-made tortillas.

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  • At Morgan’s Rock in Nicaragua, far from your typical family beach resort
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    At Morgan’s Rock in Nicaragua, far from your typical family beach resort

    ByEileen Ogintz December 7, 2013July 12, 2021

    Morgan’s Rock in southwest Nicaragua is about as far from a typical beach resort as you can get, from waking up to the howler monkeys to activities that include jungle walks, horseback riding on the beach and zip lining nearby.

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  • The Luminous History of the National Christmas Tree Lighting Event
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    The Luminous History of the National Christmas Tree Lighting Event

    ByEileen Ogintz December 6, 2013July 5, 2021

    The National Parks Foundation has a guest post chock full of history of the National Christmas Tree lighting events.

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  • At Jicaro Island Ecolodge, sustainability is a passion
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    At Jicaro Island Ecolodge, sustainability is a passion

    ByEileen Ogintz December 6, 2013July 15, 2021

    At Jicaro Island Ecolodge almost everything is locally sourced and sustainable. The food is delicious. And the scraps from the kitchen feed the pigs on a nearby farm whose waste produces methane cooking gas for the local farmers.

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  • On Lake Nicaragua, a dream comes true at Jicaro Island Ecolodge
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    On Lake Nicaragua, a dream comes true at Jicaro Island Ecolodge

    ByEileen Ogintz December 5, 2013July 15, 2021

    Karen Emanuel came to Nicaragua on vacation. She left with an island — and a new dream — Jicaro Island Ecolodge, a beautiful resort on the largest lake in Central America.

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  • Visiting Boston and the historic Boston Tea Party
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    Visiting Boston and the historic Boston Tea Party

    ByEileen Ogintz December 5, 2013July 10, 2021

    There may be 21st-century LED holiday lights all over Boston, but we’ve time-traveled back to 1773 — Dec. 16, 1773 to be exact — the night that literally changed the course of American history.

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  • Six days in Nicaragua, the next family eco-travel destination?
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    Six days in Nicaragua, the next family eco-travel destination?

    ByEileen Ogintz December 4, 2013July 15, 2021

    We’ve followed our 22-year-old daughter Melanie here to Nicaragua, which many say is poised to become the next eco tourist’s must-see destination with volcanoes, cloud forests, pristine beaches and tiny eco resorts like Jicaro Island Ecolodge.

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  • Take the Kids Skating at The Rink at Bryant Park
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    Take the Kids Skating at The Rink at Bryant Park

    ByEileen Ogintz December 2, 2013July 10, 2021

    this time of year also means winter fun and what better way to ring in the season than to go ice skating in Bryant Park in the heart of Manhattan.

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  • New ways to light up your holidays this season
    Backyard Vacations | Destinations | Families & Groups | Weekly Column

    New ways to light up your holidays this season

    ByEileen Ogintz November 28, 2013July 10, 2021

    Virtually every town and city in the country has holiday festivals and displays. You just have to make time to enjoy them. Skip the mall Santa (my kids always bawled) and take them someplace where you can all gawk at spectacular light displays

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  • Last day in Paris — to the local market and in a French cooking class for dinner
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    Last day in Paris — to the local market and in a French cooking class for dinner

    ByEileen Ogintz November 23, 2013July 15, 2021

    We’re seven strangers ranging from 22 to 60-something standing in a Paris afternoon outdoor market trying to decide. We’ve signed on for a cooking class with La Cuisine Paris, one of just a handful here that offers classes in English.

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  • Eileen tours the Bahamas and meets the locals
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    Eileen tours the Bahamas and meets the locals

    ByEileen Ogintz November 22, 2013July 10, 2021

    Eileen tours the Bahamas with locals guiding the way. Three videos.

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  • A unique foodie tour led by a Paris Greeter who certainly knows his neighborhood
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    A unique foodie tour led by a Paris Greeter who certainly knows his neighborhood

    ByEileen Ogintz November 22, 2013July 15, 2021

    Today, we’re touring this hip foodie neighborhood with Edouard Morhange who live nearby and is on the board of the Paris Greeter organization, which offers some 3,000 free tours every year given by 360 greeters.

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  • 10 Deals to brighten your Cyber Monday
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    10 Deals to brighten your Cyber Monday

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2013July 5, 2021

    You’ll find plenty of bargains on Cyber Monday. Check what your favorite hotel chain, cruise line or resorts are offering. Here are 10 deals that are just a sampling of what’s out there

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  • A family tour of a Paris neighborhood with a local guide
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    A family tour of a Paris neighborhood with a local guide

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2013July 7, 2021

    We’re in Gerard Merlot, a shop famous for macarons in the St Germain district of Paris, with guide Genevieve, who we’ve met through a terrific company called Tours by Locals.

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  • Two new ways families can take the stress out of flying
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    Two new ways families can take the stress out of flying

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2013July 15, 2021

    Want to get whisked through security? It may be too late for Thanksgiving, but if you are flying for Christmas, you’ve got time to sign up for Global Entry, the trusted traveler network that allows you to make your way quickly through special lines and customs by using automated kiosks at 97 domestic airports through the TSA Pre-check Program.

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  • A visit to the town where Vincent Van Gogh spent his final most prolific days
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    A visit to the town where Vincent Van Gogh spent his final most prolific days

    ByEileen Ogintz November 20, 2013June 28, 2023

    I’m literally walking in Vincent Van Gogh’s footsteps to the field where he painted the famous paintings like the Wheatfield of Crows and where he shot himself.

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  • In Rouen, France — Joan of Arc and Monet
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    In Rouen, France — Joan of Arc and Monet

    ByEileen Ogintz November 19, 2013July 7, 2021

    In this medieval city, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. Today we see a cathedral that was begun in 1145—amazing it is still standing after being damaged in WWII. Nearly 9,000 half timbered houses burned during WWII.

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  • Two days touring the D-Day sites in Normandy
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    Two days touring the D-Day sites in Normandy

    ByEileen Ogintz November 17, 2013July 15, 2021

    We are at the famous Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial overlooking Omaha Beach, where the massive allied assault on the Normandy on June 6, 1944 aimed to liberate France and defeat Nazi Germany.

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  • Eileen reports on Gettysburg 150 years after Lincoln’s famous address
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    Eileen reports on Gettysburg 150 years after Lincoln’s famous address

    ByEileen Ogintz November 17, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen’s report on Gettysburg as the 150th Anniversary of Lincoln’s famous address approaches. On Foxnews.com.

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