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  • A Spring Trip to The Grand Canyon and Flagstaff, Arizona
    Destinations | Families & Groups | Parks & Outdoors | Travel Diaries

    A Spring Trip to The Grand Canyon and Flagstaff, Arizona

    ByEileen Ogintz June 5, 2017July 14, 2021

    It’s great that the south rim of the Grand Canyon so close to Flagstaff, Arizona. We could envision wanting a hotel room and shower to stay in after backpacking in the desert heat for 5 days

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  • A Mother-Daughter Getaway to the Grand Palladium Bávaro Suites Resort & Spa in Punta Cana, DR
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    A Mother-Daughter Getaway to the Grand Palladium Bávaro Suites Resort & Spa in Punta Cana, DR

    ByEileen Ogintz June 5, 2017July 10, 2021

    The all-inclusive, family-friendly Grand Palladium Bávaro Suites Resort & Spa is very large, but we’re New Yorkers, so we’re not intimidated by big.

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  • Traveling safely abroad: passports, security, paying attention
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    Traveling safely abroad: passports, security, paying attention

    ByEileen Ogintz June 1, 2017July 6, 2021

    These days, especially, it’s important to know what to do if your passport gets lost or stolen or if you need a passport in a hurry (say for a family emergency abroad or last-minute business trip that you can bring a child along).

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  • Lectures, entertainment and fun on Queen Mary 2
    Cruises & All-Inclusive | Families & Groups | Food and Dining | Travel Diaries

    Lectures, entertainment and fun on Queen Mary 2

    ByEileen Ogintz May 31, 2017July 7, 2021

    Cunard—and the flagship Queen Mary 2 —is famous for its guest lecturers on board and its planetarium. Some days, the tickets are gone before 9 a.m. for the afternoon shows

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  • On Queen Mary 2 – You might just lose weight!
    Cruises & All-Inclusive | Families & Groups | Food and Dining | Travel Diaries

    On Queen Mary 2 – You might just lose weight!

    ByEileen Ogintz May 30, 2017July 7, 2021

    A Canyon Ranch meal on Queen Mary 2: red velvet cupcakes, macadamia chocolate tarts, chocolate fondant, three-chocolate mousse, chocolate cake pops and a chocolate fountain to dip cookies on a stick.

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  • Keeping the kids entertained aboard the Queen Mary 2
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    Keeping the kids entertained aboard the Queen Mary 2

    ByEileen Ogintz May 29, 2017July 7, 2021

    The first Queen Mary had a kids club that entertained a young Princess Elizabeth. Today’s Queen Mary 2 has a Kids Zone plus plenty of board games and other activities for families

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  • Gourmet food, formal dining on Queen Mary 2
    Cruises & All-Inclusive | Families & Groups | Food and Dining | Travel Diaries

    Gourmet food, formal dining on Queen Mary 2

    ByEileen Ogintz May 28, 2017July 7, 2021

    Fifteen thousand meals a day, not counting snacks and High Tea! Twenty-five hundred guests and 1,250 crew have to be fed every day on Cunard Line’s flagship Queen Mary 2.

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  • An Atlantic Crossing on the Queen Mary 2
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    An Atlantic Crossing on the Queen Mary 2

    ByEileen Ogintz May 27, 2017July 7, 2021

    Welcome aboard Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2 as she takes a week to sail the Atlantic from Southampton to New York.

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  • What’s in the garden for family vacationers at Chewton Glen?
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    What’s in the garden for family vacationers at Chewton Glen?

    ByEileen Ogintz May 26, 2017July 14, 2021

    The resort, a five star Relais & Chateaux country house hotel is just over 50 years old but the house dates to the 1700s.

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  • 200 Years Later – Celebrating Jane Austen’s short life in her hometown
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    200 Years Later – Celebrating Jane Austen’s short life in her hometown

    ByEileen Ogintz May 25, 2017July 14, 2021

    This tiny house is where Jane Austen was her most prolific—writing in the morning after breakfast at a tiny table. She lived with her mother, her sister and a family friend during the last eight years of her short life.

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  • Planning a family summer vacation – let the kids help figure it out
    Families & Groups | Backyard Vacations | Destinations | Lodging | Parks & Outdoors | Weekly Column

    Planning a family summer vacation – let the kids help figure it out

    ByEileen Ogintz May 25, 2017June 29, 2023

    I’m sure the kids have lots of ideas, and they may not all involve theme parks. It’s a good idea to talk to the kids about what you’re thinking for a summer trip

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  • Greenwich, England – famous for time, history and friends
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    Greenwich, England – famous for time, history and friends

    ByEileen Ogintz May 24, 2017July 14, 2021

    In Greenwich, England, famous for “mean time.” You can see famous sites any time. Sharing a meal with new friends…not so much. More ravioli please!

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  • Join the party in London celebrating Harry Potter’s 20th
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    Join the party in London celebrating Harry Potter’s 20th

    ByEileen Ogintz May 24, 2017July 7, 2021

    Ready to join the party? Britain is the host, celebrating Harry Potter’s 20th birthday. The first Harry Potter book was released on June 29,1997

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  • High Tea, a Musical and Cocktail – so British
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    High Tea, a Musical and Cocktail – so British

    ByEileen Ogintz May 23, 2017July 6, 2021

    We were literally across the road from Buckingham Palace looking right at it while we had our own Royal Afternoon Tea at the newly renovated Rubens at the Palace

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  • ‘Taking the Waters’ in Ancient Bath, England
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    ‘Taking the Waters’ in Ancient Bath, England

    ByEileen Ogintz May 22, 2017June 28, 2023

    People have been coming here to “take the waters” since the Romans first built the baths and temple here to worship Sulis Minerva, Goddess of the Thermal Spring.

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  • London’s Athenaeum Hotel is a favorite for visiting families
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    London’s Athenaeum Hotel is a favorite for visiting families

    ByEileen Ogintz May 21, 2017July 14, 2021

    London’s Athenaeum Hotel is family run with whimsical touches –miniature toy soldiers or taxicabs mounted as room decoration, photographs of the Beatles and Spice Girls in the hallways, just reopened last summer after a multi million dollar make over

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  • Learning how the princes and princesses lives
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    Learning how the princes and princesses lives

    ByEileen Ogintz May 20, 2017July 6, 2021

    Kensington Palace is one of London’s historic palaces where for more than 300 years Britain’s young royal families lived in the heart of Kensington Gardens

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  • Flying can be pleasant – upgraded on British Air flight to London
    Getting There | Travel Diaries

    Flying can be pleasant – upgraded on British Air flight to London

    ByEileen Ogintz May 19, 2017July 14, 2021

    In expected the usual indifference of US carriers at JFK. Instead, the British Airways staff couldn’t have been nicer and I breezed through security. The gods must have been smiling on me because I got upgraded!

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  • Quick wash and dry travel underwear
    Cool Travel Gear

    Quick wash and dry travel underwear

    ByEileen Ogintz May 18, 2017July 16, 2021

    I’ve long been a fan of ExOfficio’s undies because it is light weight, moisture wicking and will dry overnight after being washed in a hotel sink.

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  • To Dubai – Theme Parks, Deserts, Beaches and Culture
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    To Dubai – Theme Parks, Deserts, Beaches and Culture

    ByEileen Ogintz May 18, 2017July 14, 2021

    We’re in the middle of the Arabian Desert at a nearly 140-square-mile Desert Conservation Reserve about an hour southeast of Dubai riding in a four-wheel drive SUV up and down 6,200-foot-high sand dunes.

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  • Dare to Let Children Plan Your Vacay – advice from Eileen in the WSJ
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    Dare to Let Children Plan Your Vacay – advice from Eileen in the WSJ

    ByEileen Ogintz May 16, 2017July 16, 2021

    “Maybe one kid is all about the thrill rides and another kid is a foodie. You can allow each of them to have a voice, and then they’re each exposed to something new,” Ms. Ogintz says in the Wall Street Journal.

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  • Cool clear water – in stainless steel travel tumblers
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    Cool clear water – in stainless steel travel tumblers

    ByEileen Ogintz May 15, 2017July 16, 2021

    Tiger’s new stainless steel tumblers available from Amazon will keep beverages hot or cold with a special vacuum insulated structure

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  • Learning about mummies at the American Museum of Natural History
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    Learning about mummies at the American Museum of Natural History

    ByEileen Ogintz May 11, 2017July 10, 2021

    The new exhibition Mummies at the American Museum of Natural History gives us a rare glimpse into lives and cultures of the past, thanks to 21st-century tools and technologies

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  • Sunglasses – stylish and travel worthy
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    Sunglasses – stylish and travel worthy

    ByEileen Ogintz May 10, 2017July 16, 2021

    Travel sunglasses – they have to look good, protect your eyes and not cost so much that you’ll hate yourself if you lose them.

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  • Disney Springs – No Entrance Fee; Plenty to see, shop and eat
    Backyard Vacations | Destinations | Disney | Families & Groups | Food and Dining | Travel Diaries

    Disney Springs – No Entrance Fee; Plenty to see, shop and eat

    ByEileen Ogintz May 5, 2017July 6, 2021

    Deviled Eggs, hush puppies and fried chicken on biscuits. Yum! But I’m not in rural Florida. I’m in the middle of Orlando at Art Smith’s Homecomin’ Florida Kitchen.

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  • The food is part of the adventure at Disney’s Pandora-The World of Avatar
    Backyard Vacations | Destinations | Disney | Families & Groups | Food and Dining | Travel Diaries

    The food is part of the adventure at Disney’s Pandora-The World of Avatar

    ByEileen Ogintz May 4, 2017July 14, 2021

    Welcome to Pandora-The World of Avatar at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom that is set to open May 27. The food is a big part of the experience

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  • Cool mobile chargers for travelers on the go
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    Cool mobile chargers for travelers on the go

    ByEileen Ogintz May 4, 2017July 16, 2021

    How many times have you checked into a hotel room only to find a paucity of electrical outlets to charge up your devices? Or maybe you needed a quick pick-me up charge for your device on a long flight or train ride?

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  • Sneak peek at Disney’s Pandora — the World of Avatar
    Backyard Vacations | Destinations | Disney | Families & Groups | Travel Diaries

    Sneak peek at Disney’s Pandora — the World of Avatar

    ByEileen Ogintz May 4, 2017July 14, 2021

    the challenge is riding on the back of a giant Banshee high over floating mountains, plunging through ancient caves, splashing a scary giant sea creature

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  • A Weekend Trip to Boston for Baseball and History
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    A Weekend Trip to Boston for Baseball and History

    ByEileen Ogintz May 3, 2017July 9, 2021

    Boston has long been a city synonymous with history and sports, and while the Patriots and Tom Brady have had quite a successful decade, if you ask any sports fan in Boston who the number one team is, they will emphatically let you know this is a Red Sox town.

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  • Westgate River Ranch Resort Offers Upscale Cowboy Living in Central Florida
    Backyard Vacations | Destinations | Families & Groups | Lodging | Travel Diaries

    Westgate River Ranch Resort Offers Upscale Cowboy Living in Central Florida

    ByEileen Ogintz May 1, 2017July 14, 2021

    When we got to Westgate River Ranch Resort & Rodeo and soaked up the sights of longhorn cattle and horses, I immediately forgot we were in Florida.

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