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    New device for satellite messaging when you’re off the grid

    ByEileen Ogintz September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

    Not much larger than a car key fob, motorola defy links your smartphone directly to powerful GEO stationary satellites 22,300 miles up

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    Playgrounds can be as important as museums when traveling with kids

    ByEileen Ogintz September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

    If you are lucky, you’ll discover playgrounds offering unique experiences and challenges. Take San Francisco for example

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    MBT footwear cushions the stride in the gym or the trails

    ByEileen Ogintz August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

    We’re fans of MBT physiological footwear not because we pound the pavement but because these shoes cushion the walks to-and-from the gym!

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    Heading to the mountains for the fall colors and festivals

    ByEileen Ogintz August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

    If your kids aren’t in school yet, or you are empty-nesters, late summer and fall is a great time to get away, especially to mountain towns.

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    Celebrating Tuscany’s Finest

    ByEileen Ogintz August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

    If you’re a wine enthusiast or an all-round foodie, Chianti offers an amazing opportunity tour vineyards with your family

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    When a grown daughter and her pooch join the fun

    ByEileen Ogintz August 24, 2023December 26, 2023

    SLO has bountiful outdoor space, dozens of Central Coast wineries, public art, great restaurants and dog-friendly lodgings

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    A very family friendly dude ranch in Southern Wyoming

    ByEileen Ogintz August 17, 2023December 5, 2025

    There are scavenger hunts, horseback rides, treasure hunts, while grown-ups enjoy a five-course farm-to-table meal at the Cheyenne Club

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    Grown-ups going out to play and out their comfort zones on a whitewater raft trip

    ByEileen Ogintz August 10, 2023December 5, 2025

    There are 22 of us on this bona-fide adults-only adventure. The group includes five former guides. Most of us have been on rafting trips

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    How to a visit to a National Park without stressing out

    ByEileen Ogintz August 3, 2023December 5, 2025

    When you visit any of the national parks, there are some easy hacks to make your first visit with kids easier, more fun and less stressful.

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    Despite Uncertainties, Americans still want to take vacations

    ByEileen Ogintz August 3, 2023August 1, 2023

    More Americans have already taken a vacation this year than any other time during the Allianz Partner USA’s survey’s history.

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