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  • In Kansas City, everything is up to date for the visitors and their dogs
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    In Kansas City, everything is up to date for the visitors and their dogs

    ByEileen Ogintz June 13, 2018July 9, 2021

    We are in the midst of a cross-country road trip to our new home in Denver and a Kansas City stop is welcome—especially on a Saturday night when the hotel restaurant, the Reserve, presents Jazz all evening.

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  • Let’s hear it for Dad
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    Let’s hear it for Dad

    ByEileen Ogintz June 7, 2018June 28, 2023

    This year, as we celebrate dads and granddads, uncles and godfathers, let’s think about things that will make this summer’s vacation more fun — for him. You don’t need to spend a lot of money either.

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  • Kids become revolutionaries in Philadelphia this summer
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    Kids become revolutionaries in Philadelphia this summer

    ByEileen Ogintz June 1, 2018July 9, 2021

    The kids who visit the new Revolution Place, opening June 9, in the year-old Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia can do laundry in an army camp as well as get news just like from the “internet”

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  • The newest hotel guest VIPS are WHO?
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    The newest hotel guest VIPS are WHO?

    ByEileen Ogintz May 31, 2018July 14, 2021

    She was the newest hotel VIP—not the person with the zillions of loyalty points, not kids. The newest hotel guests to inspire special attention–dogs. Very Important Dogs (VIDS!) like Trooper

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  • Flying smart with the littlest passengers
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    Flying smart with the littlest passengers

    ByEileen Ogintz May 31, 2018July 14, 2021

    Parents and grandparents wouldn’t consider driving with a young child if they aren’t properly restrained in a safety seat. Not only is it the law, but those seats save lives. So why is it different on a plane?

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  • Hitting the newest, fastest, scariest thrill rides this summer
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    Hitting the newest, fastest, scariest thrill rides this summer

    ByEileen Ogintz May 24, 2018July 10, 2021

    Summer is when millions of us dare each other to ride the fastest, tallest, scariest coasters, and have since the 1920s. Here are eight of the thrill rides that are already creating a lot of buzz

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  • The road trip: snacks and drinks for survival — and fun!
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    The road trip: snacks and drinks for survival — and fun!

    ByEileen Ogintz May 23, 2018July 8, 2021

    “How much longer???” “Can we stop for a snack and something to drink?” Those questions are as inevitable on road trips as scattered potato chips and melted crayons in the back seat

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  • Kayak, sail or shop ’til you drop: Visiting Maine in Summer
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    Kayak, sail or shop ’til you drop: Visiting Maine in Summer

    ByEileen Ogintz May 22, 2018July 5, 2021

    Maine is big—as big as all of the other New England states combined-with 5,000 miles of coastline, some 4,600 islands, 6,000 miles of lakes and ponds and 17 million acres for hiking and biking

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  • A vacation without busting the budget: Carnival Cruise
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    A vacation without busting the budget: Carnival Cruise

    ByEileen Ogintz May 21, 2018June 29, 2023

    There are activities for all ages—including supervised programs for kids from preschoolers to teens so parents and grandparents can get a break. Parents can feel more comfortable allowing tweens to navigate on their own around the ship than at another vacation venue

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  • When you can’t let it rain on your parade
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    When you can’t let it rain on your parade

    ByAndy Yemma May 17, 2018November 10, 2025

    The thing about any adventure trip — any vacation that involves being outdoors in fact — is that you can’t let less-than-perfect weather stop you.

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