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  • Returning to Curtain Bluff, still small and elegant after 55 years
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    Returning to Curtain Bluff, still small and elegant after 55 years

    ByEileen Ogintz December 8, 2017July 12, 2021

    Thirty-five years ago, we sat on the beach at a small Caribbean resort drinking champagne left from our wedding and talked about the kids we would have.

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    Eileen interviewed on WGN Radio

    ByEileen Ogintz December 8, 2017July 16, 2021

    Travel and vacation guru Eileen Ogintz of ttk-old.o2dev.net joins Dane “On The Road” to share the latest in travel experiences and the greatest gift giving ideas for 2017!

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  • Luggage that glides effortlessly through airports and more
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    Luggage that glides effortlessly through airports and more

    ByEileen Ogintz December 8, 2017July 16, 2021

    As someone who has only ever traveled with “dumb-wheeled” suitcases, the new iFly X Series (starting at $89) carry-on’s four 360-degree spinner wheels helped my luggage glide effortlessly

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  • A Kids’s Perspective: Living on Antigua in the Caribbean West Indies
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    A Kids’s Perspective: Living on Antigua in the Caribbean West Indies

    ByEileen Ogintz December 8, 2017July 10, 2021

    Katherine Woodhouse, 10, has lived her entire life on the Caribbean island of Antigua where her mom is the resident manager of the Curtain Bluff Resort

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  • To NYC and beyond Manhattan during the holiday season
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    To NYC and beyond Manhattan during the holiday season

    ByEileen Ogintz December 7, 2017July 14, 2021

    Some 6 million visitors from around the world come to the Big Apple this time of year, more tourists than at any other time of year

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  • 5 Reasons You Need To Take The Kids to Santa Fe NM in 2018
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    5 Reasons You Need To Take The Kids to Santa Fe NM in 2018

    ByEileen Ogintz December 4, 2017July 14, 2021

    Santa Fe is the city different with a bustling art scene, a cultural hub and a restaurant scene that will have foodies from both sides of the coast drooling with jealousy

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  • Building a gingerbread chapel at the historic Broadmoor Resort in CO
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    Building a gingerbread chapel at the historic Broadmoor Resort in CO

    ByEileen Ogintz December 1, 2017July 14, 2021

    The Broadmoor Resort’s 17-foot high gingerbread house this year is a replica of the Pauline Chapel, due west of the sprawling resort that was completed in 1919 by the owner of the resort, Spencer Penrose, for his wife Julie as a place of reflection

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  • A special new style trip as a gift
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    A special new style trip as a gift

    ByEileen Ogintz November 30, 2017July 16, 2021

    The perfect gift: a trip together, but not just any trip, a custom adventure designed for your group, based on their ages and interests. And it doesn’t have to be as big a budget-buster as you might think.

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  • The Holidays at Denver’s Historic Brown Palace Hotel
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    The Holidays at Denver’s Historic Brown Palace Hotel

    ByEileen Ogintz November 30, 2017June 28, 2023

    For many Denver families, the holidays include a visit to the historic Brown Palace Hotel to see the extravagant Christmas lights, enjoy a sumptuous tea under the holiday lights or do Breakfast with Santa.

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  • Holidays in a hotel? Relax and avoid family stress
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    Holidays in a hotel? Relax and avoid family stress

    ByEileen Ogintz November 29, 2017July 10, 2021

    This year, we’re not home for the holidays but we’re not guests or hosts. As the Thanksgiving holiday coincided with a family Bat Mitzvah in Denver, we’re comfortably ensconced at the Marriott Denver West Hotel

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