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  • Walking in Jane Austen’s footsteps in southern England
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    Walking in Jane Austen’s footsteps in southern England

    ByEileen Ogintz July 13, 2017July 14, 2021

    VisitBritain is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Austen’s death (July 18, 1817) with a year’s worth of exhibitions, talks, walks, writing competitions and performances here and elsewhere, like in Bath, where fans come to walk the streets that Austen

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  • Road trip advice without the electronic gadgets – Eileen in Travel+Leisure
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    Road trip advice without the electronic gadgets – Eileen in Travel+Leisure

    ByEileen Ogintz July 11, 2017July 16, 2021

    Eileen offers Travel+Leisure readers advice for keeping kids busy on road trips without resorting to electronic gadgets

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  • On the hiking trail – handy hydration and a comfy “Skort”
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    On the hiking trail – handy hydration and a comfy “Skort”

    ByEileen Ogintz July 10, 2017July 16, 2021

    I’ve discovered on a day hike, what I want most is a hydration system so that I can get water when I want it without stopping to get out a water bottle.

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  • One Big Adrenaline Rush at Adventures on the Gorge in West Virginia
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    One Big Adrenaline Rush at Adventures on the Gorge in West Virginia

    ByEileen Ogintz July 10, 2017July 14, 2021

    While a lot of people are still trying to figure out what an “adventure resort” is, Adventures on the Gorge is showing their guests of all ages what a vacation destination should look like

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  • Travel T-Shirts: one keeps bugs off and one may bug certain politicos
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    Travel T-Shirts: one keeps bugs off and one may bug certain politicos

    ByAndy Yemma July 8, 2017November 10, 2025

    Two new travel T-Shirts that Taking the Kids Correspondent Andy Yemma (Eileen’s husband) highly recommends. One keeps the bugs off – the other may bug certain twitter users.

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  • Energy and body restoration at the Four Seasons Resort in Vail
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    Energy and body restoration at the Four Seasons Resort in Vail

    ByEileen Ogintz July 6, 2017July 14, 2021

    I’m at the Four Seasons Resort in Vail with one of the best spas in the Vail Valley. The idea, of course, is not only to relax but to restore your energy and your body

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  • What’s new at theme parks this summer?
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    What’s new at theme parks this summer?

    ByEileen Ogintz July 6, 2017July 14, 2021

    There is certainly lots to choose from this summer — 170 new rides, slides and experiences at 75 parks and attractions across the United States and in Canada

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  • Families love the Four Seasons in Vail Co. for “glamping” and more
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    Families love the Four Seasons in Vail Co. for “glamping” and more

    ByEileen Ogintz July 5, 2017July 6, 2021

    Get ready to get spoiled—for a few days anyway. That’s why the Johnstons, including Kendall, 11, and Reagan, 13, have decamped from Denver to the Four Seasons Resort in Vail for their fourth weekend—this time the Fourth of July.

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  • Kids learning nature through fun at the top of Vail Mountain
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    Kids learning nature through fun at the top of Vail Mountain

    ByEileen Ogintz July 4, 2017December 27, 2021

    this is July Fourth weekend, the resort’s busiest of the summer season. It’s family central at Adventure Ridge located at the top of the gondola at 10,350 feet. Wow what a view!

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  • At the Broadmoor’s Sunday Brunch you might want to start with dessert
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    At the Broadmoor’s Sunday Brunch you might want to start with dessert

    ByEileen Ogintz July 3, 2017July 14, 2021

    It’s hard to resist when Banana Fosters, plum Calvados crepes, bread pudding, apple cobbler, ice cream sundaes, strawberry buttermilk panna cotta, raspberry mojito cupcakes, snickerdoodle crème brulee, even a vegan chocolate pot au crème are there for the taking

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