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    Heading to a national park national park week (or any time)

    ByEileen Ogintz April 11, 2019July 9, 2021

    The annual National Park Week offers daily activities and celebrations at parks and monuments around the country. April 20 kicks it off with National Junior Ranger Day & Entrance Fee-Free Day.

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    Salamanca Spain from CroisiEurope cruise

    ByEileen Ogintz April 8, 2019September 16, 2021

    By Eileen Ogintz SALAMANCA, Spain — We are biking across an ancient Roman bridge – so old that it dates to the first century after…

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  • Porto: Booming city in Portugal popular for river cruises
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    Porto: Booming city in Portugal popular for river cruises

    ByEileen Ogintz April 6, 2019July 7, 2021

    This region has become so popular with Americans that TAP Air Portugal now has several non-stop flights a week from the USA and many daily flights from Lisbon which take under an hour

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  • Martinhal – Redefining Lodging for Discerning Families
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    Martinhal – Redefining Lodging for Discerning Families

    ByEileen Ogintz April 4, 2019July 14, 2021

    At the Martinhal Cascais, there are bikes for adults and kids, including with training wheels, at the entrance and an extensive property where to ride. The dining room contains an area where kids can play, complete with a kid-sized kitchen. There is a spa and, of course, pool, and a large kids’ club where even babies are welcomed

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  • Hitting the spa — with (or without the kids)
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    Hitting the spa — with (or without the kids)

    ByEileen Ogintz April 4, 2019July 7, 2021

    That increasingly includes kids as resorts, cruise ships and city hotels offer special treatments — everything from mani-pedis at the JW Spa Chicago and a Tween Delight s’mores manicure with bubbling foot bath and s’mores pedicure at the Allegria Spa at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek…

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  • Lifestyle and food to admire: Cascais Portugal
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    Lifestyle and food to admire: Cascais Portugal

    ByEileen Ogintz April 3, 2019July 6, 2021

    Having time to enjoy life –- and those dual roles — is a big part of the Portuguese lifestyle, those here tell us, even busy parents with dual-career households and making time for delicious long lunches is part of that.

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  • In Portugal: the Park and Palace of Pena is a story of romance and sorrow
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    In Portugal: the Park and Palace of Pena is a story of romance and sorrow

    ByEileen Ogintz April 3, 2019July 14, 2021

    All kings had palaces but none more famous or arresting with its mishmash of architecture styles than the Palace of Pena near Sintra, Portugal

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  • Exploring family-friendly Portugal just got easier with TAP Air Portugal
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    Exploring family-friendly Portugal just got easier with TAP Air Portugal

    ByEileen Ogintz April 3, 2019July 14, 2021

    Portugal is a great family destination and TAP Air Portugal is greatly expanding its service from the USA this spring and summer

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    A historic Army post transformed — San Francisco’s Presidio

    ByEileen Ogintz March 28, 2019July 16, 2021

    Welcome to San Francisco’s Presidio — nearly 1,500 acres transformed from a bustling army post to a national park, the largest national park in an urban area, drawing 7.5 million visitors a year

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  • Snow or Summer Sun? Crested Butte CO offers best of both worlds
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    Snow or Summer Sun? Crested Butte CO offers best of both worlds

    ByEileen Ogintz March 27, 2019July 14, 2021

    There is biking, hiking, playgrounds, rock climbing and lots of wildflowers—Crested Butte has the moniker for the Wildflower Capital and is packed with tourists in summer

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