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  • Meeting the locals in Jamaica: a great family experience
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    Meeting the locals in Jamaica: a great family experience

    ByEileen Ogintz February 4, 2016July 8, 2021

    We were brought together by a volunteer program called Meet the People, which has been bringing tourists and locals together for more than 50 years over a shared interest — in our case, cooking and food. meeting the locals in Jamaica Did I mention the program is free? The volunteers will even come and pick you up.

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  • The Zika virus and family travel: what you should know
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    The Zika virus and family travel: what you should know

    ByEileen Ogintz January 30, 2016July 5, 2021

    You don’t want to go anywhere that will endanger your pregnancy. It’s always wise to be somewhere that has top medical care when you need it. That’s also true when traveling with infants who can get very sick very quickly.

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  • Taking the Kids on a ship within a mega ship
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    Taking the Kids on a ship within a mega ship

    ByEileen Ogintz January 28, 2016July 10, 2021

    Many families who cruise look for the best deal — and this is “wave season” when cruise lines are offering upgrades, shipboard credits and discounts to encourage you to book for later in the year.

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  • Disney Springs rolls out fab family dining, shopping and entertainment
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    Disney Springs rolls out fab family dining, shopping and entertainment

    ByEileen Ogintz January 26, 2016July 6, 2021

    What was once called Downtown Disney has just been renamed Disney Springs with new restaurants like the Boathouse, new shopping outlets (ready for some custom painted Tom’s sandals?) and new acts at Cirque du Soleil.

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  • What’s new for kids at Walt Disney World
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    What’s new for kids at Walt Disney World

    ByEileen Ogintz January 25, 2016June 29, 2023

    One in five grandparent surveyed by Disney reported they’d taken a Disney vacation with their children and grandchildren and that certainly seemed evident here in Orlando.

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  • City lights. No cameras. Lots of action.
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    City lights. No cameras. Lots of action.

    ByEileen Ogintz January 24, 2016July 8, 2021

    Wearing a gray hoodie and sunglasses, a suspicious man was trying to debrief us while also not being noticeable. This was: Accomplice the Show: Greenwich Village.

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  • Bumpkins on a river cruise in Jamaica. Seriously
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    Bumpkins on a river cruise in Jamaica. Seriously

    ByEileen Ogintz January 21, 2016July 7, 2021

    Seriously. We are at River Bumpkin Farm and have floated down about 1.5 miles of the 75-mile long river.

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  • Discovering the history and culture of Berlin, Germany
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    Discovering the history and culture of Berlin, Germany

    ByEileen Ogintz January 21, 2016July 14, 2021

    From the time the Berlin Wall went up in August 1961 till it was torn down in November 1989, thousands of East Berliners made their escape the short distance to the West in the most ingenious ways. At least 2,000 died trying. Today, it’s hard to believe this beautiful city was once divided by an ugly wall.

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  • Meeting the people through a unique program in Jamaica
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    Meeting the people through a unique program in Jamaica

    ByEileen Ogintz January 20, 2016July 10, 2021

    We are visiting Doris Morgan, who has been welcoming tourists—more than 1000—since the mid-1980s, showing them a bit of Jamaican cuisine and culture through the little publicized Meet the People program. Did I mention she does this for free and that there is no charge to the tourists?

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  • Learning Jamaican heritage on a walking tour of Falmouth
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    Learning Jamaican heritage on a walking tour of Falmouth

    ByEileen Ogintz January 19, 2016July 10, 2021

    In the early 19th Century, when grand balls were held at the famous courthouse in Falmouth, Jamaica’s oldest seaport, young women would sew fireflies into their gowns so they would literally sparkle.

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