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  • Why families love all-inclusives, even when they didn’t think they would
    Beach Vacations | Cruises & All-Inclusive | Destinations | Families & Groups | Food and Dining | Lodging | Weekly Column

    Why families love all-inclusives, even when they didn’t think they would

    ByEileen Ogintz May 14, 2015July 10, 2021

    In Puerto Vallarta, all-inclusives account for 80 percent of the hotels and they are especially popular with families in Mexico and the Caribbean. They’re certainly upping their game to appeal to families.

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  • A memorable feast of mangrove-grilled Snapper
    Families & Groups | Beach Vacations | Destinations | Food and Dining | Lodging | Parks & Outdoors | Travel Diaries

    A memorable feast of mangrove-grilled Snapper

    ByEileen Ogintz May 7, 2015June 29, 2023

    Giovanni Arredondo holds up two huge Pargos—a kind of snapper—that had just been caught this morning, more than enough to feed the 10 of us.

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  • Family vacation IOU: a Mother’s Day gift guaranteed to please
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    Family vacation IOU: a Mother’s Day gift guaranteed to please

    ByEileen Ogintz May 7, 2015July 15, 2021

    This Mother’s Day, give the moms in your life something they will really appreciate. My friend, Nancy Schretter, managing editor of Family Travel Network calls it “Me Time for Moms with a Bow.”

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  • Do you exercise on vacation? Think about it in a new light…
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    Do you exercise on vacation? Think about it in a new light…

    ByEileen Ogintz May 6, 2015July 5, 2021

    It’s every traveler’s worst nightmare. You or someone you are traveling with gets hurt or dies on vacation. Even worse is when the injury occurs while you are trying to keep yourself healthy by exercising.

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  • A bird-watchers paradise on Mexico’s Pacific Coast
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    A bird-watchers paradise on Mexico’s Pacific Coast

    ByEileen Ogintz May 6, 2015July 12, 2021

    People come to San Blas in the Riviera Nayarit from all over the world to see birds—as well as to surf the famous breaks. We are in a boat, mangroves on either side in La Tovara National Park

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  • On the Riviera Nayarit along Mexico’s Pacific Coast
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    On the Riviera Nayarit along Mexico’s Pacific Coast

    ByEileen Ogintz May 5, 2015July 12, 2021

    At the Iberostar Playa Mita in Riviera Nayarit on the Pacific Coast of Mexico they feel they’ve gotten as close to family vacation nirvana as they could possibly get. “We’ve never had free room service,” joked Troy Nathan.

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  • Dolphins and art galleries in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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    Dolphins and art galleries in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

    ByEileen Ogintz May 4, 2015July 10, 2021

    There are dolphin discovery programs run by this company all over the Caribbean but this park is different because for the same price (a little over $100) there is a challenge course, water slides, a water play area for younger kids, even a zipline over the slides).

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  • Day Two – a tour around the all-inclusives of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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    Day Two – a tour around the all-inclusives of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

    ByEileen Ogintz May 3, 2015July 17, 2021

    Puerto Vallarta is known for its galleries and its food but it is probably known more as a cruise ship stop and for those visiting the all-inclusive resorts.

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  • Visiting the Grandest of Canyons with young kids
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    Visiting the Grandest of Canyons with young kids

    ByEileen Ogintz May 1, 2015July 5, 2021

    I looked around and saw kinds of families — from around the world here to experience what is widely considered one of the wonders of the world.

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  • Three days in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Day One taco tour!
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    Three days in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Day One taco tour!

    ByEileen Ogintz May 1, 2015July 17, 2021

    We’re in Puerto Vallarta, which is increasingly known for its food and happens to have some 500 taco stands open into the early hours of the night—each one with a specialty that locals come to savor. Every ingredient comes from within a 20 mile radius.

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