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  • Just published – Eileen’s 7th Kids Guide – to San Diego
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    Just published – Eileen’s 7th Kids Guide – to San Diego

    ByEileen Ogintz October 6, 2014July 5, 2021

    San Diego famously is known for its sunny weather and beaches and the kids I interviewed for my just released Kid’s Guide to San Diego said that plus the world famous Zoo and Safari Park and other attractions make “the birthplace of California” an ideal getaway choice for families.

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  • Trip Advisor survey: 75 percent include kids in travel planning
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    Trip Advisor survey: 75 percent include kids in travel planning

    ByEileen Ogintz October 6, 2014July 5, 2021

    A new Trip Advisor poll of more than 2,700 U.S. respondents fielded between March 26 and March 28, the vast majority said the kids were somewhat influential in planning family trips.

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  • In London for the holidays: Paddington Bear returns to wow kids or all ages
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    In London for the holidays: Paddington Bear returns to wow kids or all ages

    ByEileen Ogintz October 2, 2014July 15, 2021

    Fifty life-sized Paddington Bear statues designed by artists, designers, athletes and celebrities will be placed all around London at museums, parks, shops and landmarks just as the movie “Paddington,” produced by David Heyman, who made the Harry Potter films, gets ready to open

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  • Disney Simplifies Generational Family Travel
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    Disney Simplifies Generational Family Travel

    ByEileen Ogintz September 30, 2014July 15, 2021

    Taking the Kids Correspondent Susan Finch navigates the many parts of Disney World with her daughter, utilizing time saving Disney technology

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  • Disney Gets High Tech with a Personal Touch
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    Disney Gets High Tech with a Personal Touch

    ByEileen Ogintz September 29, 2014July 15, 2021

    Taking the Kids Correspondent Susan Finch discovers the new high-tech services provided at Disney World take some of the stress out of travel and line management

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  • Walking in the Cotswolds – so much for families to see and do
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    Walking in the Cotswolds – so much for families to see and do

    ByEileen Ogintz September 25, 2014July 15, 2021

    There are literally thousands of footpaths that crisscross the Cotswolds in Great Britain. We found so much for families to see on do on just a few of them.

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  • How families can celebrate Halloween all October long
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    How families can celebrate Halloween all October long

    ByEileen Ogintz September 25, 2014July 10, 2021

    Halloween is coming. Here are some places to find haunted houses, corn mazes, theme park parties and more for your kids and family

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  • In the Cotswolds, like walking onto the set of Downton Abbey
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    In the Cotswolds, like walking onto the set of Downton Abbey

    ByEileen Ogintz September 24, 2014July 15, 2021

    I feel like I’ve walked onto the Downton Abbey set. Actually, we’re at Ellenborough Park in the Cotswolds in Great Britain that dates back to the early 16th Century.

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  • English History at Sudeley Castle in Cotswolds
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    English History at Sudeley Castle in Cotswolds

    ByEileen Ogintz September 23, 2014July 6, 2021

    We learn some English history at a bonafide castle that was home to kings, queens and now a 21st Century family headed by an American—Sudeley Castle is in Britain’s famous Cotswolds

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  • Sherlock Holmes: major exhibit to open at Museum of London
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    Sherlock Holmes: major exhibit to open at Museum of London

    ByEileen Ogintz September 22, 2014July 15, 2021

    He’s one of the most famous residents of London and a brilliant detective known all over the world — so famous he now has a museum exhibit devoted entirely to him.

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