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  • Six LA museums guaranteed to wow families and kids
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    Six LA museums guaranteed to wow families and kids

    ByEileen Ogintz December 15, 2016July 10, 2021

    But this wasn’t a big holiday sale. People were waiting for the chance to get free tickets to The Broad, Los Angeles’ newest contemporary art museum.

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  • Gift suggestions for your favorite travelers during the holidays
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    Gift suggestions for your favorite travelers during the holidays

    ByEileen Ogintz December 8, 2016July 14, 2021

    There’s always that one thing you wished you had brought for the trip, but didn’t. Why not give your favorite travelers something that will genuinely make them happier and more comfortable on their 2017 travels? The best news: They’ll think of you, and your thoughtful gift, every time they travel.

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  • How about a quick pre-holiday getaway?
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    How about a quick pre-holiday getaway?

    ByEileen Ogintz December 1, 2016July 17, 2021

    Make it an overnight when you head to see that favorite holiday light display or museum exhibit. Go see Santa somewhere else besides the mall.

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  • Ushering in the holidays with cool light displays
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    Ushering in the holidays with cool light displays

    ByEileen Ogintz November 24, 2016June 28, 2023

    For a lot of us, heading to holiday light displays has become as big a Thanksgiving weekend tradition as football and pumpkin pie.

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  • A Mother-Daughter Yoga Retreat To Kripalu in the Berkshires
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    A Mother-Daughter Yoga Retreat To Kripalu in the Berkshires

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2016July 9, 2021

    Kripalu, a wellness retreat in the beautiful Berkshires, offers guests a flexible program with the opportunity to practice as much or as little yoga as desired.

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  • Finding the Elixir of Life on Amelia Island FL
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    Finding the Elixir of Life on Amelia Island FL

    ByEileen Ogintz November 20, 2016December 22, 2021

    At the TMS Family Travel conference held on Amelia Island Nov. 10-12, I experienced how one man’s passion for the culinary arts can convey an aura of wellness over an entire resort

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  • How they make it all happen in Clearwater FL
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    How they make it all happen in Clearwater FL

    ByEileen Ogintz November 19, 2016July 10, 2021

    Lisa Chandler wants everyone to love Clearwater Beach “by far the most family oriented beach in the state of Florida,”

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  • Plenty of options for lodging in Clearwater FL
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    Plenty of options for lodging in Clearwater FL

    ByEileen Ogintz November 18, 2016July 7, 2021

    Just before sunset at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater, kids are in the pool on the eighth floor while parents are nearby nursing a cocktail. The beach is spread out below us.

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  • Taking the stress out of holiday family gatherings
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    Taking the stress out of holiday family gatherings

    ByEileen Ogintz November 17, 2016July 14, 2021

    Why domillions of us drive hundreds of miles or fly thousands over the busiest travel days of the year to eat too much and sleep on a futon or lumpy sofa bed? Family. That’s why we do it

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  • Fun and education on the beach in Clearwater FL
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    Fun and education on the beach in Clearwater FL

    ByEileen Ogintz November 17, 2016July 10, 2021

    We just have to decide what we want to do on the six-mile long Clearwater beach just before Sunset.

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