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  • Grapevine TX – not just a place near the airport but family central
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    Grapevine TX – not just a place near the airport but family central

    ByEileen Ogintz August 19, 2016July 9, 2021

    Grapevine, TX, 10 minutes from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and in between the two North Texas cities, hosts some 20 million visitors a year, more than half from out of state.

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  • When your grown-up kids take you for a hike in the mountains
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    When your grown-up kids take you for a hike in the mountains

    ByEileen Ogintz August 18, 2016June 29, 2023

    I always suggest parents and grandparents let the kids lead some of the time on vacation, even when they are in grade school. They will take you in unexpected directions

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  • Take me back to Chicago – for a father-son weekend and the Cubs!
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    Take me back to Chicago – for a father-son weekend and the Cubs!

    ByAndy Yemma August 15, 2016November 10, 2025

    Taking the Kids goes back to where it all began — Chicago — and a father-son weekend with the Cubs playing the Cardinals at Wrigley Field.

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  • Salzburg Austria Is Not Just for Sound of Music Fans
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    Salzburg Austria Is Not Just for Sound of Music Fans

    ByEileen Ogintz August 11, 2016July 7, 2021

    I think this picturesque city would be a good place to base yourself for several days or a week, though it can get crowded as the city of 150,000 welcomes more than 1.5 million tourists a year

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  • Advice for passengers stranded when the airline is at fault
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    Advice for passengers stranded when the airline is at fault

    ByEileen Ogintz August 8, 2016July 14, 2021

    This morning, Delta Airlines suffered a complete shutdown for nearly 6 hours because of a power outage in its computer systems at its principal hub in Atlanta

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  • Aspen/Snowmass in the summer and fall – Affordable for Families
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    Aspen/Snowmass in the summer and fall – Affordable for Families

    ByEileen Ogintz August 4, 2016July 14, 2021

    The scenery is beautiful. There are plenty of activities. And you don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars for lift tickets to have fun in the summer or fall in Aspen/Snowmass CO.

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  • Yurts Give Families a Modern Alternative to Camping at YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch
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    Yurts Give Families a Modern Alternative to Camping at YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch

    ByEileen Ogintz July 29, 2016July 14, 2021

    By staying in a yurt at YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch, you can enjoy the outdoors without the annoyances of lurking bears, determined bugs and cumbersome sleeping bags.

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  • Good News: new law will require airlines to seat families together
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    Good News: new law will require airlines to seat families together

    ByEileen Ogintz July 28, 2016July 5, 2021

    New law will require airlines to seat any children aged 13 and younger “adjacent to the seat of an accompanying family member over the age of 13,

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  • Exploring history and viewing the modern at Disneyland
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    Exploring history and viewing the modern at Disneyland

    ByEileen Ogintz July 28, 2016July 8, 2021

    Walt Disney was tapped out. The construction of Disneyland was taking nearly every penny he had. A kid-friendly, upscale hotel next to a theme park seems like a slam-dunk, but not in the early ’50s

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  • Food and wine and an angry potato make a grownup family weekend in Aspen/Snowmass
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    Food and wine and an angry potato make a grownup family weekend in Aspen/Snowmass

    ByEileen Ogintz July 26, 2016July 14, 2021

    When you’re traveling with grown kids, as we are this weekend, artisanal cocktails can play a key role.

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