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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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  • A private villa in Jamaica with a homey feel and lots of space
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    A private villa in Jamaica with a homey feel and lots of space

    ByEileen Ogintz January 18, 2016July 10, 2021

    We are eating dinner on the terrace listening to the ocean, feasting on Caribbean lobster. No we aren’t at a tony restaurant in Jamaica. We are at Serenity on the Beach, one of the 100 private villas in Jamaica managed by Villas by Linda Smith.

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  • Setting standards for family vacation – Half Moon Resort Jamaica
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    Setting standards for family vacation – Half Moon Resort Jamaica

    ByEileen Ogintz January 16, 2016July 10, 2021

    John Bartels has no interest in going home. He, his two sisters, and his parents have been spending a vacation week at Half Moon, a Rock Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, that has been setting a high bar for resorts here for more than 50 years

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  • Getting the whole family outdoors in winter
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    Getting the whole family outdoors in winter

    ByEileen Ogintz January 14, 2016July 14, 2021

    There’s nothing more fun than trying something new — wasn’t that one of your new year’s resolutions — especially in such spectacular country? And there’s no better time than January, which is designated Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month.

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  • On a River Cruise to Germany’s Christmas Markets
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    On a River Cruise to Germany’s Christmas Markets

    ByEileen Ogintz January 7, 2016July 7, 2021

    Welcome to river cruising, family style. If you think river cruising is just for seniors, think again. Uniworld, which has been named by CruiseCritic.com as the “best overall river line,” is tripling its family itineraries in 2016

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  • 10 wishes for happy travel with your family in 2016
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    10 wishes for happy travel with your family in 2016

    ByEileen Ogintz December 31, 2015July 17, 2021

    Maybe you like nothing more than exploring new places and sharing new adventures with the kids and grandkids, well aware that things may not go as planned, though that can happen wherever you go, of course. Wherever you venture in 2016, give yourselves permission to get off the tourist track, at least for a little while. You’ll be glad you did.

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  • Remembering Stein Eriksen; Rooting for Jake Burton Carpenter
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    Remembering Stein Eriksen; Rooting for Jake Burton Carpenter

    ByEileen Ogintz December 29, 2015July 5, 2021

    Stein Eriksen, a founder of modern skiing, has died in Park City, UT at 88. Meanwhile, Jake Burton Carpenter, 62, is making an amazing recovery from a life-threatening illness.

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  • Safari Clothing Packing List: What women should wear
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    Safari Clothing Packing List: What women should wear

    ByEileen Ogintz December 25, 2015July 6, 2021

    The result of packing for a safari cannot be the scene of Meryl Streep traveling to the Ngong Hills in Out of Africa, and it doesn’t need to be.

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  • Fun in the snow off the ski slopes
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    Fun in the snow off the ski slopes

    ByEileen Ogintz December 24, 2015July 9, 2021

    It may be Christmas week, but we’re as far from a mall and city crowds as we can get. We’re hiking the Crawford Trail, the longest continually used trail in the country, snow crunching under our feet

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