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  • Our annual guide to surviving visits to relatives over the holidays
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    Our annual guide to surviving visits to relatives over the holidays

    ByEileen Ogintz December 9, 2013July 5, 2021

    The American Automobile Association (AAA) is projecting more than 94.5 million Americans will travel during the holidays. Here’s my annual TAKING THE KIDS GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE RELATIVES:

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  • Families discover benefits of ecotourism in Nicaragua
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    Families discover benefits of ecotourism in Nicaragua

    ByEileen Ogintz December 8, 2013July 7, 2021

    At Morgan’s Rock, one family visits a local school to donate supplies the day before Thanksgiving, while others visit the farm for a look at the cows, chickens and ducks and a breakfast feast of fresh eggs, gallo pinto and hand-made tortillas.

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  • At Morgan’s Rock in Nicaragua, far from your typical family beach resort
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    At Morgan’s Rock in Nicaragua, far from your typical family beach resort

    ByEileen Ogintz December 7, 2013July 12, 2021

    Morgan’s Rock in southwest Nicaragua is about as far from a typical beach resort as you can get, from waking up to the howler monkeys to activities that include jungle walks, horseback riding on the beach and zip lining nearby.

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  • The Luminous History of the National Christmas Tree Lighting Event
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    The Luminous History of the National Christmas Tree Lighting Event

    ByEileen Ogintz December 6, 2013July 5, 2021

    The National Parks Foundation has a guest post chock full of history of the National Christmas Tree lighting events.

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  • At Jicaro Island Ecolodge, sustainability is a passion
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    At Jicaro Island Ecolodge, sustainability is a passion

    ByEileen Ogintz December 6, 2013July 15, 2021

    At Jicaro Island Ecolodge almost everything is locally sourced and sustainable. The food is delicious. And the scraps from the kitchen feed the pigs on a nearby farm whose waste produces methane cooking gas for the local farmers.

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  • On Lake Nicaragua, a dream comes true at Jicaro Island Ecolodge
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    On Lake Nicaragua, a dream comes true at Jicaro Island Ecolodge

    ByEileen Ogintz December 5, 2013July 15, 2021

    Karen Emanuel came to Nicaragua on vacation. She left with an island — and a new dream — Jicaro Island Ecolodge, a beautiful resort on the largest lake in Central America.

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  • Visiting Boston and the historic Boston Tea Party
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    Visiting Boston and the historic Boston Tea Party

    ByEileen Ogintz December 5, 2013July 10, 2021

    There may be 21st-century LED holiday lights all over Boston, but we’ve time-traveled back to 1773 — Dec. 16, 1773 to be exact — the night that literally changed the course of American history.

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  • Six days in Nicaragua, the next family eco-travel destination?
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    Six days in Nicaragua, the next family eco-travel destination?

    ByEileen Ogintz December 4, 2013July 15, 2021

    We’ve followed our 22-year-old daughter Melanie here to Nicaragua, which many say is poised to become the next eco tourist’s must-see destination with volcanoes, cloud forests, pristine beaches and tiny eco resorts like Jicaro Island Ecolodge.

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  • Take the Kids Skating at The Rink at Bryant Park
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    Take the Kids Skating at The Rink at Bryant Park

    ByEileen Ogintz December 2, 2013July 10, 2021

    this time of year also means winter fun and what better way to ring in the season than to go ice skating in Bryant Park in the heart of Manhattan.

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  • New ways to light up your holidays this season
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    New ways to light up your holidays this season

    ByEileen Ogintz November 28, 2013July 10, 2021

    Virtually every town and city in the country has holiday festivals and displays. You just have to make time to enjoy them. Skip the mall Santa (my kids always bawled) and take them someplace where you can all gawk at spectacular light displays

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