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  • Two days discovering Michigan
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    Two days discovering Michigan

    ByEileen Ogintz June 25, 2013July 8, 2021

    Ann Arbor is full of wonderful and unique food. The day opened at Zola, originally started as a small Turkish gem, which still sticks to its roots. Usually, I love sticking to my roots, treating myself to blintz and crepes for breakfast, but the waiter convinced me to try an artichoke omelet with plenty of veggies and hearty flavor.

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  • All of us want the same thing from family travel – a vacation and memories
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    All of us want the same thing from family travel – a vacation and memories

    ByEileen Ogintz June 23, 2013July 17, 2021

    Wherever you go this summer, all of us want the same thing: The chance to relax and make happy memories, Vacation memories, families say, not only last a lifetime but are among the most important they have, helping them to get through the tough times. Just thinking about the vacation ahead can put the fun back in everyday life, Disney Consumer Insight Team’s Amy Foster told the attendees at the First TMS Family Travel Summit in Orlando. “Fun is not frivolous,” she said. “Fun is precious.”

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  • What if it rains when you’re in Orlando?  No worries.
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    What if it rains when you’re in Orlando? No worries.

    ByEileen Ogintz June 21, 2013July 15, 2021

    This was supposed to be our day to hang at the pool. In fact, we chose the Hyatt Grand Cypress in Orlando because it’s got a new water play area—big new water slide and 1500 acres with put-put golf, tennis, sandy beach with paddle boats, smores pit…the list goes on and on. But Tropical Storm Andrea put a wrench in our plan.

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  • A special place in Orlando for families with sick children
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    A special place in Orlando for families with sick children

    ByEileen Ogintz June 20, 2013June 29, 2023

    At Give Kids the World Village near the Orlando theme parks, visiting kids can have ice cream every day for breakfast if they choose. They can celebrate Halloween in June and Christmas in July, complete with presents. But these families belong to a club no parent wants to join.

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  • Better, healthier food choices are flouishing at Orlando’s theme parks
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    Better, healthier food choices are flouishing at Orlando’s theme parks

    ByEileen Ogintz June 19, 2013June 28, 2023

    If you think all Orlando food is turkey legs, burgers and churros, think again. Sure you can get all that but you have plenty more choices—and healthier options—for the kids as well as the adults

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  • Touring Universal Orlando like a VIP with a guide
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    Touring Universal Orlando like a VIP with a guide

    ByEileen Ogintz June 18, 2013July 15, 2021

    Because we’re staying on property at the wonderful Loews Portifino Bay Hotel, just a short water taxi ride from both parks and CityWalk shopping and entertainment area, we could have entered the park an hour before opening to avoid the mad crush. But I had another ace up my sleeve.

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  • Four days in Orlando exploring the new theme park attractions
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    Four days in Orlando exploring the new theme park attractions

    ByEileen Ogintz June 17, 2013July 15, 2021

    The baby is so fluffy! I petted the four month-old still covered in dark brown down. I did that at the behind the scenes tour at the brand new Antarctica Empire of the Penguin exhibit at SeaWorld Orlando—home to 250 penguins from four different species.

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  • Kicks on Route 66 – in a Ford hybrid that gets 100 miles per gallon
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    Kicks on Route 66 – in a Ford hybrid that gets 100 miles per gallon

    ByEileen Ogintz June 16, 2013July 5, 2021

    During the Great Depression, and the Dustbowl, over 250,000 people packed everything they could and set out from Arkansas and Oklahoma along Route 66, heading–they hoped—for a better life in California. Recently I got to drive part of the route in a Ford hybrid vehicle.

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  • At Beaches Ochos Rios – an excursion to popular Dunn River Falls
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    At Beaches Ochos Rios – an excursion to popular Dunn River Falls

    ByEileen Ogintz June 13, 2013July 12, 2021

    Breakfast at leisure at the Bayside buffet at the relaxing but active Beaches Resort in Ocho Rios. We were treated to freshly made smoothies and omelets, delicious morning glory muffins and everything else you could want at a breakfast buffet, and, of course, more interactivity with our friends from Sesame Street. Then we grabbed some towels from the pool and headed to the Dunn’s River Falls.

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  • Sesame Street and all kinds of kids’ activities at Beaches Ochos Rios
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    Sesame Street and all kinds of kids’ activities at Beaches Ochos Rios

    ByEileen Ogintz June 12, 2013July 12, 2021

    Thank goodness for a giant king bed and 8 hours of sleep here at Beaches Resort in Ocho Rios. Friday morning was the Character Breakfast and the Venetian Dining Room was completely decked out with Sesame Street decorations, banners, posters and table settings.

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