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  • A friends getaway to Jumby Bay, Antigua; an upscale all-inclusive resort
    Beach Vacations | Cruises & All-Inclusive | Destinations | Families & Groups | Lodging | Travel Diaries

    A friends getaway to Jumby Bay, Antigua; an upscale all-inclusive resort

    ByEileen Ogintz December 16, 2014July 10, 2021

    Here on a pre-holiday annual getaway with my three oldest friends, I’m glad to be ensconced in this villa within the upscale all inclusive

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  • Aboard the USS Iowa searching for a charming mutt named Vicky
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    Aboard the USS Iowa searching for a charming mutt named Vicky

    ByAndy Yemma December 12, 2014November 10, 2025

    The USS Iowa, now a museum in Los Angeles Harbor, has a storied history but the story of its mascot, a little mutt named Vicky, charms visitors of all ages.

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  • At Disneyland without the kids?  Like yeah!
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    At Disneyland without the kids? Like yeah!

    ByEileen Ogintz December 11, 2014July 8, 2021

    It might seem counterintuitive, but this past trip to Disneyland, we opted for grownups-only visit to the home of everyone’s favorite Mouse to take in all the holiday decorations.

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  • Mixing American history with holiday fun in Valley Forge and Philadelphia
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    Mixing American history with holiday fun in Valley Forge and Philadelphia

    ByEileen Ogintz December 11, 2014July 6, 2021

    Every Dec. 19, an annual event commemorates the arrival of the rag-tag Continental Army to Valley Forge PA, and its determination to persevere against hardship to become the first American Army.

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  • A Sunday brunch to die for at the famed Hotel del Coronado in San Diego
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    A Sunday brunch to die for at the famed Hotel del Coronado in San Diego

    ByEileen Ogintz December 10, 2014July 12, 2021

    At the Hotel del Coronado’s famed Sunday Brunch there are over 100 items to choose from—freshly made ceviche and crab legs, calamari salad, fresh oysters and smoked salmon, trout, prime rib, ham and smoked turkey carved in front of us. That’s just to start!

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  • Relaxing and thinking fitness at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in CA
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    Relaxing and thinking fitness at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in CA

    ByEileen Ogintz December 9, 2014July 6, 2021

    The Omni La Costa in Carlsbad CA is considered a top wellness resort in the country with a fitness center, expansive spa with its own pool as well as café, yoga center, golf and tennis.

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  • Kids rule at London’s newly expanded Imperial War Museum
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    Kids rule at London’s newly expanded Imperial War Museum

    ByEileen Ogintz December 4, 2014July 15, 2021

    Follow the local kids. That’s a good plan when you are exploring a new city with your gang. That’s what we did recently at the newly expanded Imperial War Museum in London, which was teeming with enthusiastic British families.

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  • WOW moments on Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas
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    WOW moments on Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas

    ByEileen Ogintz November 27, 2014July 7, 2021

    Royal Carribbean’s new Quantum of the Seas is the first in a new class of cruise ships that the company says it going to up the number of WOW moments on every family’s vacation.

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  • How to light up your family’s holidays this season
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    How to light up your family’s holidays this season

    ByEileen Ogintz November 20, 2014July 2, 2023

    Since holiday lights have become more and more festive each year, create new traditions to see them, even as early as Thanksgiving weekend, wherever you find yourselves.

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  • Kids conquering fears and having fun on a canopy tour in Pennsylvania
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    Kids conquering fears and having fun on a canopy tour in Pennsylvania

    ByAndy Yemma November 15, 2014November 10, 2025

    We were at Spring Mountain, a modest ski area just outside Philadelphia but a mighty fine adventure place for a canopy tour with four expert guides — and six high-school scholars

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