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  • Letting the kids lead the way in Washington, D.C.
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    Letting the kids lead the way in Washington, D.C.

    ByEileen Ogintz March 28, 2013July 10, 2021

    On a rainy day, grab an umbrella and go to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “Nobody’s there,” reports 11-year-old Sean, who is from suburban Virginia and was one of the local and visiting kids we interviewed for my new “Kid’s Guide to Washington, D.C.” While you are there, pick up a mini Washington Monument, “The best souvenir from Washington, D.C.!” offers William, 12, who lives in suburban Maryland.

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  • Santa Monica: a great place for family vacation fun
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    Santa Monica: a great place for family vacation fun

    ByEileen Ogintz March 28, 2013July 15, 2021

    When I go for a before dinner walk on the beach, there are adults—and kids—doing yoga, playing on the swings and the gymnastics equipment. (There is an area for the kids to climb mini ropes!) They are inline skating, riding bikes, swinging and jumping in and out of the surf and squealing with laughter. They are lining up for fresh lemonade and tacos, playing games in the arcade on the pier.

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  • Disney is all about ears this year
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    Disney is all about ears this year

    ByEileen Ogintz March 27, 2013July 15, 2021

    2013 is the Year of the Ear at Disney Parks with new limited release Disney Ear Hats available every month as part of Disney Parks’ Limited Time Magic—special experiences designed to surprise and excite guests when they visit. Of course you can get your ears autographed.

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  • Eileen is guest on Rudy Maxa’s national radio show
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    Eileen is guest on Rudy Maxa’s national radio show

    ByEileen Ogintz March 26, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen is interviewed on Rudy Maxa’s national radio program. Download a podcast here. Rudy Maxa, aka “The Savvy Traveler,” is one of America’s premier consumer travel experts

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    Eileen presents before the California Governor’s Conference

    ByEileen Ogintz March 26, 2013July 16, 2021

    Download a PDF file of Eileen’s presentation to the California Governor’s Tourism Conference in San Diego. California Governors presentation March 2013

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  • San Diego is more than the Zoo; museums and arts abound in Balboa Park
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    San Diego is more than the Zoo; museums and arts abound in Balboa Park

    ByEileen Ogintz March 26, 2013July 15, 2021

    We all know that San Diego is home to the San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld but we may not realize there are so many museums that because they are in one urban park are so easy to visit (you can also buy a park passport that’s good for a week–$49 for adults and $27 for kids 12 and younger.

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  • Six days in Southern California from Legoland to Hollywood
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    Six days in Southern California from Legoland to Hollywood

    ByEileen Ogintz March 25, 2013July 15, 2021

    At the new LEGOLAND Hotel in Carlsbad, CA you—in consultation with your kids, of course—can choose which theme you prefer and your room will be decorated accordingly at the 250-room hotel set to open with great fanfare April 5.

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  • A ski area in Vermont owned by skiers who grew up on there
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    A ski area in Vermont owned by skiers who grew up on there

    ByEileen Ogintz March 23, 2013July 5, 2021

    It’s easy to see why families are attracted to Bolton Valley—the low-key atmosphere reminiscent of when parents learned to ski in Vermont and the fact that lift tickets are about 20-30 per cent less than at neighboring Stowe.

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  • Take your bunny ears and find a great family spot for Easter brunch
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    Take your bunny ears and find a great family spot for Easter brunch

    ByEileen Ogintz March 21, 2013July 10, 2021

    It’s Easter Sunday and at the sumptuous brunch at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay in California, little girls are dressed in brightly colored dresses, boys in dress shirts that don’t want to stay in their pants and kids and grown-ups proudly sport bunny ears, some with blinking lights.

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  • Pink everywhere on Royal Caribbean’s Barbie cruise
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    Pink everywhere on Royal Caribbean’s Barbie cruise

    ByEileen Ogintz March 19, 2013June 28, 2023

    As we ate pink napoleons and cream puffs we discovered what a multinational group we were. Girls from all over the world had come for the Barbie Experience – New York, Utah, Toronto, Mexico City, São Paulo, London, Dublin and even Sydney! Barbie truly speaks the international language of fun for young girls of any culture.

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