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  • Get beyond the neighborhood for Halloween tricks and treats
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    Get beyond the neighborhood for Halloween tricks and treats

    ByEileen Ogintz October 4, 2012June 28, 2023

    If you’re thinking Halloween is weeks away, think again. These days, Halloween lasts the entire month of October! There are frightful — and not so frightful — theme park extravaganzas, boo at the zoos and much more…

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    To the Atacama Desert Region of Chile

    ByEileen Ogintz September 30, 2012

    We are in northern Chile in the famous Atacama desert region in the Valle de la Luna—Moon Valley—famous for its resemblance to the moon surface and salt and rock formations that look like dinosaur heads, angels and more.

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  • To the Atacama Desert Region of Chile
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    To the Atacama Desert Region of Chile

    ByEileen Ogintz September 30, 2012June 28, 2023

    We are in northern Chile in the famous Atacama desert region in the Valle de la Luna—Moon Valley—famous for its resemblance to the moon surface and salt and rock formations that look like dinosaur heads, angels and more.

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  • Go Undersea in San Francisco! 3 of the Best Oceanariums
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    Go Undersea in San Francisco! 3 of the Best Oceanariums

    ByEileen Ogintz September 30, 2012July 8, 2021

    The ocean is a fascinating place for children who love the colorful and interactive displays, live shows featuring dolphins and multimedia presentations. Visiting oceanariums can also be an opportunity for them to touch living animals in a safe environment, while learning about them, too.

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  • Time-traveling back in history at Conner Prairie IN
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    Time-traveling back in history at Conner Prairie IN

    ByEileen Ogintz September 27, 2012July 10, 2021

    Here at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, the terrific living history museum outside Indianapolis, a Smithsonian affiliate that focuses on 19th-century Indiana, the journey takes us 90 minutes, starting with our escape from an owner who plans to sell us “back South.”

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  • For The Penny-Pinching Traveling Parent
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    For The Penny-Pinching Traveling Parent

    ByEileen Ogintz September 27, 2012July 7, 2021

    There are plenty of family-friendly and budget friendly ways to take your clan away, and still keep everybody well-fed, well-shod and not wandering the streets with packs of dogs.

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  • Riding a bike in the Sonoran Desert — at night!
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    Riding a bike in the Sonoran Desert — at night!

    ByEileen Ogintz September 27, 2012July 15, 2021

    Our Guide Kerry Echer is leading us on one of several unique adventures offered by the Golden Door Spa here. Earlier in the day, we’d noticed Echer teaching rock climbing on the giant boulders; there are also guided hikes and mountain biking.

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  • In Phoenix, an amazing museum of musical instruments
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    In Phoenix, an amazing museum of musical instruments

    ByEileen Ogintz September 26, 2012August 31, 2025

    There are other museums of musical instruments, but none with such an expansive collection from around the world—harps, zithers flutes and trumpets from the Middle East, African drums, a 17th century spinet and 20th century electric guitars…an Appalachian dulcimer, a ukulele, bagpipes and cymbals.

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  • A day at the Camelback Spa in Scottsdale AZ
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    A day at the Camelback Spa in Scottsdale AZ

    ByEileen Ogintz September 25, 2012July 15, 2021

    We amble inside out of the sun for lunch at Sprouts which serves healthy eats (complete with calorie counts) but indulgences too like chocolate fondue. We love the chicken curry lettuce wraps, tuna tartare and salads. We skip the chocolate fondue!

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  • Eileen earns kudos from SATW attendees for family travel presentation
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    Eileen earns kudos from SATW attendees for family travel presentation

    ByEileen Ogintz September 24, 2012July 16, 2021

    Members were asked to rate PD sessions from 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest and were asked to make comments. Your sessions got tons of tens. One commenter said that your session was among the most useful PD ever at an SATW conference. Another commenter said he learned so many valuable tips from you. Several associates said that you gave a wonderful balance in aiming your talk at both associates and actives. That is not always easy to do.

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