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  • Last day in Paris — to the local market and in a French cooking class for dinner
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    Last day in Paris — to the local market and in a French cooking class for dinner

    ByEileen Ogintz November 23, 2013July 15, 2021

    We’re seven strangers ranging from 22 to 60-something standing in a Paris afternoon outdoor market trying to decide. We’ve signed on for a cooking class with La Cuisine Paris, one of just a handful here that offers classes in English.

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  • Eileen tours the Bahamas and meets the locals
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    Eileen tours the Bahamas and meets the locals

    ByEileen Ogintz November 22, 2013July 10, 2021

    Eileen tours the Bahamas with locals guiding the way. Three videos.

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  • A unique foodie tour led by a Paris Greeter who certainly knows his neighborhood
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    A unique foodie tour led by a Paris Greeter who certainly knows his neighborhood

    ByEileen Ogintz November 22, 2013July 15, 2021

    Today, we’re touring this hip foodie neighborhood with Edouard Morhange who live nearby and is on the board of the Paris Greeter organization, which offers some 3,000 free tours every year given by 360 greeters.

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  • 10 Deals to brighten your Cyber Monday
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    10 Deals to brighten your Cyber Monday

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2013July 5, 2021

    You’ll find plenty of bargains on Cyber Monday. Check what your favorite hotel chain, cruise line or resorts are offering. Here are 10 deals that are just a sampling of what’s out there

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  • A family tour of a Paris neighborhood with a local guide
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    A family tour of a Paris neighborhood with a local guide

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2013July 7, 2021

    We’re in Gerard Merlot, a shop famous for macarons in the St Germain district of Paris, with guide Genevieve, who we’ve met through a terrific company called Tours by Locals.

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  • Two new ways families can take the stress out of flying
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    Two new ways families can take the stress out of flying

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2013July 15, 2021

    Want to get whisked through security? It may be too late for Thanksgiving, but if you are flying for Christmas, you’ve got time to sign up for Global Entry, the trusted traveler network that allows you to make your way quickly through special lines and customs by using automated kiosks at 97 domestic airports through the TSA Pre-check Program.

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  • A visit to the town where Vincent Van Gogh spent his final most prolific days
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    A visit to the town where Vincent Van Gogh spent his final most prolific days

    ByEileen Ogintz November 20, 2013June 28, 2023

    I’m literally walking in Vincent Van Gogh’s footsteps to the field where he painted the famous paintings like the Wheatfield of Crows and where he shot himself.

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  • In Rouen, France — Joan of Arc and Monet
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    In Rouen, France — Joan of Arc and Monet

    ByEileen Ogintz November 19, 2013July 7, 2021

    In this medieval city, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. Today we see a cathedral that was begun in 1145—amazing it is still standing after being damaged in WWII. Nearly 9,000 half timbered houses burned during WWII.

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  • Two days touring the D-Day sites in Normandy
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    Two days touring the D-Day sites in Normandy

    ByEileen Ogintz November 17, 2013July 15, 2021

    We are at the famous Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial overlooking Omaha Beach, where the massive allied assault on the Normandy on June 6, 1944 aimed to liberate France and defeat Nazi Germany.

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  • Eileen reports on Gettysburg 150 years after Lincoln’s famous address
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    Eileen reports on Gettysburg 150 years after Lincoln’s famous address

    ByEileen Ogintz November 17, 2013July 16, 2021

    Eileen’s report on Gettysburg as the 150th Anniversary of Lincoln’s famous address approaches. On Foxnews.com.

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