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  • Taking the Kids doesn’t mean leaving the romance behind
    Families & Groups | Backyard Vacations | Destinations | Food and Dining | Lodging | Weekly Column

    Taking the Kids doesn’t mean leaving the romance behind

    ByEileen Ogintz February 2, 2012June 29, 2023

    I love traveling with my children, their pals and various other pint-sized relatives. I do it all the time. But there’s something deliciously decadent about an adult-only trip, whether you manage just a night away in a nearby hotel or a trip of a lifetime.

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  • At the 9/11 Memorial on a cold, snowy morning
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    At the 9/11 Memorial on a cold, snowy morning

    ByEileen Ogintz February 2, 2012June 28, 2023

    Every one of our boys parents are immigrants—from Africa, Mexico, Jamaica and Trinidad, from other places. They learned that had they been immigrants in the 1870s living here, they would have worked 10 hours a day rather than go to school…

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  • Seven teen boys share NYC penthouse for a weekend
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    Seven teen boys share NYC penthouse for a weekend

    ByEileen Ogintz February 1, 2012July 8, 2021

    Some of my friends thought I was nuts. When I won a weekend stay at the Hilton New York’s five-bedroom penthouse, I invited along seven teenagers to share the fun at New York’s largest hotel.

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  • From Guest to Guide: Growing up in Adventure Travel!
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    From Guest to Guide: Growing up in Adventure Travel!

    ByEileen Ogintz January 29, 2012October 3, 2023

    Guest blogger Kasey Austin writes that her “earliest memories go way back to Alaska, everything from ice fishing with my dad to spending time at a remote fly-in camp and hiking trails frequented by moose and other larger than life critters!”

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  • The un-cruise: a sailing trip in the British Virgin Islands
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    The un-cruise: a sailing trip in the British Virgin Islands

    ByEileen Ogintz January 26, 2012July 7, 2021

    The best part: There is no one telling us what time we have to eat dinner or even where we are going next. Welcome to the alternative to mega cruise ships and fancy resorts.

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  • INAUGURAL FAMILY TRAVEL CONFERENCE CONVENES IN NEW YORK FEB. 3-4
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    INAUGURAL FAMILY TRAVEL CONFERENCE CONVENES IN NEW YORK FEB. 3-4

    ByEileen Ogintz January 25, 2012July 16, 2021

    NEW YORK — The first Family Travel Conference, which convenes at the Omni Berkshire Hotel Feb. 3-4, underscores what parents, and some in the travel…

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  • Last day in the BVI – to the new resort on Scrub Island
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    Last day in the BVI – to the new resort on Scrub Island

    ByEileen Ogintz January 25, 2012July 12, 2021

    “This is a place for adventures,” says General Manager Martin Smith, who says the key is organizing your stay—with the resort staff help.

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  • A day of water sports (or not) at the Bitter End Yacht Club
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    A day of water sports (or not) at the Bitter End Yacht Club

    ByEileen Ogintz January 24, 2012July 12, 2021

    Snorkel, sail, windsurf or kayak?
    We’re at the Bitter End Yacht Club on the island of Virgin Gorda which has been a haven for sailors and yachters for years.

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  • To Anegada: spectacular sailing and a famous spot for lobsters
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    To Anegada: spectacular sailing and a famous spot for lobsters

    ByEileen Ogintz January 23, 2012July 12, 2021

    This island—just 3 miles wide at its widest point—is famous for its lobsters that many fisherman here catch by free diving as deep as 60 feet. Sailors like us (we’ve been sailing around the BVI on a Moorings charter Catamaran) make the trip here for the lobsters as well as the spectacular wind-swept beaches.

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  • Great job at Disney World, Mr. President, but next time take the kids!
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    Great job at Disney World, Mr. President, but next time take the kids!

    ByEileen Ogintz January 22, 2012July 16, 2021

    The President should be applauded for taking executive action to initiate these visa reforms, which should lead to more jobs in the United States.

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