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  • In Amsterdam, a mix of culture, hip and fit
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    In Amsterdam, a mix of culture, hip and fit

    ByEileen Ogintz January 9, 2012July 7, 2021

    In Amsterdam, everyone seems young, fit and, most important to the teens, hip and there’s the appropriate mix of culture, history and quirkiness

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  • A visit to an ancient monastery and a giant Buddha
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    A visit to an ancient monastery and a giant Buddha

    ByEileen Ogintz January 9, 2012June 28, 2023

    This isn’t just any Buddha but the largest outdoor sitting Buddha in the Po Lin Monastery on the island of Lantau. The Monastery was established in 1906—some 100 monks hidden from the tourists still live here

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  • Hong Kong — a shoppers paradise on steroids
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    Hong Kong — a shoppers paradise on steroids

    ByEileen Ogintz January 6, 2012July 2, 2023

    My daughter Mel, who has just arrived from Thailand, pronounces things here more expensive yet clearly there are bargains to be had—but you have to bargain as the merchants raise the prices expecting you to bargain

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  • At work with a Tai Chi Master
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    At work with a Tai Chi Master

    ByEileen Ogintz January 5, 2012July 16, 2021

    “It is good exercise for all ages,” he says. “When I was child, my parents told me I was so small I needed more exercise so I practiced kung fu and Tai Chi- Kung Fu is fast and Tai Chi s slow and smooth.”

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  • January is the month to learn a snow sport
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    January is the month to learn a snow sport

    ByEileen Ogintz January 5, 2012July 16, 2021

    January is National Learn a Snow Sport Month and more than 200 resorts are pulling out all the stops for families and offering free or discounted ski, snowboard, and cross-country ski and snowshoe lessons for beginners.

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  • Day 3 in Hong Kong – moving into the Mira in the central city
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    Day 3 in Hong Kong – moving into the Mira in the central city

    ByEileen Ogintz January 4, 2012July 16, 2021

    People are choosing the newly renovated Mira for its hip design. The 492-room hotel has been open just a year across the street from Kowloon Park. You walk out the door onto Nathan Road, one of Hong Kong’s busiest thoroughfares

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  • Eating my way, and cheaply, through the Pearl of the Orient
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    Eating my way, and cheaply, through the Pearl of the Orient

    ByEileen Ogintz January 3, 2012July 16, 2021

    Today, I’m the only Caucasian face in the jam-packed Tim Ho Wan that has the reputation for being the cheapest Michelin star restaurant in the world. People come here for Dim Sum and are lined up waiting outside.

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  • In 2012, why not let the kids lead the way?
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    In 2012, why not let the kids lead the way?

    ByEileen Ogintz January 2, 2012July 7, 2021

    Whether the kids were mine or someone else’s, I realized — sometimes belatedly — that the best times were had when we took our cue from the kids and let their passions-of-the-moment dictate.

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  • Nine days in Hong Kong over the holidays
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    Nine days in Hong Kong over the holidays

    ByEileen Ogintz January 2, 2012July 16, 2021

    DAY ONE — I’ve got my eye mask, three different noise cancelling head phones to try, the iPad loaded with my favorite TV shows, my Kindle loaded with new mysteries, healthy snacks, special socks from SmartWool, neck pillow…have I forgotten anything?

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  • Over the holidays, take your kids to a museum
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    Over the holidays, take your kids to a museum

    ByEileen Ogintz December 29, 2011July 10, 2021

    Leave the crackers and chips at home; ditto for the carbonated drinks and smelly cheese. No, we’re not talking about what grub not to pack for your next road trip or flight. We’re talking about foods that are banned in outer space.

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