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  • C is for Cookie, and candy and Christmas in New Hampshire
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    C is for Cookie, and candy and Christmas in New Hampshire

    ByEileen Ogintz December 4, 2011July 17, 2021

    When it comes to cookies, it’s not just Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster who’s singing the praises. C is for cookies, candy and Christmas as twelve inns in New Hampshire’s Mt Washington Valley open the doors to hundreds of holiday revelers.

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  • On a unique mom’s getaway in Jamaica
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    On a unique mom’s getaway in Jamaica

    ByEileen Ogintz December 1, 2011July 7, 2021

    No I’m not dreaming of an effortless holiday gathering that could never be real — at least in my world. I’m actually wide awake in Jamaica, enjoying a pre-holiday moms’ getaway with my three oldest friends from grade school at the most unusual all-inclusive resort I’ve ever visited.

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  • Nutcracker characters in action at Palace Hotel in NYC
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    Old holiday traditions give way to less drama this year

    ByEileen Ogintz November 27, 2011July 5, 2021

    There’s something to be said for creating a new holiday tradition with no drama, especially when new young friends are part of the equation. We were joined by 12-year-old Enesi Domi, who we got to know last summer when he spent some time at our home through the Fresh Air Fund.

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  • Driving Smart with Kids in the Car This Holiday Season
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    Driving Smart with Kids in the Car This Holiday Season

    ByEileen Ogintz November 24, 2011July 6, 2021

    The best thing we can do when taking to the road this winter, especially with kids in the back, is be prepared. Make sure your cellphone is charged and the relatives know what time to expect you.

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  • Meeting the locals around Bluefields Bay in Jamaica
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    Meeting the locals around Bluefields Bay in Jamaica

    ByEileen Ogintz November 23, 2011July 16, 2021

    I can’ t stop thinking about Delta when we return to our Bluefields Bay villa overlooking the sea served breakfast—a traditional Jamaican concoction of saltfish with vegetables cooked in coconut milk called Rundown.

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  • Tips on family flying on Fox25 News in Boston
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    Tips on family flying on Fox25 News in Boston

    ByEileen Ogintz November 22, 2011July 16, 2021

    Eileen “skypes” with Fox25 News in Boston on traveling with children on planes during the stressful holiday season.

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  • In Jamaica, a man on a mission to promote tourism
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    In Jamaica, a man on a mission to promote tourism

    ByEileen Ogintz November 22, 2011July 16, 2021

    Wolde Kristos is a man with a mission—and a vision. He hopes to bring the sleepy Jamaican town of Bluefields Bay into the 21st century—tourist wise.

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  • Interviewed by a Gnome!
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    Interviewed by a Gnome!

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2011July 16, 2021

    Eileen is interviewed by Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome on the Window Seat Blog

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  • Exploring the area around Bluefields Bay in Jamaica
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    Exploring the area around Bluefields Bay in Jamaica

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2011July 16, 2021

    Our driver Percy Baldwin first takes us to the Black River—at 44 miles the longest navigable river in Jamaica. We’re only going to cruise for about an hour down the pristine river where Crocodiles and birds live and mangroves grow.

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  • A holiday tale: grandma’s house and travel insurance
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    A holiday tale: grandma’s house and travel insurance

    ByEileen Ogintz November 21, 2011July 17, 2021

    See how many travel preparation errors you can spot in this holiday tale, then check your answers and find out how things might have gone more smoothly at InsureMyTrip.com.

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