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    Have Smartphone, Will Travel

    ByEileen Ogintz May 2, 2012July 16, 2021

    I meet a lot of families who thought they’d be able to travel without texting, tweeting, Instagramming, and Facebooking while abroad, but are shocked to see what an international roaming phone bill looks like when they get back to the states.

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  • Farm to table at the historic Ocean House in Rhode Island
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    Farm to table at the historic Ocean House in Rhode Island

    ByEileen Ogintz May 1, 2012July 8, 2021

    Jane Dane, the mom of three, is a modern day Forager. That means it is her full time job to act as the liaison between local farmers and the chefs at the luxe 49-room Ocean House in Watch Hill, RI which is a designated Relais & Chateau property with a focus on farm to table cuisine.

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  • Eating your way through a destination city
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    Eating your way through a destination city

    ByEileen Ogintz April 27, 2012July 17, 2021

    A prominent food magazine editor wrote recently about traveling to a far flung destination just for a great meal. I guess that’s a more common practice among foodies than you might think. I can relate.

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  • Lots of places to rediscover your inner Titantic
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    Lots of places to rediscover your inner Titantic

    ByEileen Ogintz April 26, 2012July 10, 2021

    The real point here is to encourage youngsters and their parents to “journey to new depths of discovery.” That includes a 4-D theater where SpongeBob SquarePants takes you and your kids on an undersea adventure, complete with mist and bubbles

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  • Getting out of the bubble while on vacation
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    Getting out of the bubble while on vacation

    ByEileen Ogintz April 22, 2012July 17, 2021

    Tourists need to get the message that it is safe to venture out of their manicured hotels. “You will really feel the love,” he promises, and here the crime rate is very low. He introduces me to Jahealo Calvin Clunie who shows off his paintings and carvings.

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    Prepping for a Family Road Trip

    ByEileen Ogintz April 20, 2012July 10, 2021

    If you’re looking for family vacation ideas, consider taking a road trip. Driving to your family vacation destination is often more affordable than buying plane tickets for the whole family

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  • A Spring Skiing Adventure at Heavenly and Kirkwood ski resorts
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    A Spring Skiing Adventure at Heavenly and Kirkwood ski resorts

    ByEileen Ogintz April 20, 2012July 10, 2021

    Heavenly Ski Resort. We both agreed that this ski area had been aptly named. We looked out over the giant span of beautiful Lake Tahoe from the top of the mountain.

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  • A flight worth enjoying, honestly!
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    A flight worth enjoying, honestly!

    ByEileen Ogintz April 19, 2012July 16, 2021

    I’m in my Virgin America extra legroom seat with no one in front of me and plenty of room to stretch on this flight from San Francisco to New York. For once the five-hour plus flight doesn’t seem interminable.

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  • Time to plan your visit to our National Parks
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    Time to plan your visit to our National Parks

    ByEileen Ogintz April 19, 2012May 13, 2024

    My youngest daughter, Mel, says those national parks trips when she was little (and complained her legs were “broken” from all the hiking) spurred her interest in environmental science — her college major

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  • An Easter brunch to remember — Day Five
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    An Easter brunch to remember — Day Five

    ByEileen Ogintz April 18, 2012July 10, 2021

    We are at the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay’s Sunday Brunch that is so popular in the Bay area that people drive an hour or more to indulge.

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