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  • Exploring the coastal region near Half Moon Bay
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    Exploring the coastal region near Half Moon Bay

    ByEileen Ogintz April 16, 2012July 12, 2021

    This area is also home California’s first and only broad based ecotourism visitor program, through which more than 30 farmers, fisherman and business community members have come together to offer visitors hands-on activities and a chance to meet local residents.

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  • RVing vs camping? Why not both?
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    RVing vs camping? Why not both?

    ByEileen Ogintz April 15, 2012July 5, 2021

    Many suggest that despite gas prices RVing is cheaper than other vacations but the Muellers aren’t so sure. That wasn’t why they did it anyway—it was a lifestyle thing, to get outdoors with the kids.

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  • Day Two – exploring San Francisco’s Japantown
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    Day Two – exploring San Francisco’s Japantown

    ByEileen Ogintz April 13, 2012July 9, 2021

    Everyone knows San Francisco’s bustling, busy Chinatown, the largest outside of Asia.
    But Japantown? This area is worth exploring and not just for the food.

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  • Six days in San Francisco and Redwood country
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    Six days in San Francisco and Redwood country

    ByEileen Ogintz April 12, 2012July 9, 2021

    The Fairmont San Francisco’s Executive Chef jW Foster installed the beehives in the hotel’s 1,000-square foot culinary garden to help support the bee population which has dropped 90 per cent since the 1980s.

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  • Spiderman vs. Harry Potter at Universal Orlando
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    Spiderman vs. Harry Potter at Universal Orlando

    ByEileen Ogintz April 12, 2012July 6, 2021

    Move over, Harry Potter. Spider-Man has arrived. “I’m just not that into Harry Potter,” explains 16-year-old Jordan Madow who preferred the newly reanimated Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

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  • How to get your teens to spend time with you
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    How to get your teens to spend time with you

    ByEileen Ogintz April 10, 2012July 6, 2021

    Question: How do you make two high school senior girls happy AND get them to spend time with you?

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  • Frozen Planet brings back memories of the Arctic
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    Frozen Planet brings back memories of the Arctic

    ByEileen Ogintz April 8, 2012July 5, 2021

    The new Discovery Channel series Frozen Planet is reminding me of the exceptional trip to the Artic Circle last summer. We were smack in the middle of a bustling fast food court—for Arctic animals.

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  • Teens meet DisneyWorld – really like Epcot
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    Teens meet DisneyWorld – really like Epcot

    ByEileen Ogintz April 5, 2012July 6, 2021

    When we got to Magic Kingdom the first day we were in DisneyWorld, it was a little overwhelming. After walking through Cinderella’s castle, we were greeted by Hannah Montana

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  • Learning animation on Disney’s cruise ship Fantasy
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    Learning animation on Disney’s cruise ship Fantasy

    ByEileen Ogintz April 5, 2012July 7, 2021

    Wow! Even the jaded 17 year olds I’m with are impressed. At the end of the show, each of our names — as we signed them on our placemat — is listed on the credits as “guest animator.”

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  • Two teens explore Universal Orlando and Harry Potter’s world
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    Two teens explore Universal Orlando and Harry Potter’s world

    ByEileen Ogintz April 4, 2012July 16, 2021

    Once we arrived at Universal we met up with Matt, our amazing tour guide, who immediately brought us to our most anticipated attraction, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

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