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  • Kayaking through the mangroves on Great Exuma in the Bahamas
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    Kayaking through the mangroves on Great Exuma in the Bahamas

    ByEileen Ogintz February 16, 2011June 28, 2023

    We kayak through Mangroves where the path is so narrow we must go single file. The Mangroves, Rolle tell us, “always” have been there. We stop at a small windswept beach called Mariah Cay. There are some 365 Cays that make up Great Exuma and if you want to feel like a Castaway, Rolle says, a boat captain can drop you off with chairs and lunch and pick you up several hours later.

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  • On a kids-free winter escape to the Bahamas
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    On a kids-free winter escape to the Bahamas

    ByEileen Ogintz February 15, 2011October 4, 2023

    This is a most decidedly upscale Sandals—we even have butler service! It is kind of unnerving to have someone—especially a nice young man named Logesh Ambikapathy who is from India—to cater to my every wish. Lemon for my water? Coming right up. He even stops by the pool to see if we need anything. A pizza would be nice, we suggest. He brings it piping hot 15 minutes later.

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  • Seeing first-hand how snowsports can help improve a child’s life
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    Seeing first-hand how snowsports can help improve a child’s life

    ByEileen Ogintz February 15, 2011June 28, 2023

    These kids may look like any group of young snowboarders decked out in the latest Burton gear. “You can see them stand taller,” Heston said. But looks, as we know, can be deceiving. They can’t afford snow sports or the gear, much less bus fare to the mountain. In fact, some live in homeless shelters, others live in group homes

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  • Learning to Scuba Dive at a tiny Caribbean resort
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    Learning to Scuba Dive at a tiny Caribbean resort

    ByEileen Ogintz February 10, 2011June 28, 2023

    elax and breathe! That could be the mantra for de-stressing everyday life. But here on tiny Grand Turk Island where many believe Columbus first made landfall in the New World, the words are PADI dive instructor Hilary Sutton’s instructions to my 19-year-old daughter, Melanie, as she prepares to do her first of four open-water dives

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  • Take the Kids to Broadway — see Lombardi coach the Packers before there was a Super Bowl
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    Take the Kids to Broadway — see Lombardi coach the Packers before there was a Super Bowl

    ByEileen Ogintz February 3, 2011June 28, 2023

    Super Bowl? The Packers? You should see Vince before there was a Super Bowl. The second week in February (Feb. 6 to 10) kids rule Broadway with free tickets (up to age 18, kids can see a Broadway show for free when accompanied by a paying adult) to shows like “Lombardi.” There are pre-theater parties, restaurant discounts, parking discounts, special-edition Kids’ Night Playbills and more.

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  • Watching a daughter grow up on the slopes
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    Watching a daughter grow up on the slopes

    ByEileen Ogintz February 2, 2011June 28, 2023

    Sure, I’ve tried to raise my two daughters and my son to seek challenges. Like you, I’ve hoped that travel has shown them how exciting and exhilarating it can be to step out of their comfort zones. I’ve proudly watched them manage when confronted by unexpected obstacles, whether it was lost luggage, bad weather, illness or simply disappointment when the destination hasn’t met their expectations. They’ve learned lessons on vacation that translate to their everyday lives

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  • More than you can possibly do on one Disney Cruise
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    More than you can possibly do on one Disney Cruise

    ByEileen Ogintz January 28, 2011June 28, 2023

    Whether you are a first time cruiser, a Disney cruise fan (some have cruised the line a dozen times or more), cruising with one child, or your extended family (at least 1/3 of cruisers will be), you will be hard pressed to do even half of what this ship has to offer—and that includes Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay.

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  • Disney’s newest and biggest cruiseship is christened
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    Disney’s newest and biggest cruiseship is christened

    ByEileen Ogintz January 27, 2011June 28, 2023

    Yes, vacation dreams can come true. At least Mickey Mouse thinks so as he promises dreams of adventure, friendship, romance and fun at the rollicking Christening of Disney’s new Dream.

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  • Disney Dream Ups the Ante for Family Cruising
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    Disney Dream Ups the Ante for Family Cruising

    ByEileen Ogintz January 27, 2011June 28, 2023

    Other cruise lines are also catering to the growing family cruise market (more than a million kids now cruise each year) with their megaships — a smart move at a time when kids increasingly drive vacation decisions. A survey found that cruises top kids’ list of dream vacation destinations, right behind a trip to Walt Disney World.

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  • How to manage a whirlwind day at Disney World
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    How to manage a whirlwind day at Disney World

    ByEileen Ogintz January 26, 2011June 28, 2023

    Theresa Bennett and her extended family are all smiles—even as they wait 40 minutes in line at Epcot to see Soarin’ — the popular attraction that makes you feel as if you are hang-gliding over California

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