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  • Who says Disney cruises are for little kids?
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    Who says Disney cruises are for little kids?

    ByEileen Ogintz August 22, 2010June 28, 2023

    It is 10:30 p.m. on the first night of a Mediterranean cruise and The teen club, appropriately named “The Stack” on deck 10 of the Disney Magic is packed with 100 teens and their three energetic counselors.

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  • Taking the Kids, and the doggie, to Nantucket
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    Taking the Kids, and the doggie, to Nantucket

    ByEileen Ogintz August 19, 2010June 28, 2023

    Nantucket — the only place in America that has the same name for the island, the county and the town — does have a well-deserved reputation for being preppy. “It is the only place you can wear pink pants and get away with it,”says one local.

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  • RVing in Colorado
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    RVing in Colorado

    ByEileen Ogintz August 12, 2010May 13, 2024

    Finally, we’re off! The 32-foot Winnebago RV is stocked with every variety of food from Costco as well as toys, games, movies, pillows, sheets, towels, special “blankies,” and stuffed animals, along with two kids, 5 and 7, two parents and me.

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  • RVING with KIDS
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    RVING with KIDS

    ByEileen Ogintz August 9, 2010June 28, 2023

    Camping purists—like my wilderness-loving daughters—would turn up their noses at this, but with two young kids, we’re glad for the space, the AC, the beds, the fridge, running water and shower, and when it rains, not being in a soggy tent.

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  • RVing to Mesa Verde — the kids are fascinated
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    RVing to Mesa Verde — the kids are fascinated

    ByEileen Ogintz August 6, 2010June 28, 2023

    The kids are climbing up a 32 foot ladder, squeezing through a tunnel, walking in toe holds carved into the sandstone, learning all about archeology, Native American culture and ancient history as they go

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  • Time Traveling Back in History in Boston
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    Time Traveling Back in History in Boston

    ByEileen Ogintz August 5, 2010June 28, 2023

    Travel back to the 18th century and you can even ask a British Regular, famous for their red coats, what it was like to serve so far from home where everyone seemed to hate them. (Not so much different from today, is it?) Watch the Regulars’ Changing of the Guard at the site of their original garrison at Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

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  • RVing and camping — finding togetherness
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    RVing and camping — finding togetherness

    ByEileen Ogintz August 5, 2010June 28, 2023

    Certainly tent camping was cheaper and many suggest that 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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  • The joys of RVing — economical and fun!
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    The joys of RVing — economical and fun!

    ByEileen Ogintz August 4, 2010June 28, 2023

    The Garlands were dedicated RVers long before they bought the park. They still meet up at campgrounds with California friends they met when Mary was in a Mom’s group. Many of today’s campgrounds, she adds, give you the option to tent camp, bring an RV or stay in a cabin

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  • Reggie and Eileen on the Kilimanjaro trek
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    The Obamas and mother daughter trips

    ByEileen Ogintz August 3, 2010June 28, 2023

    For once, Michelle Obama isn’t creating a trend. She’s doing what’s trendy. I’m talking about her mother-daughter trip to Spain this week with Sasha while Malia is at sleep away camp.

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  • On the road in a fabulous RV in Colorado
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    On the road in a fabulous RV in Colorado

    ByEileen Ogintz August 3, 2010June 28, 2023

    We’re OFF! A 32-foot RV stocked with food from Costco, toys, movies, two kids aged five and eight, two parents and me. The family is my cousins the SItzmans, who live in Denver. We’re off on a weeklong RV trip across Southwestern Colorado in a home away from home from Winnebago

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