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  • A Perfect Day In Milan With Kids
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    A Perfect Day In Milan With Kids

    ByEileen Ogintz October 3, 2019July 6, 2021

    Milan might have a reputation for high fashion and fast-forward style, it’s also a great city for visiting families. Here are five places you can’t miss.

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  • Celebrating Halloween throughout October
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    Celebrating Halloween throughout October

    ByEileen Ogintz October 3, 2019June 28, 2023

    If you thought you had weeks left to get those costumes ready, think again. That’s because Halloween is now celebrated — big time — from theme parks to zoos, children’s museums to hotels and resorts all October long

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  • Make your family vacation even more enjoyable with non-stop flights
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    Make your family vacation even more enjoyable with non-stop flights

    ByEileen Ogintz September 30, 2019June 28, 2023

    We’ve all been there. Long layovers, tired family members and expensive airport food. But there’s an easy fix to the boring and exhausting parts of air travel and it’s called FlightsFrom.com.

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  • On a guided trip just for your family — without breaking the bank
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    On a guided trip just for your family — without breaking the bank

    ByEileen Ogintz September 26, 2019July 16, 2021

    Private trips are growing more popular, whether a family wants to celebrate a 50th anniversary sailing on a Turkish gulet, go whitewater rafting, biking or to explore Italy or visit a national park

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  • Taking the Kids — calling all empty nesters — nine trips to take
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    Taking the Kids — calling all empty nesters — nine trips to take

    ByEileen Ogintz September 19, 2019July 14, 2021

    Dry your tears, empty-nesters. There are plenty of options this fall for a short (or longer) getaway that won’t break the bank.

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  • Monterey Bay Aquarium: for learners of any age
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    Monterey Bay Aquarium: for learners of any age

    ByEileen Ogintz September 16, 2019July 8, 2021

    When I entered the “Tentacles” exhibit of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA, all I could think to myself was “I am amazed!” I had so many questions

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  • Travel With Kids To United Arab Emirates!
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    Travel With Kids To United Arab Emirates!

    ByEileen Ogintz September 16, 2019July 14, 2021

    If one were to award the title for “a modern middle east” to any city in UAE, then Dubai would claim it!

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  • To a kid-friendly Vancouver
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    To a kid-friendly Vancouver

    ByEileen Ogintz September 12, 2019July 14, 2021

    Welcome to the Kids Market on Vancouver’s Granville Island, which draws 10 million visitors annually to its famous public market, restaurants, theaters, galleries, studios and pop-up stores

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  • “At Wit’s End” with Erma Bombeck in Denver
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    “At Wit’s End” with Erma Bombeck in Denver

    ByEileen Ogintz September 10, 2019March 15, 2023

    At Wit’s End had its premier at the Arena Stage in Washington DC in 2015 and has had 39 productions thus far. — one zinger after another

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  • Connect With Nature Right Outside Of Atlanta in Sandy Springs, Georgia
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    Connect With Nature Right Outside Of Atlanta in Sandy Springs, Georgia

    ByEileen Ogintz September 7, 2019October 17, 2023

    Sandy Springs GA is a destination within a destination. It’s also a place where you can unwind, relax and go offline for several hours at a time

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  • The Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach’s Dolphin and Sea Turtle-Themed Rooms
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    The Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach’s Dolphin and Sea Turtle-Themed Rooms

    ByEileen Ogintz September 5, 2019July 12, 2021

    The breathtakingly beautiful 343-room Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach offers guests a chance to stay in either rescued sea turtle or dolphin themed rooms

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  • On a cruise, when you never thought you would
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    On a cruise, when you never thought you would

    ByEileen Ogintz September 5, 2019July 7, 2021

    National Grandparents Day is Sept. 8, and you’re never too old for a new experience, especially one that will bring your far-flung family together

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  • A Visit to Lamers Dairy In Appleton, Wisconsin
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    A Visit to Lamers Dairy In Appleton, Wisconsin

    ByEileen Ogintz September 3, 2019July 8, 2021

    Lamers Dairy and Store is family owned and operated since 1913. Five generations of the Lamers family have worked hard to produce the highest quality milk products that are distributed under the Dairyland’s Best name and Farmer’s Best home delivery service

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  • A family vacation in Turkey
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    A family vacation in Turkey

    ByEileen Ogintz September 3, 2019July 10, 2021

    People are first amazed by Turkey’s warm hospitable atmosphere, pristine beaches, nice weather, affordability, and the family-friendly resorts are difficult to beat

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  • College touring in Boston
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    College touring in Boston

    ByEileen Ogintz August 29, 2019July 16, 2021

    Having weathered college tours with three kids from upstate New York and New England to Colorado and California, I think a little pet therapy may be just the thing

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  • How travel insurance can help in emergencies large and small
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    How travel insurance can help in emergencies large and small

    ByEileen Ogintz August 28, 2019May 9, 2022

    Getting stuck without your clothes, laptop and phone charger pales compared to a medical emergency away from home. In either event, travel insurance certainly can alleviate the stress of the situation.

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  • Keeping your feet dry on a hike – thanks Keen!
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    Keeping your feet dry on a hike – thanks Keen!

    ByEileen Ogintz August 26, 2019July 16, 2021

    On the rocky trail in Kenai Fjords National Park, there were plenty of roots to climb over and even a 20-foot scramble up and down some rocks. I was really glad on that hike and others for my Keen Terradora hiking boots

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  • Bringing home the Halibut in Alaska
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    Bringing home the Halibut in Alaska

    ByEileen Ogintz August 25, 2019July 6, 2021

    I’m still dubious when we put the baited and weighted hooks in the ocean. They go down 200 feet but immediately one person gets a bite… then another… and another

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  • They call it “fishing,” not “catching” – it was one of those days even in Alaska
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    They call it “fishing,” not “catching” – it was one of those days even in Alaska

    ByEileen Ogintz August 25, 2019July 14, 2021

    There is a reason they call it fishing — not catching — even on the Kenai, one of the best rivers in Alaska

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  • To a mountain town the new hippest time of year
    Destinations | Families & Groups | Lodging | Snow Vacations | Weekly Column

    To a mountain town the new hippest time of year

    ByEileen Ogintz August 22, 2019July 16, 2021

    If you are looking for a last-gasp summer trip to get out of the heat or a fall getaway with — or without — the kids, you can’t do better than a mountain town like historic Breckenridge, about 90 minutes from Denver

    Read More To a mountain town the new hippest time of yearContinue

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