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  • Summer travel, or not, in the new normal
    Beach Vacations | Destinations | Families & Groups | Getting There | Lodging | Parks & Outdoors | Weekly Column

    Summer travel, or not, in the new normal

    ByEileen Ogintz May 22, 2020May 13, 2024

    What’s a family to do? If families get away at all, they are likely to drive and stay closer to home, suggests Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association

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  • Getting moms and daughters out of their comfort zones
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    Getting moms and daughters out of their comfort zones

    ByEileen Ogintz May 14, 2020July 5, 2021

    When Steff Keene wanted to backpack for the first time, she didn’t turn to adventure-loving friends for advice like college students might. She turned to mom.

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  • Staying sane: Helping your kids cope as the pandemic continues
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    Staying sane: Helping your kids cope as the pandemic continues

    ByEileen Ogintz May 7, 2020December 5, 2021

    A Q&A with Dr. David Schonfeld, expert on children’s mental health issues, on coping with fear and disappointment during the pandemic

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  • Let’s hear it for moms everywhere (grandmas, too!)
    Families & Groups | Food and Dining | Lodging | Weekly Column

    Let’s hear it for moms everywhere (grandmas, too!)

    ByEileen Ogintz May 7, 2020July 14, 2021

    Happy Mother’s Day! If there ever was a time to thank moms for all they do it’s this year, as we celebrate the strangest Mother’s Day ever

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  • Why Greece is the Destination for Skip-Gen Vacations
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    Why Greece is the Destination for Skip-Gen Vacations

    ByEileen Ogintz May 6, 2020July 7, 2021

    Isn’t this the best possible gift for the young ones! Grandparents today are healthy, active and available. Combining their stories and their unconditional love with the young children’s curiosity connects the kids with their past and their roots

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  • Thinking about adventures past and to come — in Alaska
    Backyard Vacations | Cruises & All-Inclusive | Families & Groups | Getting There | Parks & Outdoors | Weekly Column

    Thinking about adventures past and to come — in Alaska

    ByEileen Ogintz April 30, 2020July 14, 2021

    Nearly a year later, stuck at home, trips canceled in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I smile thinking about that stellar day and the rest of last summer’s trip to Alaska

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  • To Golden Gate Park for its big birthday
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    To Golden Gate Park for its big birthday

    ByEileen Ogintz April 23, 2020July 9, 2021

    They called the area the Great Sand Wastes, but even those who believed in the project could never have imagined what Golden Gate Park would become

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  • Learning about the origins of the Titanic in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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    Learning about the origins of the Titanic in Belfast, Northern Ireland

    ByEileen Ogintz April 16, 2020July 14, 2021

    At the award-winning Titanic Belfast, the world’s largest Titanic visitor experience, you are right where Titanic was built (a special dry dock had to be constructed — the largest in the world at the time).

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  • Thinking about the great outdoors
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    Thinking about the great outdoors

    ByEileen Ogintz April 9, 2020July 7, 2021

    As for Doc, he retired and opted for a second career where people meet him with big smiles on their faces, some having waited more than a year to meet him

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  • On a virtual adventure
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    On a virtual adventure

    ByEileen Ogintz April 2, 2020July 14, 2021

    Since we are all grounded right now, let the kids lead us all on virtual adventures (and they can safely share them with grandparents too)

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  • Taking the Kids — when they are on the autism spectrum
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    Taking the Kids — when they are on the autism spectrum

    ByEileen Ogintz March 26, 2020July 16, 2021

    The 13th annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2. Thousands of landmarks, buildings, homes and communities were expected to be lit light blue in recognition of people living with autism

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  • 7 Great Destinations to Visit from Home
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    7 Great Destinations to Visit from Home

    ByEileen Ogintz March 23, 2020December 5, 2021

    Whether you’re sheltering in place by choice or command, we hope you’ll enjoy touring seven great destinations you can visit virtually from home.

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  • Learning to cope with travel disappointments
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    Learning to cope with travel disappointments

    ByEileen Ogintz March 19, 2020June 28, 2023

    It’s not irresponsible or shallow to be upset about your derailed vacation plans. Don’t minimize the kids’ disappointment either, the experts say.

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  • Coronavirus Advice for Travelers with Kids
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    Coronavirus Advice for Travelers with Kids

    ByEileen Ogintz March 18, 2020February 13, 2024

    Although many of us are currently unable to travel due to international restrictions, you may be thinking ahead to your next planned trip. If you decide to travel with your kids, here is some coronavirus advice that you should be aware of.

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  • Traveling through the COVID-19 crisis
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    Traveling through the COVID-19 crisis

    ByEileen Ogintz March 12, 2020April 23, 2025

    The coronavirus pandemic has derailed many upcoming family trips — everything from shipboard reunions to destination weddings to spring breaks. What to do?

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  • The civilized route to ski country: The Winter Park Express
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    The civilized route to ski country: The Winter Park Express

    ByAndy Yemma March 9, 2020November 10, 2025

    There is a better way to go skiing — every Friday and Saturday, January-March, Amtrak offers the “Winter Park Express” from Denver’s Union Station to a platform just a short hike from Winter Park’s ski lifts.

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  • To Philadelphia and celebrating women during women’s history month
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    To Philadelphia and celebrating women during women’s history month

    ByEileen Ogintz March 5, 2020July 9, 2021

    For 2020, Philadelphia has officially changed the city’s “City of Brotherly Love” moniker to the “City of Sisterly Love,” acknowledging that women of color were not fully enfranchised until the 1965 Voting Rights Act

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  • A Teen’s Perspective – The Perfect Teen Trip to Orlando & WDW Resorts
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    A Teen’s Perspective – The Perfect Teen Trip to Orlando & WDW Resorts

    ByEileen Ogintz March 5, 2020June 28, 2023

    While family trips are a lot of fun, one-on-one time with only one parent and one child allows for really special time and bonding that often does not occur with a lot of family members around

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  • Snow graffiti? Who knew? The kids program at Vista Verde Ranch
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    Snow graffiti? Who knew? The kids program at Vista Verde Ranch

    ByEileen Ogintz March 4, 2020July 9, 2021

    All you need is some snow and spray bottles with food coloring—blue, yellow, green, red, purple…

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  • Back to Vista Verde Ranch – snowmobiles and more fun in the snow
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    Back to Vista Verde Ranch – snowmobiles and more fun in the snow

    ByEileen Ogintz March 4, 2020July 14, 2021

    Welcome to Vista Verde Ranch near the tiny Colorado town of Clark and about a 40-minute drive from Steamboat Springs-and a world away from the busy ski town where you have to jockey on the slopes for a place to sit at lunch time.

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  • Under the Devil’s Thumb, a guest ranch for XC, snowshoe and spa lovers
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    Under the Devil’s Thumb, a guest ranch for XC, snowshoe and spa lovers

    ByEileen Ogintz February 27, 2020July 14, 2021

    We see that giant snow-covered thumb as we are getting a Nordic classic ski lesson at Devil’s Thumb Ranch, a four-season resort on 6,500 pristine acres about 75 miles west of Denver and 15 miles from Winter Park and its famous downhill slope

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  • Tweens Spill on Skiing in Vail and Beaver Creek
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    Tweens Spill on Skiing in Vail and Beaver Creek

    ByEileen Ogintz February 27, 2020July 2, 2023

    Local kids in Vail Valley say there’s so much to love about the area. Hear directly from kids themselves about their favorite ski runs, off slope activities and more!

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  • Fun in the snow off the slopes
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    Fun in the snow off the slopes

    ByEileen Ogintz February 27, 2020July 6, 2021

    Spring also is a great time to come to the slopes with plenty of sunshine, warmer temperatures and late season deals

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  • Taking the Kids — on spring break
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    Taking the Kids — on spring break

    ByEileen Ogintz February 20, 2020July 14, 2021

    Spring break is such a good time to get away. Hopefully, your kids will have that same week off. And you may find it easier to escape for a week or a long weekend than in the middle of the summer when everyone wants to get away

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  • Woodward Copper — all year fun on the snow an hour from Denver
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    Woodward Copper — all year fun on the snow an hour from Denver

    ByEileen Ogintz February 19, 2020July 9, 2021

    Just an hour from Denver at popular Copper Mountain, Woodward Copper is an innovative action sports center that offers year-round skiing and snowboarding

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  • Fitting your ski boot makes all the difference
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    Fitting your ski boot makes all the difference

    ByEileen Ogintz February 19, 2020July 5, 2021

    Surefoot started in Park City UT and is now the world’s biggest ski boot specialty store company, with shops all over the US and Europe

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  • A Catamaran Charter- The Upgraded Family Vacation
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    A Catamaran Charter- The Upgraded Family Vacation

    ByEileen Ogintz February 17, 2020February 13, 2024

    With boat rental websites like Click&Boat, renting daily and weekly private catamaran charters domestically and internationally has never been so simple

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  • Gloves and mittens to keep Jack Frost away
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    Gloves and mittens to keep Jack Frost away

    ByEileen Ogintz February 13, 2020July 16, 2021

    There is nothing worse than freezing hands—especially when you are outside trying to have some fun in the snow.

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  • Celebrating Black History Month
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    Celebrating Black History Month

    ByEileen Ogintz February 13, 2020July 10, 2021

    African American History Month is celebrated with an ever-growing array of exhibits, festivals, discussions and performances around the country, including in locales and about topics you might not have considered

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  • Travel Gear That Helps the Environment
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    Travel Gear That Helps the Environment

    ByEileen Ogintz February 10, 2020July 16, 2021

    We can be more mindful about how what gear we choose can be better for the environment—clothes too—everything from socks to shirts, jackets to ski pants, purses and backpacks

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