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Eileen Ogintz's newest book "The Kids Guide to Orlando" will be published in November. "The Kids Guide to New York City" has been published and, coming next Spring, "The Kids Guide to Washington, D.C." All of Eileen's Taking the Kids are now available for the NOOK and Kindle. Your kids will love the fun facts, games and puzzles!



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Big expansion at Santa Fe ski lodge this season


Consider taking your family ski trip to the South West to the New Ski Area Base Lodge, Ski Santa Fe, located 16 miles from downtown Santa Fe, will open a 12,000 square foot expansion to La Casa Lodge base facility this winter. more
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Discovering the History of Scenic Charlottesville, Virginia


The Living Room at The Clifton Inn
Charlottesville, VA and the surrounding Piedmont region offers remarkable history, breathtaking scenery, a dining scene that blends upscale with down home and boutique inns that make for a uniquely charming getaway for your family. more
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Hold on for thrills in the treetops of New Hampshire’s Bretton Woods


Enesi on the zipline at Bretton Woods Canopy Tour
Yhe Bretton Woods Ski Area Canopy Tour is a combination of nine progressively thrilling zip line rides, two hikes across suspension bridges way up in the trees, and a couple of incredible rappelling experiences. It was the latter that really tested our mettle. more
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New Years Eve at Walt Disney World is special


New Year’s Eve at the Walt Disney World Resorts in Orlando, Florida is one celebration not to miss. The park comes alive to say farewell to 2012 and hello to a new year, so here is a rundown of the events scheduled. more
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Holiday events continue for kids at Terranea Resort in LA


Terranea Resort, the oceanfront resort in Los Angeles, presents a range of activities and events for children this holiday including creating holiday crafts using recycled materials, turning them into festive ornaments, snow globes, wreathes and more. more
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At the historic Omni Mount Washington Hotel for the holidays


The Omni Mount Washington Hotel at sunset under a full moon on Christmas Eve
There is plenty to do at this historic resort—from NH largest ski area, plenty of groomed cross country and snow shoe trails, dog sledding, sleigh rides and indoor and outdoor pool and gargantuan spa where my daughter and I indulged in blissful massages yesterday. more
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Special packages for families traveling to Jamaica


Half Moon, A RockResort in Rose Hall, Jamaica, may be a good bet for winter travel, offering guests special packages when traveling between January 6th and February 14th. more
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Families on a hike through the snowy woods of New Hampshire


Exploring a partially frozen waterfall along the Crawford Trail
We’re hiking in the snow—micro crampons on our feet on the Crawford Trail in New Hampshire, with a guide from the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Highlands Center. In case you are wondering, the needles on the spruce are spikey--thus “spikey spruce” and the needles on the balsam are soft (“friendly fir”!). more
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ShermansTravel Blog interviews Eileen about Bahamas


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Sherman's Travel Blog interviews Eileen about her recent visit to Fowl Cay in the Bahamas. more
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A special place for adventurous families from the AMC in New Hampshire


The gingerbread collection inside the AMC Highland Center
Welcome to the Appalachian Mountain Club Highland Center, a short drive from Mount Washington, New England’s tallest peak. Some of the families we meet the weekend before Christmas have made a visit here an annual tradition, like the Canes, who have come nearly every year since their nine year-old was a baby. more
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