Eileen Ogintz's newest book "The Kids Guide to New York City" has been published. 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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Day Two – exploring San Francisco’s Japantown
April 13, 2012Everyone knows San Francisco’s bustling, busy Chinatown, the largest outside of Asia. But Japantown? This area is worth exploring and not just for the food. more →
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Six days in San Francisco and Redwood country
April 12, 2012The Fairmont San Francisco’s Executive Chef jW Foster installed the beehives in the hotel’s 1,000-square foot culinary garden to help support the bee population which has dropped 90 per cent since the 1980s. more →
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Spiderman vs. Harry Potter at Universal Orlando
April 12, 2012Move over, Harry Potter. Spider-Man has arrived. “I’m just not that into Harry Potter,” explains 16-year-old Jordan Madow who preferred the newly reanimated Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man more →
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How to get your teens to spend time with you
April 10, 2012Question: How do you make two high school senior girls happy AND get them to spend time with you? more →
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Teens meet DisneyWorld – really like Epcot
April 5, 2012When we got to Magic Kingdom the first day we were in DisneyWorld, it was a little overwhelming. After walking through Cinderella's castle, we were greeted by Hannah Montana more →
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Two teens explore Universal Orlando and Harry Potter’s world
April 4, 2012Once we arrived at Universal we met up with Matt, our amazing tour guide, who immediately brought us to our most anticipated attraction, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter more →
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Learning local history adds to vacation memories
March 30, 2012Since we’re here on a girl’s getaway, we find it amusing that at the height of the mining boom in the 1900 census, there were 22 seamstresses in Park City but only two sewing machines. more →
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A club dedicated to getting moms back on the slopes
March 29, 2012Welcome to Park City Mountain Resort’s new Ladies’ Club, offered certain days of the week. Women who hadn’t skied in a while, said Martell, “didn’t want a high powered clinic. They just wanted an opportunity to get back on the mountain in a non-threatening way.” more →
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Touring the old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia
March 29, 2012The city’s medieval walls helped protect the city and there was tremendous international publicity decrying the bombing of this historic city and in favor of granting Croatia diplomatic recognition. more →
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Luxe and lots of powder at Deer Valley UT
March 28, 2012For those who can afford luxe on the slopes, tt doesn’t get any better than the ski-in, ski-out Montage (with its own Compass Sports rental shop and ski valet where they buckle and unbuckle your boots) and Deer Valley more →
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