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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200 years later, visit the scenes of the Second War for Independence
April 1, 2012After visiting the sights along Maryland’s Spangled Banner Trail, you will learn to spot the 15-star and 15-stripe flag like the one that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the song that became our national anthem during the War of 1812. 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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Good eats in and around Park City UT
March 27, 2012Here as well as at neighboring Deer Valley –which led the industry in providing good mountain eats—we’re seeing ever better food with an emphasis on what is locally sourced. more →
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Meet Holly Flanders – and make time for yourself on the slopes
March 26, 2012Flanders teaches women’s ski workshops at Canyons—I thoroughly enjoyed one a few years ago—but now has a new mission—to convince women they need to make that time, no matter what else is going on in their lives. more →
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A visit to see the biggest Budda in the world
March 22, 2012Not just any giant Buddha but the Tian Tan Buddha, the world’s largest outdoor sitting Buddha — some 98 feet tall and weighing 250 tons, his humongous right hand raised to deliver a blessing to all. more →
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Getting out of your comfort zone is a good thing – just ask the kids
March 19, 2012It’s no secret that the snowsports industry wants to encourage more minorities to hit the slopes. But that’s not easy with lift tickets costing over $90 at many places, not to mention all the gear that’s needed. (Even long underwear and the right socks can be expensive.) more →
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Lower Manhattan is New York’s must-see destination
March 15, 2012We’re talking about Lower Manhattan — specifically the area south of Chambers Street that’s surrounded by water on three sides. In 2011, a record 9.8 million tourists visited Lower Manhattan — 800,000 more than the previous year. more →
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