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Lodging

TO AMSTERDAM

September 21, 2008
Amsterdam_Flower_Market
By Eileen Ogintz Tribune Media Services I’ve found vacation nirvana for teenagers and it’s a place parents will like just as much as teens do. Welcome to Amsterdam. It’s got everything, including teen-safe clubs, terrific outdoor markets that, despite the more »
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OPTING FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF LODGING

August 31, 2008
Our neighborhood in Rome earlier this summer
Searching out those markets and meeting the locals who shop there is all part of the charm of renting a flat in a strange city or a villa in the countryside. We sleep with cherubs over our bed and hear the noises of a city neighborhood -- a baby crying, a couple jabbering in Italian and music playing. more →
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Funky, fun, historical and sobering — Amsterdam!

August 25, 2008
Funky spot we found inAmsterdam
We head to a nearby street where we can’t believe our food choices -- Italian, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, French… After a week of heavy Austrian and Czech food, we opt for Indonesian at Sahid Jaya more →
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In Prague — the Paris of the East

August 23, 2008
Buying giant pretzels in Prague
Another day, another church. We’re all excited to explore Prague, which many now call The Paris of the East. It’s crowded with tourists on this brilliant summer day. Prague, of course, is the capital of the Czech Republic and has been an intersection of continental merchant routes for centuries. more →
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TO AUSTIN, TEXAS

August 17, 2008
The huge Barton Springs pool seems more like a lake.
All around Lost Pines were other families determined not to miss one second of vacation fun -- floating in the lazy river, watching the kids on the water slide or in the baby pool, saddling up for horseback rides or bike rides around the extensive property (405 acres and an adjoining 1,100-acre nature park!), playing "golf" with preschoolers on the lawn and watching them on the playground nearby. more →
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TO VERMONT — IN SUMMER

August 3, 2008
On a hiking trail in the Green Mountain State
The steep climb up the slick rocks -- 770 vertical feet -- doesn't phase them, nor scrambling without footholds or squeezing between two boulders. "Hard but fun," a trio of 9-year-old boys declare, as they race ahead. "Definitely worth it," their older sisters add, as they trail close behind them. more →
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A trip to Costa Rica with two teenagers

August 3, 2008
Eva and Kayla in Costa Rica
JFK was typically a crowded mess at Delta. No one was quite sure which line was which -- baggage drop, check in, security? For some reason, the automated kiosk wouldn’t let us check in so we got on a long line only to discover that was the line for the folks who had already checked in but needed to drop their bags more →
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Vacations never go as planned

July 17, 2008
Relaxing in the rocking chairs at the Hyatt Lost Pines near Austin TX
It’s over 100 degrees but the kids playing in and around the pool at Barton Creek Resort don’t seem to care. Ten-year-old Ryan Libby is slurping a frozen drink and eating chicken fingers poolside. more →
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Fun in the Texas Lost Pines Country

July 16, 2008
The lazy river at the Hyatt Lost Pines near Austin TX
DAY TWO — It’s barely 9 a.m. and kids are in full vacation mode, playing water basketball, floating in the lazy river, zipping down the water slide. One three year old is playing “golf” on the hotel lawn with his more »
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A Trip Down Memory Lane in Austin, TX

July 15, 2008
The Magnolia Cafe in Austin TX
DAY ONE — It’s a trip down memory lane — literally, for my husband at least. We’ve flown down to Austin, TX where he was raised and went to college (Hook ‘em Horns!) for a mini family reunion with his more »
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