DailyHerald.com > Lifestyle > Travel Copyright 2009 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/lifestyle/ en-us Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:18:18 CST Enthusiasts hop on board model train show http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336078&src=330 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336078&src=330 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:18:18 CDT The reason behind the Great Midwest Train Show's success is most likely its ability to adapt. What started 30 years ago as a way for a model railroad club to pay for its operations has turned into the largest monthly train show in the United States. Barrington-area artist Elizabeth Cameron featured at gallery http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336024&src=330 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336024&src=330 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:18:18 CDT The Gallery at The Garlands is now featuring its new Elizabeth Cameron Art Exhibit. Dogs, horses and people with their canine and equine friends are the primary subjects in the paintings of Cameron, a Barrington-area artist. World's biggest cruise ship arrives in Florida home port http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336373&src=330 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336373&src=330 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:18:17 CDT The world's largest cruise ship has arrived in South Florida. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s 16-deck Oasis of the Seas docked Friday at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. It set sail from Finland to Florida in late October. Coffeehouse opening at Colonial Williamsburg http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336377&src=330 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336377&src=330 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:18:17 CDT Don't expect soy lattes or Internet access for your laptop, but your next visit to Colonial Williamsburg could include a stop in a coffeehouse. Visitors will be able to experience an 18th century-style coffeehouse when R. Charlton's Coffeehouse opens Nov. 20 on Duke of Gloucester Street at the historic site. Magnificent Miles Lights Festival a Chicago tradition http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336026&src=330 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336026&src=330 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:18:18 CDT The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, taking place Saturday, Nov. 21, has become a Chicago tradition with all-day music, activities and an evening lighted parade down Michigan Avenue. Historic Deadwood marks 20 years of legal gambling http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336361&src=330 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336361&src=330 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:18:17 CDT Legalized gambling began in Deadwood on Nov. 1, 1989, when an actor portraying Wild Bill Hickok, accompanied by a woman portraying Calamity Jane, shot a revolver into the air. New travel site Moebii provides targeted searches http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336372&src=330 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336372&src=330 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:18:17 CDT An online search of any major North American city will yield a flood of blogs, advertisements, and diarists' musings. A Google search of "Vancouver" alone yields 87 million hits. Narrow it down to "Vancouver dining" and you still get 8.3 million responses. Wi-Fi for travelers becomes Web marketing lure http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336375&src=330 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336375&src=330 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:18:17 CDT Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, competitors on the Web, all have the same idea for marketing themselves this holiday season: temporarily providing free Wi-Fi access in airports, airplanes and public places. France to boost tourism in Martinique after strike http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336374&src=330 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336374&src=330 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:18:17 CDT France's overseas minister is in Martinique to help the French Caribbean island revive its tourism industry, slammed by a monthlong labor strike earlier this year.