Travel
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Every city with hipsters wants to be a BrooklynNov 14, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - For more than a century, cities around the world have compared themselves to Paris. Many claim to be the Paris of the East: Bucharest, Prague, Istanbul, Beiru...
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Tower of London poppy display draws huge crowdsNov 11, 2014 4:45 am - LONDON - Parts of a display of almost a million ceramic poppies that have filled the Tower of London moat to mark the centenary of World War I will be preserved and go o...
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Honor Flight inspires Kildeer man to make movieNov 09, 2014 6:00 am - Newly retired and looking for a good cause, Dale Chellis of Kildeer read a newspaper column in March 2008 about Honor Flight Chicago. The fledgling charity was organizin...
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Wisconsin's Elkhart Lake transforms for the holidaysNov 09, 2014 5:00 am - ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Snow is just starting to fall, puffy white flakes landing on two black Percheron horses pulling our wagon along quiet streets festooned with garland...
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On the road: Reserve a spot on the Holiday Lights busNov 08, 2014 4:30 am - Chicago Trolley follies Make your reservations now for Chicago Trolley and Double Decker Bus Company's “Holiday Lights Tour.” Festive holiday trolleys, named D...
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Petrified Forest buildings named national treasureNov 07, 2014 5:01 am - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The buildings at Petrified Forest National Park are held up as an example of modern architecture with their flat roofs, low silhouettes and large wind...
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Japan's chrysanthemums: More than symbol of autumnNov 07, 2014 5:01 am - TOKYO - When Americans think of flowers and Japan, we think of cherry blossoms. But to the Japanese, there's a flower for every time of year, and right now, it's the chr...
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Mark Twain's town by the river a trip back in timeNov 07, 2014 5:00 am - HANNIBAL, Mo. — Mark Twain only lived in Hannibal, Missouri, for 13 years, but many of his most famous stories were inspired by this humble Midwestern city. A visit to H...
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Kansas prairie park preserves vanishing tallgrassNov 06, 2014 5:01 am - STRONG CITY, Kan. - Stand here in a field of tall, windblown grass and wildflowers, and twirl around like a child. It's like being inside a prairie snow globe: You're su...
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Go for the food: Make an odyssey of 1 meal, 1 chefNov 06, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK - So you've landed in a foodie destination, a happening city brimming with top-tier restaurants and chefs sporting scary-good culinary cred. You want to make th...