Travel
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D.C. cherry blossoms predicted to bloom April 8-12Mar 05, 2014 4:45 am - WASHINGTON - Despite the long, snowy winter in the Mid-Atlantic region, Washington's famous cherry blossom trees are expected to bring the first sure sign of spring betw...
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Spring break in Asia? Consider Thailand's beachesMar 05, 2014 4:45 am - KOH PHANGAN, Thailand - A trip sampling the diversity of Southeast Asian destinations can take you from the sleek modernity of Singapore to the ancient temples of Cambod...
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New golf resort is out of the ordinary for FloridaMar 05, 2014 4:30 am - BOWLING GREEN, Fla. - What do you do with 15 million cubic yards of sand? If you're Mosaic, one of the world's largest phosphate companies, you build two award-winning g...
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Go for the food: The Admiral in Asheville, N.C.Mar 04, 2014 4:45 am - ASHEVILLE, N.C. — In downtown Asheville, good restaurants are as handsomely conspicuous as the artsy boutiques and bodegas that give the Blue Ridge Mountain mecca its tr...
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'Downton Abbey' costumes on display at Delaware museumMar 04, 2014 4:45 am - WILMINGTON, Del. — Officials at the Winterthur Museum in Delaware say an exhibit of costumes from the hit British television drama “Downton Abbey” could turn out to be t...
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Rap lyric project takes art from street to galleryMar 04, 2014 4:30 am - LOS ANGELES - Artist Jay Shells was in his New York City studio last year, painting while listening to rapper Big L, when some lyrics booming through the room grabbed hi...
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Suburban women escape winter for a place even colderMar 04, 2014 4:15 am - Many suburbanites dream of escaping the bitter cold and snow of our seemingly endless winter. The 31 women on the Trailbound Trips' "Women's Getaway" escaped to someplac...
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Bayou region offers different kind of Mardi GrasMar 02, 2014 4:30 am - NEW ORLEANS - In New Orleans, revelers ride fancy floats, wear elaborate costumes and toss trinkets and beads by the tons to eager - and often inebriated - crowds. But ...
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Luxury cruise and biking? Surprisingly good comboMar 02, 2014 4:30 am - DOVER, England - I fancy myself a backpack-carrying, adventure-seeking traveler, at home in hostels and on hiking trails. But there I was, on a luxury cruise ship, sippi...
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Hotels turn lobbies into destination placeMar 01, 2014 10:00 pm - One of the key trends in hotel design in recent years has been a sharp focus on creating a hotel lobby that is a destination, not just a pass-through. If successful, suc...