Travel
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Florida Keys have never looked so goodFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - The arctic winds blowing through Chicago are making most of us long for a little sunshine on our shoulders. St. Bart's or Aruba might be calling, but our own Caribbean, ...
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How to navigate connecting flights with kidsFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - Living in Chicago, home to two international airports, means that a great chunk of the world is reachable via direct flights. But not all. Sometimes we have to connect. ...
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Woodrow Wilson's Columbia home reopens to publicFeb 20, 2014 4:45 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - After nearly a decade of renovations, the South Carolina home where President Woodrow Wilson lived as a teenager is reopening to the public as a museum ...
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Havana mob hotel Capri reopens after renovationFeb 19, 2014 4:45 am - HAVANA - In its heyday, Havana's Capri hotel and casino was the playground of men known as The Blade and The Fat Butcher. It was also a pleasure garden for headline star...
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Isla Mujeres, Mexico: Near Cancun, but a world awayFeb 16, 2014 4:45 am - ISLA MUJERES, Mexico — A half-hour ferry ride from the nonstop party that is Cancun sits an island seductively named Isla Mujeres, or Island of Women. Less than 5 miles ...
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On the road: Treat your pup to a weekend awayFeb 15, 2014 5:00 am - Chicago The long & winding road Chicago museums are world class, but crowds and high admission prices can be painful. Consider a visit to The Oriental Institut...
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Lily Rabe returning to Central Park this summerFeb 15, 2014 4:01 am - NEW YORK - Lily Rabe, John Lithgow and Hamish Linklater are all returning to Central Park's Delacorte Theatre this summer for another round of Shakespeare in the Park. ...
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Food for thought: Group cooking while on vacationFeb 14, 2014 4:45 am - FORT COLLINS, Colo. - It can be a recipe for disaster: Renting a vacation house with friends without talking about meal planning. There are obvious topics, like allergie...
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5 free things in Austin, from first photo to bat caveFeb 14, 2014 4:30 am - AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Capital, the Live Music Capital of the World, the Velvet Crown, Bat City or simply River City. Residents of Austin claim many titles and are kn...
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N.M. museum highlights culture of Mexican horsemenFeb 13, 2014 4:45 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - There's no mass production here, just evidence of the slow and patient work that went into handcrafting the costumes and tools behind one of Mexico's...