Travel
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Exploring Austria's old city by tram and on footSep 08, 2013 6:00 am - VIENNA, Austria — The bright yellow streetcar rolls to a stop, its bell clanging. I join the queue of passengers shuffling aboard, pop in a pair of ear buds and listen t...
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Fun gets complicated at theme parksSep 08, 2013 6:00 am - WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Boasting obscure characters and detailed story lines, several new attractions opened at theme parks this summer in central Florida. The new rides an...
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On the road: Crush in Old Town festSep 08, 2013 6:00 am - Chicago We are the world More than 80 artists will perform at 30 venues across the city at the 15th Annual World Music Festival Chicago. The 11-day event presents music ...
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Bartlett teacher's charity links his students with AfricaSep 07, 2013 11:00 pm - From the narrow vantage point of his boyhood home in a Southeast Side neighborhood in Chicago, young Brett Weiss figured the big, wide world outside his door was pretty ...
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Magazine offers autumn travel ideas to New EnglandSep 07, 2013 6:51 am - NEW YORK — Leaf-peepers looking to visit New England this fall can find travel ideas for New Hampshire’s White Mountains and the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachus...
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5 free things to do in WarsawSep 07, 2013 6:00 am - WARSAW, Poland — From memorials of its dramatic history to enchanting parks and Vistula River banks, Warsaw offers a great deal for free to visitors who add Poland's cap...
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Feast your eyes on fall foliageSep 07, 2013 1:00 am - Leisurely road trips to see the changing colors of fall are an annual event for many Midwestern families. Knowing when to go can be dicey — it's hard to predict exactly ...
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Making the hotel lobby a place to see and be seenSep 06, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Hotels want you to stay a while — in their lobbies. Long treated as dead spaces that hotel guests raced through on the way to the elevator, lobbies are being ...
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Tips for a better family road tripSep 06, 2013 1:00 am - Few things are more American than the family road trip with the kids in the back arguing about who crossed the imaginary line and Mom and Dad in front threatening to “tu...
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Illinois hosted more than 100 million tourists in 2012Sep 05, 2013 6:00 pm - Statistics from 2012 show that for the first time Illinois hosted more than 100 million tourists in one year. The state released figures for international visitors on Th...