Travel
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Holiday trips on hold because of Sierra fireAug 30, 2013 8:22 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With the last big travel weekend of the summer arriving, some nervous tourists are keeping an eye on the huge Sierra Nevada wildfire, wondering whet...
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Tramway planned for Machu Picchu’s ‘sister city’Aug 28, 2013 7:47 am - LIMA, Peru — The ruined city known as the “cradle of gold” was once a mountaintop refuge of Incan royalty, with elegant halls and plazas much like those of fabled Machu ...
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Lonely Planet founder recounts trips to ‘Dark Lands’Aug 28, 2013 5:21 am - NEW YORK — Tony Wheeler wrote his first travel book with his wife Maureen in 1973 after driving across Europe and Asia. It sold 1,500 copies in a week and launched a gui...
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Unrest delivers huge blow to Egypt tourismAug 27, 2013 5:24 am - CAIRO — Heshmat Youssef used to make a decent living sailing foreign tourists down Egypt’s Nile River. Since political unrest flared, business has dried up faster than w...
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Taking a hike to Washington's striking Shi Shi BeachAug 25, 2013 6:00 am - SHI SHI BEACH, Wash. — First there's a drive through windy seaside and tree-lined roads. Then there's a peek at the farthest northwest point in the lower 48 states. Fina...
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On the road: Revving up Harley-Davidson anniversaryAug 25, 2013 5:21 am - Chicago Jazz hands In its 35th year of pulsating grooves and musical strolls, the city’s longest running lakefront music festival doesn‘t disappoint with saxophonist/com...
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Dollywood to build resort, add shows and ridesAug 24, 2013 5:55 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — To see the future of Dollywood, you need to borrow the vision of its chief imaginer, Dolly Parton. In the near future, Parton sees a resort hotel lobb...
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5 free things to do on Hatteras IslandAug 23, 2013 4:00 am - HATTERAS, N.C. — Hatteras Island along North Carolina's Outer Banks is a fickle but alluring place. The island juts into the Atlantic, making it a bull's-eye for high wi...
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Alaska cruise cancellations disrupt vacationsAug 22, 2013 8:56 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Like so many visitors to Alaska, Phyllis McNamara was eager for a seven-day cruise along a majestic stretch of coast that is teeming with whales, bea...
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Tips for taking kids out of school to travelAug 20, 2013 2:00 pm - Those of us who travel with kids know that travel is an educational experience. And family travel gets much more affordable after Labor Day, once kids are back in the cl...