Travel
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Surprises on flights drive passengers buggySep 01, 2013 5:00 am - Last week, Joel Woloshuk discovered he was flying with a bunch of maggots. He wasn't using derogatory terms to refer to his seat mates. He was talking about the added pr...
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No roughing it: Glamping on Idaho’s Salmon RiverAug 31, 2013 6:07 am - SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Stuffed morel mushrooms and braised free-range chicken with fennel purée and blackberry compote. Served on linen tablecloths with a carefully matched...
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Exploring sights and sounds of Paris’ ChinatownAug 31, 2013 5:04 am - PARIS — Ask a Parisian about the city’s Chinatown and you’re likely to get an answer that’s uncharacteristically reticent. “It’s not exactly where I’d bring someone,” na...
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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...