Travel
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On the road: Celebrating cherries in MichiganJun 23, 2013 6:00 am - Chicago It keeps you running You’ve taken the architectural boat tour and perhaps a Segway jaunt on the lakefront, but active locals might want to consider one of the gu...
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Tourism reaches beyond beaches in N.H., Maine, Vt.Jun 23, 2013 5:43 am - CONCORD, N.H. — While plenty of tourists will be heading to northern New England’s ocean and lake locations this summer, others will be exploring options beyond the beac...
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Enjoy a theme park like a VIPJun 23, 2013 4:56 am - America’s biggest theme parks will pack in around 120 million people this year. That’s a lot of standing in long lines for roller coasters, juggling show schedules and ...
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When car rental reservations aren’t honoredJun 23, 2013 4:55 am - We’re sorry, sir, but we don’t have any cars left. That was my unpleasant welcome to Michigan by Hertz. I had a reservation. They saw the reservation. The problem: Hertz...
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Rio shantytown cable car becomes unlikely tourist rideJun 22, 2013 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO — Tiana Martins stepped gingerly into the red cable-car gondola, giggling from nerves as the doors slid shut, the ground dropped precipitously beneath her...
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Regional, state tourism success focuses on peopleJun 20, 2013 5:00 pm - The greatest asset to tourism in the suburbs and Illinois lies in the local people whose interactions with tourists make the area a great place to visit. That was the m...
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Smart Spending: Beach reading stock-up tipsJun 16, 2013 6:18 am - NEW YORK — Summer is around the corner, and it’s time to stock up on all your summer beach reads. But with the expense that it takes to pay for the vacation itself, no o...
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Want more time off? Some employers let you buy itJun 16, 2013 6:08 am - WASHINGTON — Want more time off work to hang out at the beach? Need a little cash and have vacation days to spare? Some companies allow their workers to buy and sell vac...
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On the road: Celebrating Wisconsin's folk lifeJun 16, 2013 6:00 am - Just folks Old World Wisconsin will host Celebrate Wisconsin Folklife two weekends in June. Each weekend features live music, dancing, crafts and food from Wisconsi...
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Once dying, Birmingham on the reboundJun 16, 2013 6:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It feels like Birmingham finally is emerging from the shadows cast by the ugly racial violence of 1963. Long haunted by black-and-white newsreel foota...