Travel
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Scenic Wales enchants with castles, coastlines and quaint townsMay 19, 2013 5:00 am - ANGLESEY ISLAND, Wales — “Fourteen years I've been here, and not a day goes by when I don't think how lucky I am,” says Judy Brough in her proper Dame Judi Dench accent....
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On the road: Take in one of nation's largest Irish festsMay 19, 2013 5:00 am - Irish eye Gaelic Park It's easy being green at Gaelic Park's Irish Fest in Southwest suburban Oak Forest. One of the nation's largest festivals of Irish culture, th...
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Caves hold special coolness factor for kidsMay 19, 2013 1:00 am - It’s one thing to engage kids in nature above ground. It’s quite another to engage them below ground. Our kids, like most kids, love nature. They love it even more when ...
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Turning off iPhone essential to pilots reporting interferenceMay 18, 2013 7:26 am - WASHINGTON -- The regional airliner was climbing past 9,000 feet when its compasses went haywire, leading pilots several miles off course until a flight attendant persua...
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Kyoto mixes fun for kids with antiquitiesMay 18, 2013 5:00 am - KYOTO, Japan — Rocks to the left of us, rocks to the right. With the Hozu River rushing in between, our oarsman swung the boat hard, threading the boulders as water spla...
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5 free things in Seattle, from salmon to libraryMay 18, 2013 5:00 am - SEATTLE — It's not something that people in Seattle like to broadcast too much, but the Emerald City gets plenty of sunshine. Last year, there were 48 straight days of n...
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Tips for camping with little onesMay 16, 2013 7:00 pm - Why wouldn’t kids love to camp? There’s mud. And bugs. And marshmallows. But there’s also fire. Which can make it a less-than-relaxing experience for parents of little o...
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On the road: 'Wonder' at the new Adler Planetarium showMay 12, 2013 6:00 am - Chicago Wonders of the cosmos Cosmic wonder isn't something you left back in the 1970s — it's a new show at the Adler Planetarium that tells the story of how h...
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Universal announces Harry Potter park expansionMay 12, 2013 5:37 am - ORLANDO, Fla. — Fans of Harry Potter and magic, rejoice: Universal Orlando is expanding its Wizarding World of Harry Potter with a new area based on the books’ fictional...
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California wineries with celebrity connections flourishMay 12, 2013 5:00 am - HEALDSBURG, Calif. — Sometimes visitors to MacMurray Ranch, the 1,500-acre spread owned by movie and TV actor Fred MacMurray for a half-century, want to know: Where's th...