Travel
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Winter in California desert stark and beautifulFeb 18, 2012 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — In spring and fall, desert camping attracts thousands of tourists in Southern California. Joshua trees curve up out of the dry ground like spiky sculptures...
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Guitar plays second fiddle as Nashville symbolFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The guitar, an iconic symbol of Nashville's music scene, is beginning to play second fiddle as a visual icon for the city. Musical notes and symbols ...
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Enjoying London even without Olympics ticketsFeb 12, 2012 12:00 am - LONDON — No tickets for the 2012 Olympics? Don't despair: You don't need one to enjoy the games and the party atmosphere in London this summer. Although most sporting e...
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On the road: Dinosaur exhibit roarsFeb 12, 2012 12:00 am - Midwest Spring break exhibits If it looks like spring break will be a close-to-home trip this year, consider taking the family to the Putnam Museum in Davenp...
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Olympics transforming London's East EndFeb 12, 2012 12:00 am - LONDON — It was called “outcast London” for its squalid slums in Victorian times, has the dubious reputation as the haunt of Jack the Ripper, and one of Britain's most p...
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Children's Museum exhibit a three-ring circus of funFeb 12, 2012 12:00 am - The circus is a magical place for kids, and now the Chicago Children's Museum is letting them join it. “We like to always start with what are things that children love t...
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'Over the sea' railroad to Keys turns 100Feb 11, 2012 5:00 am - MARATHON, Fla. — Florida is marking the centennial of Henry Flagler's Over-Sea Railroad, which steamed through the Florida Keys Jan. 22, 1912, carrying residents and tou...
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Michelle Obama beats Jimmy Fallon in fitness challengeFeb 08, 2012 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama and “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon turned the White House into a playground to promote the first lady's “Let's Move!” fitness campaign. Mrs. ...
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Global vacation habits and other travel newsFeb 05, 2012 5:09 am - A recent study reveals the haves and have-nots of vacation time. Expedia’s 2011 Vacation Deprivation Study took the issue of holidays to the streets of North America, Eu...
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Himalayan trail a trek of a lifetimeFeb 05, 2012 5:00 am - In the shadow of Mount Everest and its magnetic lore, a cross-border route with a grand name, the Great Himalaya Trail, is being touted as an epic, untapped alternative ...