Travel
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Beating the Versailles crowds by bikeJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - PARIS — I was riding along trails laid out for French monarchs, a bottle of wine and a day's lunch on my back. But where Louis XIV rode a horse, I had a humble beach cru...
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Tour offers glimpse inside nuclear reactorJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The Idaho National Laboratory, one of the nation's first nuclear research labs, was built deep in a vast desert for a reason. Its founders wanted is...
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On the road: Explore eight great Indiana townsJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Eight great towns Visit Hamilton County, Ind., and you get the best of eight towns in one weekend. Just minutes north of Indianapolis, the area features the towns o...
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Rugged Mount Washington road celebrates 150 yearsJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. — It has been hiked blindfolded and backward. It has seen multiple evolutions of transportation, from horse-drawn carriages to steam-powered automobi...
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Berkeley offes a glimpse of tie-dyed pastJul 09, 2011 11:00 pm - BERKELEY, Calif. — For a one-time hotbed of protest, this liberal college town is pretty chill these days. You're more likely to hear rumblings about the latest in the f...
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Sleeping Bear tops Great Lakes beachesJul 09, 2011 11:00 pm - GLEN HAVEN, Mich. — A gentle breeze ripples Lake Michigan's deep blue surface as a gull circles lazily overhead. The sun is bright, the temperature is a comfy 70 degrees...
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N.H. trails bring nature to the disabledJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - GREENFIELD, N.H. — Chelsea Fernandes steered her wheelchair up and down the forest trail, passing a maple grove, zigzagging over water along a narrow boardwalk, and stop...
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Cash-starved performers hit Vegas streets for tipsJul 04, 2011 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Strip is teeming with Spidermen, Elmos and Elvis Presleys of all waistlines. Nevada’s woeful economy has inspired dozens of jobless and underem...
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New travel passes mean more choices, less moneyJul 03, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Skip lines, pay less and get your money back for tickets you bought but didn't use? Not a bad vacation, if you do the research ahead of time. That's the goal ...
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Connect with nature at Notebaert's new outdoor exhibitJul 03, 2011 12:00 am - The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's goal has always been to be a gateway to nature, but now it's offering visitors the chance to connect with plants and animals outside....