Travel
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Local biker with disability joins cross-country TV journeyApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - As soon as she sees her fellow participants in a TV adventure series featuring people with disabilities riding a bicycle across the United States, Dianne Jones can’t hel...
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Tourist bargains can be found in EuropeApr 23, 2011 2:00 am - LONDON — Airfares have repeatedly risen this year, the dollar has struggled against the euro and Europe's economic crisis is still rattling financial markets. Americans ...
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Hoofing it through Kentucky's horse countryApr 23, 2011 2:00 am - MIDWAY, Ky. — As star-struck visitors approached a lush green paddock at Three Chimneys Farm, the stately thoroughbred Big Brown was right on cue. The Kentucky Derby and...
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On the road: Kettle River Paddle FestApr 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Paddle battle Watch kayakers do their stunts and tricks during the white water rodeo, learn to paddle in a clinic, see fireworks and listen to live tunes at the Ket...
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Kids get creative with 'Forts' exhibitApr 16, 2011 2:00 am - Every hour the “Forts” exhibit at Chicago Children's Museum looks different. Young visitors like to make the space their own, hanging multicolored fabrics across chairs,...
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Pilgrims expected to pack Rome for beatificationApr 16, 2011 2:00 am - ROME — You may need a miracle to find an affordable room in Rome the weekend of Pope John Paul II's beatification ceremony. Or maybe there's a miracle in the making. The...
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Gourmet raft trips on the Rio GrandeApr 15, 2011 11:00 pm - BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas — On the banks of the Rio Grande where the river has carved steep canyons through the mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert dozens of miles fr...
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On the road: Party for the Planet at Brookfield ZooApr 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Earth Day worth it Earth Day at Brookfield Zoo means a special Party for the Planet celebration. The daylong event highlights polar bears and the effects of climate...
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Facing fears on Chernobyl tourApr 12, 2011 12:00 am - CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER STATION, Ukraine — For the visitor, Chernobyl makes heavy demands on the imagination — much of what's important can be seen only in the mind's ey...
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Civil War anniversary fires up re-enactorsApr 11, 2011 12:00 am - FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT, S.C. — For thousands of Civil War re-enactors, the next four years are a chance to capitalize on the public's curiosity about a century-ol...