Travel
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Czech town blends castle, beer and bearsMay 02, 2011 2:00 am - CESKY KRUMLOV, Czech Republic — Centuries of history have earned this Czech town a designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s a Bohemian beauty, tucked into a hor...
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Runners always planning for next raceMay 01, 2011 12:00 am - NEW ORLEANS — It's 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning and I'm in pain in New Orleans. Not morning-after-a-night-in-the-French Quarter type of pain, but knee pain. Together with ...
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Save in off-season spotsApr 30, 2011 2:00 am - NEW YORK — If you were thinking of hitting the hottest beach spots or the national parks’ best hotels this summer, booking at this late date could require a serious inve...
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Airline's service soars above competitionApr 30, 2011 2:00 am - Remember when flying to your destination was half the fun? Those were the days when air travel meant dressing in your finest. Close friends and family drove you to the a...
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Derby Museum pays homage to legendary jockey ShoemakerApr 29, 2011 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Just a short stroll from the famous track at Churchill Downs, where he rode to four victories in the Kentucky Derby, some of Bill Shoemaker's most trea...
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Portugal's crisis means bargains for touristsApr 29, 2011 11:00 pm - LISBON, Portugal — Portugal, one of the eurozone's poorest nations, is immersed in debt, barely has a functioning government and is widely expected to receive a Greek-st...
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Nature Museum hones in on amazing 'Architects'Apr 25, 2011 2:00 am - Since opening in 1999, Chicago's Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's temporary exhibits have all been rented from other institutions. “That pool is really small and it's ver...
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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...