Travel
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Day at the races a gallopin' good time for familiesJun 21, 2010 11:00 pm - You don't have to know anything about horse racing to enjoy a day with your family at Arlington Park. The sprawling 700,000-square-foot facility caters to serious betto...
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Tragedy plus time equals summer vacation destinationsJun 21, 2010 11:00 pm - We hatch this vacation as a life-embracing pilgrimage deep into the heart of the best part of Texas. My brother, Bill, who has swallowed up food and music and culture fr...
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When booking summer airfares, rules are changingJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK --- You scour websites. You set up fare alerts. But the real secret in getting the best price for an airline ticket boils down to two things: when you look and ...
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United States warns against traveling to NepalJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - KATMANDU, Nepal -- The United States has warned its citizens not to travel to Nepal after months of street protests and political turmoil in the Himalayan nation. The wa...
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Arctic terns draw crowds in Anchorage marshJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska --- Thousands of people drive south from Anchorage to see mountains, eagles and glaciers on the Kenai Peninsula. Most blow by a vista where they could ...
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Santorini: Cliffs, beaches and the sapphire seaJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - OIA, Greece --- The afternoon crowd flowed down among the shops, cafes and picture-postcard lookouts on the Greek island of Santorini, speaking at least a half-dozen lan...
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Initial stages of new Egypt museum completedJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - CAIRO -- Egypt's massive new museum for its famous antiquities now has a power plant, a fire station and its own conservation center, and over the next two years it will...
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Exhibit at Grand Canyon features park's plantsJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- The diverse plant community at the Grand Canyon soon will be on display at the national park. The park is opening an exhibit on July...
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Old car puts new spin on family's Father's Day getawayJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - When Paul Lederer qualified for his first driver's license in April, he did it behind the wheel of his family's Ford Focus. Now the 16-year-old South Barrington resident...
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Orlando Harry Potter park: Quidditch, butterbeerJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Until now, Harry Potter fans could merely imagine the sensation of quaffing a butterbeer, finding a magic wand at Ollivander's or escaping the steam fro...