Travel
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Spain to reopen Caves of Altamira despite warningsJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - MADRID -- A cave complex boasting prized prehistoric paintings will reopen after eight years of closure, despite scientists' warnings that heat and moisture from human v...
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New NYC hotel offers up-close views of ground zeroJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The rooms at the new World Center Hotel are about as close as you can get to ground zero without a hard hat. The 169-room hotel just south of the World Trade...
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A 'Situation' in Jersey shore becomes vacation destinationJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - Over here is the bar where Snooki was decked by a sucker-punch to the face. Around the corner is the house with the most famous garage door in Am...
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Isolation of Rainbow Bridge a draw for visitorsJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - No road leads up to or over Rainbow Bridge, and no hands built it. The reddish sandstone of the Colorado Plateau instead was washed away by the forces...
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Thai tourism seeking recovery from protest turmoilJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - BANGKOK -- The Red Shirt anti-government protesters have gone home, but Thailand's tourism industry is still seeing red. Armed soldiers, smoky streets and looted stores ...
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Exploring Crete's Balos Beach and the castle beyondJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - It looked like a scene out of "Exodus" - if the Jews making their way to Palestine had been wearing bikinis and carrying beach umbrellas. The ship opened its creaky stee...
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'I Do? Chicago Ties the Knot' featured at Chicago History MuseumJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - It's June - wedding season - and even if you're not acquiring a partner or invited to a ceremony this year, get in a romantically curious mood at "I Do! Chicago Ties the...
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A few tips for the solo travelerJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Early this spring, Carol Cross booked a canoe trip with a friend to Northern California. At the last minute, her friend bailed. Carol wasn't about to jump ship, so she j...
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Age, climate taking a toll on Glacier ParkJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. - Age has not been kind to Glacier National Park. The gorgeous million-acre park in northwestern Montana celebrated its 100th birthday recen...
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Southwestern Utah home to captivating, challenging parksJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah - The footfalls of hikers making their way through Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks are as different as the trails they take. Some are silen...