Travel
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Try special package at Four Seasons Hotel downtownJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Summer may be the best of the four seasons Who doesn't want to summer in the Hamptons, but if the economy and the twins nearing college age are keeping...
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Sipping and saving in California's wine country
Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - SONOMA, California -- With a wedding planned for California's wine country in the middle of the recession, my fiance and I worried not just about what we were spending, ...
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New water park attractions around the country
Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Theme parks and water parks have opened a variety of new water rides and other aquatic attractions to keep visitors cool this summer. Here are some hi...
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New edition of road trip guide out with trip ideasJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - BERKELEY, Calif. -- If you're thinking about a road trip and you need more than a map to help you plan, Avalon Travel Books is out with a new edition of "Road Trip USA: ...
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Rail travel looking like a better optionJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - When Steve Beyers flew to Rapid City, S.D., for a recent business meeting, he spent more time in airports than he did at his meetings. It started out with a security gli...
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Grand Canyon fraught with peril for unprepared
Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.-- Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip...
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Tips for sending kids as unaccompanied minors
Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The incidents involving two girls traveling as unaccompanied minors who ended up on the wrong planes may have parents worried about safe trips for kids traveling alone. ...
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'Spiritual destinations' cater to mind, body, soul
Jun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - PORT MATILDA, Pennsylvania -- The walk down a hill at the St. Joseph Institute ends at the Forest Chapel, nestled in the woods between two streams. Only the sounds of ch...
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Fort Laramie in Wyoming commemorates 175 years
Jun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - FORT LARAMIE, Wyoming -- The frontiersmen who built this outpost in 1834 picked a spot they hoped would enable them to dominate the regional buffalo-hide trade: a valley...
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20th Chicago Peace Fest slated for Lincoln ParkJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago All we are saying is.... Give the Chicago Peace Fest a chance. Everybody's talking about bailouts, money doubts, going without - so take the route to L...