Travel
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Ask questions before you take off for unfamiliar 'paradise'Mar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - My next-door neighbor called recently to brag about the free trip she had just received through the mail. According to the letter, she was one of 20 people receiving a c...
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Puerto Rico's west coast: Beaches, byways, coquis
Mar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - RINCON, Puerto Rico - So many beautiful beaches around the world are ringed by high-rise condos, trinket shops and traffic, with the same fast-food and hotel chains as a...
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Travel Calendar: Art for presidentMar 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Art for president Take in a new, free exhibition of prints, posters, photographs, and videos that emerged in 2008 as artistic emblems of support of Obama for Pre...
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Put all your eggs in one basketMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Put all your eggs in one basket Just tell the kids they're going to the largest free candy grab in the Midwest and it takes place on the field at Soldier Field a...
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Aruba's island beauty offers sand, sea and sunsets
Mar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - ORANJESTAD, Aruba - Given a choice between a snowy mountain and a sandy beach, I prefer the cold. But my wife is from Miami and my infant son howls when exposed to a chi...
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Nashville great for 'instant vacation, minimal expense'
Mar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - There is no beach. No theme park. No casinos. No Super Bowl. No Mardi Gras. No World Cup. Nashville is the city that tore down its theme park to build...
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M Resort opens south of Vegas resort corridor
Mar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS - The new M Resort, Spa and Casino has opened during what has been a tough stretch for casinos in Las Vegas, but chief executive Anthony Marnell III said timel...
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Avoid hidden costs to keep that European vacation economicalMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - On a whim, Jenny Cook planned a last-minute trip to Paris on the Internet last month. Finding a cheap airfare and an inexpensive hotel room was a piece-of-cake, but hidd...
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Golden Age Passport makes parks even more attractive and economicalMar 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Tough times, tighten the belt, stimulate. All these buzz words apply to tourism as much as any other economic force. While your travel plans may not include the Louvre a...
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Patriotism museum reopens in Atlanta
Mar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - ATLANTA - The National Museum of Patriotism has moved to a new site in downtown Atlanta. It's already open to visitors but will have a grand reopening ceremony April 2. ...