Travel
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Mardi Gras on the cheap
Jan 31, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras in New Orleans is called the greatest free show on earth, and while attending may not be free, it can certainly be cheap. Mardi Gras, which tran...
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Glessner, Clarke museums offer glimpse into city's pastJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - As you wander through the old Glessner and Clarke houses in Chicago, you can almost hear the clicketyclack of horse-drawn carriages rushing along the streets of the city...
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San Diego: SeaWorld, zoo, beach great for kids
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Chamber group Trio Caprice at Des Plaines libraryJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Freebie! Talented trio The chamber music group Trio Caprice presents their classical selections on flute, violin and cello. 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Des Plai...
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Safety, not just service, is main job of flight attendantsJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - "Can you believe that plane landed in the Hudson River and everybody got off with barely an injury?" asked my old flying partner when we met Wednesday for our monthly lu...
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Conde Nast Traveler names cruise trends
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'Freedom' guide is updated
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Notebaert Nature Museum offering arthropods, butterflies and moreJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Chicago Planet of the Arthropods You won't hear Charlton Heston exclaiming, "Get your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape" because this is Planet of the Arthopods ...
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Visit to Andersonville a lesson in all POW history, not just Civil WarJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Q: I'm a Civil War buff and next spring I'm going to Georgia to see Andersonville prison, which was a famous prison where Union soldiers were kept. Can you tell me a...
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A trip for two to Aruba ... just you and your momJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - My mom called me at work one wintry weekday and suggested we take a four-day trip to Aruba together - just the two of us. As she spoke, I glanced out the window and saw ...