Travel
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Proper planning and prep will help ensure you make your flightNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, when my daughter, Kaley, flew from San Francisco to Chicago, she sat next to a man whose travel plans were up in the air, both literally and figuratively. Her...
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Texas Hill marries cowboy boots, haute cuisine
Nov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - FREDERICKSBURG, Texas - The Texas Hill Country, where tiny towns dot a landscape of wildflowers and cedar trees, is the kind of place where cowboys and sommeliers meet. ...
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World's most luxurious cruise ship now more American-friendlyNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The waiter carries a silver tray with Champagne sparkling in crystal flutes. He wears a black tailcoat of fine worsted wool as he serves an elegant lady resplendent in a...
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Millennium Park ice rink opens Nov. 12Nov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Ice skating offers one the fleeting feeling of freedom and practicing your figure eights at the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink in Millennium Park, one of the most extraordin...
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Magazine honors Sears Tower as green landmark
Nov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A baseball stadium, a birding center and a couple of skyscrapers, including the Sears Tower in Chicago, are on Travel + Leisure magazine's list of 10 American...
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Love and learn about Chicago at history museumOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - No matter how much you love Chicago, you will love it even more after a trip to the Chicago History Museum. With exhibits about politics, sports teams, pop culture and m...
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Those nagging voices can be valuable pre-travel companionsOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week I went to a weekend meeting in Houston, and I didn't hear the voices. I'm not talking about the voices that result in a quick call to the men in white. I'm tal...
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Bus tours between Chicago, Woodfield begin Nov. 1Oct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Grayline will run bus tours from downtown Chicago to Woodfield Mall every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday beginning Nov. 1, just in time for the holiday shopping season. ...
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Flit to fleeting fall festivalsOct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago What goes up must come down Objects crafted from gold, silver, obsidian and jade. No, they're not showpieces on your broker's étagère but rather precio...
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Ancient Jerusalem fortress comes alive in new show
Oct 25, 2008 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- The Tower of David isn't Jerusalem's most celebrated, sacred or coveted site, but perhaps no place better illustrates the city's contentious history: Over t...