Travel
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Halloween theme makes for seasonal family outingsOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - If you haven't started planning a Halloween costume for yourself or your kids, it's time to start looking, because the ghosts and witches are coming out soon. Lots of to...
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Don't get bugged on your travelsOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - On a return trip from Belize earlier this year, I brought back an unusual souvenir. It got under my skin, literally. It was a botfly, and it actually was a stowaway who ...
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Fermilab blends art and nature with physicsOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - When the mood strikes for a little culture, Fermilab's probably not even on your radar. But you needn't be an astrophysicist to appreciate the cultural opportunities at ...
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Forking through Lima, Peru, one bite at a timeOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week my husband and I went on safari in Lima, Peru. We didn't use a gun or a camera. We used a fork, and we aimed high. Gaston Acurio arranged our hunting expediti...
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Smiling Parisians show you their city, for free
Oct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - PARIS - The city of light has an unfortunate blight: the locals' reputation for rudeness. That's why a group of friendly Parisians have banded together to show complete ...
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Vacationing in Miami on a budget
Oct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- It might be notorious for its late-night party scene, swanky beach hotels with steeply priced drinks and the beachgoers who wear barely-there $300 swimsuits, bu...
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On the RoadOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Dead heads party on Although Dia de los Muertos is celebrated on November 1 in Mexico, we get months of the largest annual Day of the Dead exhibition i...
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Even in autumn, indoor waterparks offer taste of summerOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Summer may be over, but that doesn't mean you have to pack away your swimsuits until June. It's always warm at these indoor water parks, where your kids can spend the da...
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Disputed tours coming to island where JFK Jr. wed
Oct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - CUMBERLAND ISLAND, Ga. -- John Fry mashes the brakes and curses under his breath as a pack of wild hogs scurries across the narrow dirt road, where spiky palmetto fronds...
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Wall's offerings limited, but it is a gateway to spectacular sightsOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I'm taking my family to Wall, S. D., to visit some friends who recently moved there, and we've decided to make it next summer's vacation. I know Wall is near some...