Travel
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Children's museum in Philly a world's fair landmark
Sep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA - Memorial Hall, one of the jewels of the Centennial Exposition of 1876, had lost its luster many years ago. Rain poured inside through the magnificent but ...
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Shall we gather at the Kentucky resort?Sep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: My family just returned from a driving vacation out to Idaho, with stops at Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore. Your previous articles were a big help. Now our next p...
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Days of luxury in the air appear to be gone for goodSep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Every year, Mark Cameron plans a trip to warm weather for the week after Christmas. But this year, he may be left out in the cold because air fares are heating up. "I ch...
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Higher air fares forecast for holiday
Sep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - SEATTLE - Expect to spend more to fly home for the holidays this year, say the experts at Live Search Farecast. Fares for Thanksgiving 2008 are up 31 percent from 2007, ...
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Travel calendarSep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago World Music Festival The city of Chicago celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the largest and longest-running festival of international music in the nati...
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Animal-airplane interaction increasingly frequent, sometimes oddSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - If you happened to have flown into Florida's Melbourne International Airport a couple of weeks ago and you thought you saw four catfish walking down the runway, you were...
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Tourism trend: Halloween is now its own season
Sep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Once upon a time, Halloween was a one-day event. Then the pumpkins and parties started moving back to the weeks between Columbus Day and Oct. 31. Now the hol...
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Bargain Britain? If you know where to look
Sep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- God save the queen, and maybe a few pounds-- sterling that is. London may have a deserved reputation for being royally expensive, but by taking advantage of th...
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Two bills, one room and zero optionsSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Rick Petersen prepays for his hotel room in Duluth, Minn., through Hotwire.com. But a few months later, he's charged for it - again. Now, neither the hotel nor Hotwire s...
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Madison's home celebrates $24 million restoration
Sep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - ORANGE, Virginia -- It isn't exactly common to make a house two-thirds smaller, or to remove the indoor plumbing. But that's what's been done at Montpelier, the plantati...