Travel
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'Mommy and me' spa day on Cape is girlie getaway
Aug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - HYANNIS, Mass. -- Nothing says "girl bonding" like a spa day. This time, I did the bonding with my flesh-and-blood girls. My girls are young -- ages 4 and 7 -- which mig...
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Airport volunteers stepping in where airlines cut backAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - When Jennifer Reed arrived at the security checkpoint at Cleveland Hopkins Airport for her return flight to San Diego, she suffered a mother's worse nightmare. While she...
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Despite costs, suburban family still prefers summer of RVingAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The Herzog family fills up their recreational vehicle's gas tank two or three times a week, and each time, it costs them around $200. Even during this $4.20- per-gallon...
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Settling for a staycation? Hardly. There's lots to do in the areaAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Have kids, will travel - or so we thought. Despite plans to visit the Smoky Mountains this summer on our continuing "Kapolnek National Park Tour," soaring gas prices and...
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Fort Lauderdale cleans up its act; polishes its imageAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Old stereotypes die hard. There are still some people who equate Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with beer can-littered beaches, raucous rock music blaring out of every beachfron...
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How you can prevent thieves from lifting your luggageAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the AirTran baggage handlers who took lifting luggage to a whole new level in Baltimore recently? Apparently, instead of placing it on the carousel, t...
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More than Rushmore: South Dakota road trip
Aug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - CUSTER STATE PARK, S.D. -- The wild burro wouldn't take no for an answer. We had already encountered grazing pronghorn antelope, packs of wild turkeys, prairie dogs, and...
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Peru off beaten track
Aug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - VICOS, Peru -- Far from the lines of tourists that snake around the entrance of Machu Picchu, hundreds deep before dawn, is Fausta Colonia's open-air kitchen. "Manana va...
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Paris doesn't have to be expensive
Aug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - PARIS -- Paris may be the most visited city in the world, yet it's also one of the most expensive. "This city is worth the price," says veteran tourist Alex Wadkin, 71, ...
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Savor the fruit of the vine in IllinoisJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - When pondering the velvety, full-bodied merlot as it splashes over the tongue before disappearing down the throat - one's eyes might close for a moment, and a brief paus...