Travel
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Looking for an all-inclusive resort to mark 40th birthdayMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We are planning a trip for next January or February. We would like to go somewhere tropical with a maximum four-hour flight and stay preferably at an all-inclusiv...
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Recording an uncivil war that strained the MidwestMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Civil War history is phenomenally popular, so much so that it is estimated that for every day since the conflict ended at Appomattox in 1865, there has been a book writt...
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What's new at theme parks around the country
May 24, 2008 11:00 pm - It's a big year for fans of theme parks and roller coasters all over North America. The long list of new attractions includes the rock 'n' roll-themed Hard Rock Park in ...
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These cool hotels are unique -- by designMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - When a property calls itself Hotel Unique, it had better deliver. No worries. The one-of-a-kind Sao Paulo manse that claims this name does so in spades, starting with a ...
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'Sideways' in Sonoma Northern California county welcomes wine loversMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - HEALDSBURG, Calif. -- When people mention "California wine country," they're most likely referring to Napa Valley, unless they've seen the 2004 movie "Sideways," in whic...
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Parents should act when flighty kids take offMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, when my plane landed in Chicago after flying from San Francisco, it looked like it had been caught in some serious turbulence. Chunks of fruit were stuck to t...
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Tours of Hanford nuclear waste site draw interest
May 17, 2008 11:00 pm - RICHLAND, Wash. -- In a cramped control room, a bright yellow sticker cautions workers about critical radiation alarms. Now a novelty stuck on a wall between dials that ...
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Enter videos in European travel contest
May 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The European Travel Commission, or ETC, is inviting travelers to unleash their inner Fassbinder, Fellini and Truffaut. The ETC is sponsoring a You and Europe...
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Americans won't give up their international trips
May 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The economy is troubled and the dollar is weak, but one forecast suggests Americans aren't giving up international travel. Travel organizations AAA and Globa...
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Princess confiscated passenger's CognacMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We have a somewhat unusual case we need help with. My wife and I went on a Princess Cruises cruise/train tour of Alaska last fall. The night before we disembarked...