Travel
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Dig into a New England-style feast in WisconsinJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Although Wisconsin's Green Lake is notably deep and cold, it doesn't provide a habitat for lobsters. Not so with Heidel House Resort, folded into the lake's shoreline. I...
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Inca Trail: Heavy load for porters
Jun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - WARMIWANUSCA, Peru -- Porters on the famed Inca Trail trek to the jungle-shrouded ruins of Machu Picchu recall the fleet-footed chasqui -- Inca messengers who darted ove...
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Tourist boom in Montenegro eroding country's natural beauty
Jun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BUDVA, Montenegro -- "Experience the Wild Beauty" is Montenegro's newest tourist slogan. But while the beauty of the "Pearl of the Adriatic" is undeniable, the wildernes...
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Midwest flooding disrupts Amtrak service
Jun 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Amtrak is suspending service between Chicago and destinations to the north and west because of flooding across the Midwest. Service between St. Paul and Chicago and betw...
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Guidebooks follow travel themes
Jun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Several new themed travel guides are out to suit different tastes and help you create niche itineraries. One is on the country's best zoos, another on left-w...
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Google Earth maps a 3D Disney World
Jun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - BURBANK, Calif. - Tourists overwhelmed by the mind-boggling size of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., will now be able to plan their tour with the help of a 3D Google ...
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Travel calendarJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Near Big music stars shine for Summerfest Summerfest, Milwaukee, Wis., June 26 through July 6. The "World's Largest Music Festival" showcases more than 700 artists on ...
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Missouri monastery provides silence, simple room for retreat
Jun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - CONCEPTION, Mo. - Remember quiet? It's that sound of not much at all, a fall breeze over a still pond, a car on a gravel road, frogs. Conception Abbey, which sits among...
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Hiking Ohio's Hocking HillsJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - LOGAN, Ohio -- The lavender orchid, barely an inch out of the soil, turned its dainty face toward the trail and its back on the sandstone slab looming overhead. In the w...
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Nature calls parents, kids to run away from homeJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't tell me your child has no interests. After this past winter, she has a Ph.D. in Wii and her brother is up to level 60 on World of Warcraft. And you? You might have...