Travel
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Five tips for getting on the plane prontoJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - What's the fastest way to board a plane? A free-for-all, like Southwest Airlines? Boarding by window, middle seat or aisle, like United Airlines? Or by zone, like AirTr...
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Flier had no place to park -- or sleepJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I recently reserved a hotel room through ParkSleepFly.com, which offers hotel and parking packages near airports. Or so I thought. When I tried to check in at the Ram...
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Visit the Wisconsin home of America's theater royaltyJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember your first introduction -- perhaps in an English lit class -- to that restless teen, Holden Caulfield, in the J.D. Salinger classic novel "The Catcher in the Ry...
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Fliers pay a high price for checked-bag feesJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, while boarding a Southwest Airlines flight, a perky attendant serenaded us to the tune of "On the Sunny Side of the Street." She sang, "Stow your bag and grab...
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Know the ground rules before kids fly soloJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the toddler who was winging it at the Vancouver airport while his family cruised along at 35,000 feet? Apparently, the family of six -- grandparents, ...
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Wine, food and music are heavenly match in HermannJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Chilled wine and zesty Cajun dishes, such as jambalaya, adouille sausage and red beans and rice -- it's a match made in … well, in Missouri, in the picturesque river val...
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Cheaptickets hotel booking turns out to be costly for consumerJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have a problem with a missing hotel reservation that I need your help with. I recently booked a room through Cheaptickets.com at the Executive Inn Airport in Fo...
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Best beach found on Florida barrier island
Jun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - CALADESI ISLAND, Fla. -- Kaylee Sturm sat in the low surf, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico lapping around her. The University of Tampa senior had never been to thi...
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Next hot spot . . . Libya? Former pariah country opens door to tourists
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Check out 'mancations' for lads and dadsJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Having been worshipped and adored recently on Mother's Day, I'm reminded of a stand-up routine by Chris Rock. Rock talks about Mom getting all the glory and thanked for ...