Travel
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It's relatively simple to plan a family reunionMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week I received an invitation to a birthday party for my dear old Aunt Dorothy, who will be turning 97. First cousins, second cousins, third cousins and something c...
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CalendarMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Near Balloons will color Green County sky Monroe's 23rd Annual Balloon Rally, Monroe, Wis., June 12-15. Hot-air balloonists from around the world lift into the sky ...
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Girlfriends' getaways a booming trend in travel
May 31, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Girlfriends' getaways -- where women travel with other women and leave the menfolk home -- are booming. And the phenomenon is not just about bachelorette par...
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Mom gets jail for line-jumping dispute at Disney World
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Finding art, action and a little magic in Ann ArborMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Walking along the street in Ann Arbor, Mich., on a recent getaway, I glanced down about shin-level to see a small, tidy front door in the side of a building -- very smal...
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Making some 'cents' of the airline industryMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - "Can you believe the airlines are raising the price of tickets again?" asked my neighbor, who is still grousing about getting charged for checking a second bag on his la...
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Enjoying a Highland fling at St. AndrewsMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I suppose there's something sacrosanct about not swinging a club when you visit St. Andrews, the pride of Scotland. At least that's what most golfers say when they learn...
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Get the kids in the Olympics spirit without going to ChinaMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Some lucky (Peking) ducks are counting down to their trips to the Beijing Olympics, but the rest of us are doing fuel calculations and checking maps for what kind of fam...
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Polynesian dreamsMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Guide Paul Atallah poses the question as our group tours French Polynesia. To many of us, these South Pacific islands, with exotic names like Tahiti and Bora Bora, are o...
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Why cut-rate carriers are (still) No. 1May 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Discount carriers used to be the darlings of air travelers, if not travel columnists. With low fares and high standards of customer service, what wasn't to like? Then Je...