Travel
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Bobsledding at Utah's Olympic ParkJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - PARK CITY, Utah -- Ensconced in a shell of fiberglass and steel, I stare straight forward, my heart hammering at a staccato pace. Quivering hands grip steering-cable D-r...
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Three Queen cruise ships to rendezvous in New York
Jan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The three Cunard Queen ships -- the Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth 2 and the new Queen Victoria -- are expected to meet in the waters off Lower Manhattan on t...
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Web serves up a batch of cooking school tripsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone planning a culinary or cooking school vacation will get a great start by going to the Shaw Guides section on cooking vacations, cookforfun.shawguides.com/, and br...
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Japan Airlines extends validity period for frequent-flier milesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Starting April 1, Japan Airlines will extend the validity period for accumulated frequent-flier miles. Currently, all accumulated miles must be redeemed no later than 25...
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West Virginia offers much for family reunionJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My mother gave me one of your recent columns and suggested that I contact you for location ideas for a family reunion. We are planning a family reunion for July 30 th...
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Pick up chef's 'Fork' for a culinary tour of MichiganJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - There's a new twist to Yogi Berra's famous malaprop: "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." What you actually should do is taste it, read it and watch it. "Fork i...
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Lost luggage leads the pack of readers' woesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Part 1 of 2 Last week, we reflected on some of the trials of air travel during 2007 and made a few predictions about what might happen during 2008. Some of you had ...
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Making travel predictions for '08
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No room at the inn and no refund for pricier propertyJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. What if you prepay for a hotel but there's no room for you? I recently made a reservation through Priceline.com using the site's Name Your Own Price feature, and ...
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Are you game to go to an inn?Jan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Will 2008 be the year the kids have graduated from chain hotels on the interstate to that much more gracious mode of accommodation, the bed-and-breakfast? Take a look at...