Travel
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Midwest travel: Chicago walking tour honors 'Drinks, Daleys and Dead Guys'Dec 24, 2016 6:00 am - Chicago Saucy and bossy Looking to get out of the house? Consider “A Holiday Tour of Drinks, Daleys and Dead Guys,” an atypical downtown holiday walking tour. Primarily ...
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Midwest travel: Skijor, snowshoe, sled, ski and more through GalenaDec 17, 2016 6:22 am - Mush! Yeah, we have to exercise more in 2017. For completely different and fun workouts, try skijoring (cross-country skiing while being pulled by a dog) and snowshoeing...
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Catalog selling Donley's Wild West Town for $7 millionDec 11, 2016 6:00 am - The always quirky Hammacher Schlemmer catalog offers a remote-controlled flying shark balloon for $39.95, a battery-powered miniature boat that catches actual fish for $...
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Midwest travel: Get dancin' at Chicago Children's Museum's Snow Globe PartyDec 10, 2016 6:23 am - Chicago Dance in a snow globe Chicago Children's Museum invites families to experience the joys of winter indoors at a Snow Globe Party. Dance among snow flurries; throw...
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Are you sick, broke in a foreign country? A warden will rescue youDec 09, 2016 5:00 am - Minutes before Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam was scheduled to depart for Fort Lauderdale, Berit and Dan Wick received an urgent call at home. Without delay, the coup...
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Visitors find Michigan's largest city transformedDec 09, 2016 5:00 am - You've seen the headlines: “Record Bankruptcy for Detroit” on the front page of The Wall Street Journal in 2013, “THE MOTOR CITY GOES BUST” screamed USA Today. As the l...
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Gifts for the traveler on your shopping listDec 04, 2016 6:20 am - The holidays are upon us and it's time to think about what to give everyone - including the travel junkies - on your shopping list. Make travel more efficient, more com...
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6 ways to score deals and discounts on ski trips this winterDec 04, 2016 6:15 am - Want to bust your winter vacation budget? Buy a one-day lift ticket at a ski resort on a holiday weekend. That's "the most expensive way to go skiing. And that's what pe...
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Midwest travel: Chicago Botanic Garden celebrates spirits of the seasonDec 03, 2016 6:22 am - Chicago Seasonally spirited Drink in the season with tastings of local spirits, wine and winter brews at the Chicago Botanic Garden's seasonal tasting. Check in at Burns...
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Google, online travel agents no longer living in perfect harmony
Dec 03, 2016 6:12 am - At the largest online travel conference last week, industry executive Steve Hafner was asked an unusual question: What's the first word that comes to mind when you think...