Travel
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Peak bloom for D.C. cherry trees predicted March 31 to April 3Mar 03, 2016 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - The National Park Service is predicting the peak bloom for Washington's cherry blossom trees between March 31 and April 3. Organizers of the National Cherry...
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Visiting the Aran Islands in Ireland's Wild Atlantic WayMar 03, 2016 4:56 am - KILRONAN, Ireland - Give up Paris, the Irish poet W.B. Yeats told fellow writer J.M. Synge, and go to the Aran Islands in order to "express a life that has never found e...
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Midwest travel: True/False Film Fest fetes docs, music, artFeb 27, 2016 6:18 am - True story Another film festival? Stop yawning because the 13th annual True/False Film Fest in downtown Columbia, Missouri, delivers: TIME magazine named it one of ...
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Sailing the Caribbean on the world's largest tall shipFeb 26, 2016 5:00 am - “This isn't cruising, this is sailing,” says fellow passenger Paul from Toronto. After three voyages on Star Clippers' fleet of three sailing vessels, he's hooked. And h...
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Spots in Art Institute's Van Gogh bedroom replica going quickly on Airbnb
Feb 24, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO - Availability is tight for a $10 Airbnb rental in Chicago designed to look like a Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece. Openings for the space the Art Institute of Chic...
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Light up the night: Cities host large-scale light festivalsFeb 23, 2016 4:55 am - Move over, holiday lights. Large-scale light installations that blend contemporary art and technology are taking off as a trend, lighting up the night from New Orleans a...
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Constable: Canada might need a huge wall after Election DayFeb 23, 2016 4:00 am - We've all heard somebody say, “If (insert name of a horrific U.S. presidential candidate here) actually gets elected president, I'm moving to Canada,” That sure sounds l...
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Plan your travels at District 214 programFeb 22, 2016 12:00 am - Come plan your 2016 travel at District 214 Community Education Travel's Travel Talks! scheduled from 2:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 29. The session will be at Forest View Edu...
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Des Plaines post office to host Passport DayFeb 22, 2016 12:00 am - The Des Plaines post office, 1000 E. Oakton St., will host a Passport Day from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 27 to allow residents planning to travel outside the United States to app...
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Midwest travel: Warm up your tastebuds for Cider SummitFeb 20, 2016 5:30 am - Chicago Cider house rules The craft beer craze is splintering with festivals dedicated to exclusively tastes and types. Now you can tipple a whole lot of cider...