Travel
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Nevada Museum of Art opens unique Lake Tahoe exhibit in RenoAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - RENO, Nev. - The first major historical art survey of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra's infamous Donner Pass takes an ambitious trip through two centuries, highlighting the ro...
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The experts weigh in on the art of traveling lightAug 21, 2015 6:00 am - Lee Abbamonte is known as the youngest American to have visited every country in the world. His second claim to fame should be "most efficient packer." Unless he needs e...
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Midwest travel: All directions meet at Albany Park's World FestAug 15, 2015 7:00 am - Chicago We are the World Fest There may not be a neighborhood in the city that's more diverse than Albany Park (more than 70 languages are spoken there), which...
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For some Yellowstone bison, a date with deathAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Even for a park with a history of unhappy encounters between people and wildlife, 2015 is shaping up as an eventful year for Yellowsto...
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Camper deaths, presence of plague darken summer at YosemiteAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - The deaths of two young campers killed when a tree branch fell on their tent and a campground closure because of plague cast a pall over...
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How to ensure your vacation photos collect memories, not dustAug 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Did you ever wonder how many pictures you could show of a bank in downtown Des Moines before your audience falls asleep? Fifteen if you're my cousin Bob. If there was a...
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Oh, the annoying things airline passengers doAug 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Last week on a flight to San Francisco, I watched a man wrap his jacket around his head and fasten it with his headset. It wasn't a fashion statement. It was his way of ...
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Travel show host from Naperville embraces 'Epic Attractions'Aug 11, 2015 5:30 am - Chris Perry rides the world's fastest roller coasters, flies down the scariest water slides and jumps into all sorts of other adrenaline-fueled adventures as host of...
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Constable: Gross gum wall an attraction any suburb could set up for freeAug 11, 2015 5:00 am - The last time my wife and I spent a week's vacation in Seattle two decades ago, we had a great time, with wonderful hikes, fantastic meals, interesting music and a surpr...
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Book your Christmas flight nowAug 09, 2015 7:31 am - It's odd to think about the holidays when it feels like 100 degrees outside, but waiting until the temperatures drop to start making plans can cost you. August may be th...