Travel
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Like Airbnb, but for exerciseMay 10, 2015 7:00 am - Traveling can disrupt your fitness routine. There may be a gym in your hotel, but chances are it will be tiny and crowded. And although you could go for a run, setting o...
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Midwest travel: Music fest to rock Belmont-Sheffield areaMay 09, 2015 7:00 am - Chicago Trendy tunes The intersection of Belmont and Sheffield is the hub of Chicago's trendy Lakeview neighborhood, and the yearly Belmont-Sheffield Music Fes...
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Schaumburg, Germany to visit Schaumburg, USAMay 09, 2015 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg will welcome German visitors from the county of Schaumburg, Germany from May 12 through May 21 as part of the village's Sister Cities program. ...
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Liberia cautiously marks end of Ebola after 4,700 deathsMay 09, 2015 1:00 am - MONROVIA, Liberia - On the day Mercy Kennedy lost her mother to Ebola, it was hard to imagine a time when Liberia would be free from one of the world's deadliest viruses...
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Air rage is reaching new heightsMay 08, 2015 6:00 am - When Tracy Weisman flew from Oregon to Chicago last week, she discovered why flight attendants say, "Check to make sure your items haven't moved before you open the over...
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Meet Chicago Northwest leaders talk tourism, hotel business at annual lunchMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - The tourism and convention bureau for the Northwest suburbs ended its annual luncheon Wednesday with what may sound like an unusual message for a business crowd: Take a ...
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Midwest travel: Need chocolate? Upcoming Long Grove fest is the place to beMay 02, 2015 7:00 am - Chicago Coo-coo for cocoa What makes the world go around? It's chocolate, of course, and you can get your fill at the annual Long Grove Chocolate Festival. Thi...
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Look inside the Four Seasons' new private jumbo jetApr 26, 2015 7:45 am - Spending three weeks touring the world's wonders and staying in four-star hotels is better by private jet - right? Well, naturally. But the Four Seasons is hoping that u...
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Google Maps provides virtual outing to Mandela's island prisonApr 25, 2015 7:32 am - Visits to Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in prison and which is now a museum, need to be booked at least two days in advan...
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Selfies changing the way people travelApr 25, 2015 7:00 am - The rise of social media is creating a new breed of travelers for whom the ability to instantly publicize their trip is as important as the experience itself. So-called ...