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W Hollywood guests feel the glitz (28 March 10:30) |
| The rooms are pricey and amenities pricier, but the staff can make you feel like an A-list star.
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Get the most out of college visits (21 March 06:16) |
| Piles of tour books, brochures and maps are strewn across the kitchen table. It's two weeks before the trip, and you're feeling anxious about scheduling hitches.
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Where the girls are (21 March 10:30) |
| Whether trying out the cowgirl lifestyle or being pampered in Paris, women are signing up in droves to vacation together
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A students view of Cambodia (21 March 10:30) |
| A teen service trip to Cambodia not only helps orphans there but does perhaps even more to help the student making the journey.
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Where the girls are Ladies getaways (21 March 10:30) |
| Whether trying out the cowgirl lifestyle or being pampered in Paris, women are signing up in droves to vacation together
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British Airways strike forces cancelations (20 March 08:54) |
| LONDON (AP) — Retiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th b... |
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Shutterfly CEO fond of Hawaii (19 March 06:39) |
| Northern California also a favorite weekend getaway
Northern California also a favorite weekend get... |
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Travel gear Jelfin mouse (19 March 06:38) |
| Round, gel-covered mouse with its own travel canister makes browsin' on the go a breeze
Round, gel-... |
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Take in Scandinavias evolution (19 March 06:38) |
| In the coming year, travelers to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Scandinavia's Baltic neighbor, Estonia, will find fun innovations that many have come to expect from these creative Nord... |
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Heading to the reef 8216Caretaker has tips (19 March 06:37) |
| Ben Southall, winner of Australia's "Best Job in the World" contest, has the details for visitors
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Cruise ship builders fear downsizing (19 March 05:27) |
| MIAMI (AP) — The cruise industry is rebounding, but not for the companies who build the increasingly elaborate ships.
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Nepal beckons gay tourism market (19 March 10:30) |
| The Hindu nation is brushing aside historical biases in pursuit of economic opportunity — and is symbolic of one of the gay rights movement's most stunning successes.
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Cruise ship back in port for cleaning (19 March 01:21) |
| CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A cruise liner hit by an outbreak of intestinal illness for a third straight trip from South Carolina returned a day early Thursday as operator Celebrity Cruise... |
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Continental also seeks tarmac-delay exemption (19 March 01:16) |
| NEW YORK (AP) — Continental Airlines Inc. has asked regulators for an exemption from new rules to punish airlines for long tarmac delays, saying construction at New York's Kennedy Airp... |
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Continental seeks tarmac-delay exemption (19 March 01:16) |
| NEW YORK (AP) — Continental Airlines Inc. has asked regulators for an exemption from new rules to punish airlines for long tarmac delays, saying construction at New York's Kennedy Airp... |
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Guidebooks vs travel apps (18 March 08:39) |
| LONDON (AP) — A comprehensive travel guidebook can feel like a brick in your luggage. Yet smart phone travel guides are not always a good alternative. They can overwhelm users with pot... |
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Irish head shops causing alarm (18 March 10:30) |
| The stores offer cheap and legal highs, marketed as bath salts or incense but designed to be smoked, snorted or swallowed. Health officials, lawmakers and parents are alarmed.
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A Hemingway literary landmark (18 March 01:14) |
| Ernest Hemingway's Key West home, where the American author lived in the 1930s, has been designated a literary landmark.
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Maximize the fun factor of a staycation (17 March 09:37) |
| Museums offer options that are geared to a range of ages
Spring break is supposed to a relaxing wee... |
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Exhibit takes Skilling by storm (17 March 10:34) |
| Museum of Science and Industry's new exhibit blows our weather guy away
Museum of Science and Indus... |
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A night at the pub (16 March 10:30) |
| Staying in an English pub instead of a hotel can be cheaper, and it certainly should provide more character and plenty to drink.
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Spend the night at an English pub (16 March 10:30) |
| Staying in an English pub instead of a hotel can be cheaper, and it certainly should provide more character and plenty to drink.
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Who names places (16 March 10:30) |
| Mt. Diablo or Mt. Reagan? And shouldn't it be the Gulf of America? The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has to decide.
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8216Storms8217 set a new path for science exhibits (16 March 06:49) |
| ‘Grandest thing we’ve ever done,’
It isn't exactly alchemy, but the Museum of Sci... |
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Besides whiskey Ireland exporting pubs (15 March 10:30) |
| Drinking establishments are being designed and built on the auld sod before being disassembled and shipped to the U.S. Australia, Dubai, India and other countries.
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Besides whiskey Ireland exports pubs (15 March 10:30) |
| Drinking establishments are being designed and built on the auld sod before being disassembled and shipped to the U.S. Australia, Dubai, India and other countries.
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Midwest travel Avalanches alpacas and paddles (14 March 11:30) |
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Whats new in Germany Switzerland (14 March 11:30) |
| Berlin's one-time eyesore now bustles with thriving beach and restaurant traffic, and Switzerland continues to impress with its ingenuity.
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Airline stops payment to bumped passenger (14 March 11:30) |
| Q — I recently was denied boarding on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boise, Idaho, to Sacramento. I was unable to check in early online, making me one of the last to check in at the ai... |
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How to eat like a Parisian (14 March 11:30) |
| Americans in France can indeed eat like the French. All it takes is tact, timing and a soupcon of politesse.
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Street-level Moscow (14 March 11:30) |
| Russia's capital is not yet as slick as other European cities, but it's a fascinating place to get lost
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Phone backup adds 10 hours (14 March 11:30) |
| The Dexim DCA103 BluePack S3 backup battery boosts iPhone talk time.
The Dexim DCA103 BluePack S3 b... |
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Taxi actress digs national parks (14 March 11:30) |
| Marilu Henner loves family road trips to see the gorgeous parks of America.
Marilu Henner is an avi... |
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Moscow A great place to get lost (14 March 11:30) |
| Russia's capital is not yet as slick as other European cities, but it's a fascinating place to get lost
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Getting a hotel to make it right (14 March 11:30) |
| Problem with your stay? You can probably get it fixed if you take the right tack.
Problem with your... |
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A warm welcome to Death Valley (14 March 11:30) |
| Desert towns outside the national park offer vast and quiet open spaces, good food and even music in an opera house.
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Best wooden roller coasters (13 March 04:40) |
| Spring's closing in, and it's almost time to hit the rides. Here are the Los Angeles Times' top 10 wooden roller coasters in the U.S.
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Twains pen found haven in NY (13 March 01:05) |
| Huckleberry Finn sprang to life in a swirl of cheap cigar smoke at Mark Twain's cozy hilltop cabin in upstate New York far from the Mississippi River.
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Illness strikes cruise ship again 47 sickened (12 March 09:46) |
| SAO PAULO (AP) — Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same... |
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Colos I-70 reopened after huge rockslide (12 March 04:15) |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Workers are breaking up a huge boulder threatening to tumble down a cliff onto Interstate 70 in western Colorado, days after a rock slide that closed the... |
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Active 2010 hurricane season predicted (11 March 02:44) |
| Meteorologists are predicting an active 2010 hurricane season with above-normal threats on the U.S. coastline.
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Climbing in the footsteps of Moses (11 March 11:30) |
| There are two routes for the 4.3-mile round trip: The camel path, or a steeper, more direct route of some 3,750 stairs to the top, sometimes referred to as "God's Stairmaster."
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The best food in Vegas (11 March 11:30) |
| French, Spanish, Thai, Japanese, American fare — haute cuisine has a new home on the Strip.
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Exploring Dublins Docklands (11 March 11:30) |
| Along the River Liffey is a hip, new quarter full of high-end shops, galleries, eateries and more
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Smithsonian gets Harriet Tubman collection (11 March 02:48) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of abolitionist Harriet Tubman when a museum of African-American history opens on the Na... |
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When to complain to the airlines (11 March 02:26) |
| DALLAS (AP) — So the airline lost your luggage. Should you make a federal case out of it — literally?
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Khmer Rouge sites used for tourism (11 March 02:19) |
| Cambodia plans to preserve 14 sites -- including the home of Pol Pot -- for use as tourist attractions.
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Keep taking those shoes off 8212 for now (10 March 11:26) |
| ATLANTA (AP) — You'll still have to take off your shoes when you go through airport security.
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Colo rockslide prompts 200-mile detour (10 March 12:10) |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Workers are breaking up a huge boulder threatening to tumble down a cliff onto Interstate 70 in western Colorado, days after a rock slide that closed the... |
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Google gets bike-friendly (10 March 11:45) |
| Map feature adding routes and trips for cyclists in Chicago and 149 other cities
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