Travel Highlights and Ideas
Making the Trek
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Big things in little places
What fun is a road trip if you don't stop along the way to check out the best over-sized sculptures and tributary monuments America has to offer?
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7 festivals that celebrate produce
The United States is no longer an agricultural nation, but you wouldn't know it from the way we like to celebrate produce.
Travel News
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Parisians, tourists soak up sun at beach on Seine, in its 9th year
PARIS (AP) — Sand, palm trees, bikinis. Parisians can get their tropical fix without ever... more
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Aviation industry's drive for fuel economy spurs progress in cockpit technology Photo
ABOVE THE ENGLISH CHANNEL (AP) — Flying over the white cliffs of Dover, the two pilots of a... more
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Families of victims of Concorde supersonic jet crash mark 10 years since disaster Photo
GONESSE, France (AP) — Families whose loved ones died in the fiery crash of a supersonic... more
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Alaska kayak adventure: 5 days, 57 miles and close encounters with glaciers and orcas Photo
VALDEZ, Alaska (AP) — We're standing in a field of rocks in a dense fog, surrounded by... more
Locations and Destinations
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Summer on the farm
"Which cow makes ice cream?" asked a little girl, while another asked, "Which animal gives cotton?" more
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PBS iPhone apps make trips fun
If you are taking your kids on a family road trip this summer, or simply looking for a worthwhile way to pass the time in the doctor's waiting room, PBS offers one answer in its iPhone apps for kids. more
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Lodges will have you logging vacation memories Photo
Visit one of America's historic lodges and you may find rustic log exteriors, well-worn pine floors or riverside ambience. Join your family in a walk back through time when you book lodging with a story of its own. Here are five lodges to consider. more
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Beer on the range Photo
The air is clean, and the skiing is great, but do you know what really inspires fervor around here? Beer. more
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Phil Vettel: Food-friendly Philly
My wife and I were relaxing on a sunny afternoon in Stella, a gleaming-tile pizzeria whose wood-burning oven produces the kind of crusts that would curl the toes of any pizza lover, when the couple at the nearby table asked, "Do you know where you're going to eat tonight?" more
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Best state fairs in the U.S. Photo
Jim Kopel has been a big fan of state fairs since he was 10, when he exhibited his Chester White pigs at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Since retiring from teaching a few years ago, Kopel has visited state fairs in all 50 states, turning his ardor into something more than just happy memories. more
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Pictures: Scenes around the Seine Photos
For the ninth summer in a row, Paris is becoming beachfront property... sort of. For the summer, the City of Lights adorns the banks of the Seine River with sand, palm trees, hammocks and other beach-side accoutrements. Would you combine your beach-side lounging with a city escape? Check out... more
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An old way of life hidden in British Columbia Photo
Tucked into the green valleys of southeast British Columbia, a handful of century-old brick houses are mute witness to an old way of life. more
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Jump into this Austrian postcard Photo
It's rare that a town's charm will get me out of bed early. The postcard-pretty, lake-cuddling town of Hallstatt, Austria, two hours south of Salzburg, is one of those places. First thing in the morning, I head to the high end of town to look at the glassy waters of Lake Hallstatt. With the town's... more
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Cruise lines could tie up in Cuba — eventually
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Even if the U.S. lifts the travel ban to Cuba, don't expect Havana to be a port of call for American cruise lines any time soon, says Richard Sasso, board chairman of the Cruise Lines International Association. The organization is the trade group for 25 cruise lines... more
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Cruising, Agatha Christie style Photo
Lots of people die ironically nasty deaths in the bucolic English countryside, at least in the popular British TV series "Midsomer Murders" and in many of the much-loved 80-plus mystery novels of Dame Agatha Christie. more
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Romantic honeymoons options abound in Florida, the Caribbean and Bermuda Photo
Tropical blossoms in full bloom, birds chirping everywhere --spring, and love, are in the air. Planning a wedding trip -- or a second honeymoon or romantic escape -- this season? Lovebirds have much to enjoy in Florida, the Caribbean and Bermuda. Here are a half-dozen ideas to help you plan: more
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Get your sex life shipshape on a cruise Photo
Go for it! Empty the rack of travel brochures. Pore over them. Savor them like an after-dinner cordial; cuddle with them in bed like a good novel. Because you just might be happier planning for your trip than actually taking it. more
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Pictures: Most romantic summer spots Photos
Looking for a place to escape from it all with your sweetie this summer? Time to think outside the Caribbean and consider one of these hot spots. more
