Blue Jays spring training a perfect time to visit Dunedin, Florida

Spring training games don't start until early March, but you can still watch the Blue Jays practice.

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By Jim Byers and Mark Zwolinski

2012/02/24 00:01:00

Dunedin, Florida, is the site of the Blue Jays spring training, which just recently opened. But it also boasts a beautiful beaches, wonderful restaurants and shops, and Winter, star of Dolphin Tale.

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Star baseball columnist Richard Griffin’s insider’s guide to spring training in Dunedin

Blue Jay pitchers and catchers put on their spikes for the first day of spring training in Dunedin, Fla.

2012/02/24 00:01:00

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2012/02/25 17:25:00

Nostalgic traveller lands in Peru, where Pisco, mummies, and the Temple of the Sun add up to a real-life comic-book adventure.

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Travel Australia by train for a discount

2012/02/24 00:01:00

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2012/02/25 00:01:00

Alice Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Stevie Nicks and Muhammad Ali live in the sun-drenched valley between the Sonoran Desert and two mountain ranges.

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In Stowe, Vermont, there’s plenty of snow (and a taste of Austria)

Kristina von Trapp, who lives on the property, is an accomplished ski instructor, avid runner, mother to two girls, and general bon vivant who enjoys meeting guests from around the world.

2012/02/24 00:01:00

Ski hills touched by the warmth of von Trapp hospitality are now a short flight away with Porter.

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Fenway Park 100th-anniversary guided tour a home run for Boston Red Sox fans

The Big Green Monster - the wall in left field - is perhaps the most widely recognized feature of Fenway Park.

2012/02/24 00:01:00

Celebrate the 100th birthday of Fenway Park by heading Boston to visit the home of the Red Sox.

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Kauai, Hawaii made for the movies

The warm sands and cool shade of Anini Beach, located east of Hanalei Bay, make it a pleasant spot to soak up the salt air. Scenes from "Honeymoon In Vegas" and "The Thorn Birds" were filmed on location at Anini Beach.

2012/02/22 13:50:00

It’s four o’clock happy hour at the Tahiti Nui in downtown Hanalei on Kauai’s North Shore, where scenes from the movie The Descendants were filmed.

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Maple Leafs ticket-and-hotel deal in Boston ices the cake

Frosty ties between Original Six rivals will be tested March 19 when Bruins captain Zdeno Chara hosts the Maple Leafs' Dion Phaneuf and his teammates at the TD Garden in Boston.

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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame worth the drive to St. Marys, Ont.

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is in St. Marys, Ont., the site of this country’s first organized baseball league in 1868.

2012/02/24 00:01:00

Celebrate the old ball game in St. Marys, where Canada’s first league went up to bat in 1868.

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Milwaukee’s Third Ward arts scene blossoms

A peek into Hot Pop Shop, a designer toy boutique in Milwaukee's artisanal Third Ward district.

2012/02/25 00:01:00

In Milwaukee, Wis., a city best known for its blue-collar roots, an artistic side is starting to emerge, particularly in an area known as the Third...

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