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Sunday, May 13, 2012

English countryside is a trip back in time

STONE’S THROW: The Petergate entrance through York’s impressive walls, upper left, and the canal in Skipton, near Bolton Abbey, above, aren’t hard to get to from London.
By Anne Z. Cooke /  / McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
HEXHAM, England — A bone-chilling rain swept over the moors on the October day we hiked to the top of the ruins...
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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Summer camp not just for kids

AHOY, TRAVELERS: The WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine, gets attendees up close and personal with nautical skills ranging from boat building to seamanship.
By Bill Burke / The Travel Guy
At one time, going to camp in Maine meant kicking back with Moxie, red hot dogs and...
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Avoid doggone close calls with these travel tips

By Myscha Theriault / McClatchy-Tribune
On a multistate drive with our mischief-prone Labrador, I shuffled back to our vehicle with two fresh cups of gourmet coffee. While my husband filled the gas...
Sunday, May 6, 2012

Rollin’ on revamped riverboat Queen

By Associated Press
HENDERSON, Ky. — The churning red paddlewheel propels the pearl-white steamboat along the wide Mississippi River, like a slow-moving time machine through...
Thursday, May 3, 2012

Disney expands its kingdom with new resort, attractions

SOMETHING TO SEA: Hand-painted murals grace the Art of Animation Resort.
By Bill Burke / The Travel Guy
There’s a reason people return to Walt Disney World again and again. Disney...
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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Craigslist scam targets vacation rentals

By Susan Morse / Portsmouth Herald
YORK, Maine — Last August, a couple who had driven hours to get to York Beach knocked at the door of their vacation...

In New Orleans, the bands play on

MUSICAL CITY: Nola visitors can hear local legends such as Troy ‘Trombone Shorty’ Andrews, left, and visiting artists from the the nearby Savoy Music Center of Eunice, above.
By Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — When Hurricane Katrina scattered New Orleans’ residents...
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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Author retraces European tour with ’50s guidebook

CHEAP THRILLS: Using an old guidebook to trace the path of his mother and her friend, Douglas Mack toured Rome’s ruins, above, and Madrid’s Parque del Retiro.
By Bill Burke / The travel Guy
The beaten path got that way for a reason. It’s where a lot of the good stuff is. Just ask Douglas Mack,...

Guidebooks worth their weight

By Ellen Creager / Detroit Free Press (MCT)
Yes, it makes your suitcase heavier. Yes, it takes up more space. But all the travel e-books and mobile app guides in the world put together are still less...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

Walk this Way: Cotswolds best seen on foot

Carl Byker takes time to adjust his socks to help prevent blisters while hiking England’s Cotswolds near the village of Kings Stanley.
By Sue Horton / Los Angeles Times
CHIPPING CAMPDEN, England — On the high street of the lovely Cotswold village of Chipping Campden, just next to...
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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Living like the London locals is win-win for Olympic tourists

FAMILY ROOMS: Spread out in an elegant home in Highgate, above, and take the Tube or Underground, to the central city.
By Bill Burke / The Travel Guy
There are only 99 days until the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and hotels are booking up fast. Wouldn’t it...

‘Underground’ rail? It’s called the ‘Tube’

By Associated Press
Do you plan to stroll around London while visiting for the Summer Olympics? Londoners don’t walk on the sidewalk. They walk on the “pavement.” That...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

And they’re off ... to Lousiville, Kentucky!

WINNER’S CIRCLE: Sure, it’s the Kentucky Derby that draws the beautiful people to Louisville each May. But such local icons as Muhammad Ali, depicted below at a museum highlighting his life, also pack a powerful appeal for visitors.
By Associated Press / Travel
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Shadowbox with a silhouetted Muhammad Ali. Grab a bat and take a few swings in a batting cage...
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