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Fish on in Tillamook

TILLAMOOK — Ican think of only one good reason to float an Oregon coastal river on a cold,…

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For the downhill averse, there are diversions aplenty

Friends and family are clamoring to hit the slopes. You, on the other hand, are not. What’s a…

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Banff-Lake Louise has natural beauty to spare

BANFF, Alberta — In Alberta’s high country, where the Trans-Canada Highway unfurls between Banff and Lake Louise, the…

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Travel: Seattle is for Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks football fans refer to themselves collectively as “the 12th Man.” With 11 Seahawks players on CenturyLink…

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Seeing familiar sights in Italy, but with a fresh set of eyes

The brochure for Madagascar looked inviting. So did the one for Easter Island, and the one for Antarctica,…

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Getting in touch with Oregon’s ‘Wild’ side

This was not how Reese Witherspoon did it, but this is how you must: You hike. Up and…

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A rich city of tradition and tantalizing tastes

ISTANBUL, Turkey — At a cramped little shop on the edges of the Grand Bazaar, I balance a…

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If proper research is done a babymoon can be had

Of the many trends invented by the travel industry to pry dollars from our wallets — hello, staycation!…

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Farm to table, Hawaiian style

The crispy Chinese duck, served atop soft Japanese white bread with five-spice gravy and garbanzo mash, was unexpected…

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Northwest Travel: Grants Pass

GRANTS PASS — The sign that hangs over Sixth Street says, “It’s the climate.” I respectfully disagree, when…

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