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Northwest travel: Washington via electric car

The Cascade Loop Scenic Highway in North Central Washington is one of the most beautiful and interesting drives…

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The beauty and oddities of worldwide cemeteries

Cemetery. Burial ground. Memorial park. Boneyard. Whatever you call it — and Edgar Allan Poe had at least…

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Kylemore Abbey, Ireland’s most romantic castle

LETTERFRACK, COUNTY GALWAY, Ireland — Kylemore Abbey belongs in a fairy tale. The Tudor-style/Neo-Gothic castle is one of…

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Florida’s Amelia Island boasts tranquility and history

A sliver of light peeked between the drapes of my hotel room and woke me. The sun was…

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A vacation with that beer, please

MINNEAPOLIS — Lisa Faletti-Watkins was wearing a hat from Fulton Brewery in Minneapolis. The growler in front of…

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Theme parks set sights on fighting lengthy lines

ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s one of theme parks’ biggest challenges: finding ways to ease the pain of waiting…

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Paddington Bear film inspires city-wide trail

London could soon become unbearable. Because of — well… — bears. Paddington bears, specifically. Fifty 5-foot-tall statues of…

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Navigating Pike Place Market

The Pike Place Market Historic District covers 9 acres and includes more than 200 vendors. The heart of…

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Ways to prevent — and fix — air travel blunders

Did something go bump in the flight? Here are some common air travel woes, and how to prevent,…

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Travel: California’s Half Moon Bay

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — When surfer Jeff Clark was a teenager in the mid-1970s, he was told…

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