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Find peace with a paddle in Michigan’s Les Cheneaux islands

HESSEL, Mich. — Jessie Hadley knows the Les Cheneaux inside out — its islands, its secrets, its secret…

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Washington’s Mount Rainier is at its best in summer

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, Wash. — When the clouds broke over Mount Rainier, I was captivated by a view like…

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Norway in a nutshell, from fjords to mountaintops

A recorded voice instructed me (in several languages, including Norwegian, Japanese and Italian) to get off the train…

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Cruising through antiquity on the Nile, minus the crowds

On the top deck of the cruise ship River Tosca, the swimming pool was cool and inviting in…

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Northwest Travel: Gresham shines in Portland’s shadow

GRESHAM — One of Portland’s most charming neighborhoods isn’t in Portland at all. Historic Old Town Gresham lies…

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Stockton: Water play, kayaks and yacht Airbnbs

My wife and I just checked into a small yacht. Overnight. It’s something I’d never considered doing before,…

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Slide through the sky high above Los Angeles buildings

LOS ANGELES — “A machine that makes the land pay.” That’s how architect and Manhattanite Cass Gilbert defined…

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Berlin Pass: for people-watchers and pavement-pounders

BERLIN, Germany — When the phone rang, it was the call I’d always dreaded. A family emergency canceled…

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Take an enchanting run through Colorado’s ‘cradle’

Any romantic notion I might have had comparing myself to Lawrence of Arabia was rapidly fading as the…

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Drive the northern Oregon coast: Haystack rocks, giant dunes and fresh seafood

ON U.S. Highway 101 — One round-trip ticket to Portland. One rental car, pointed west. And one tank…

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