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Keukenhof’s spring gardens exceed all expectations

LISSE, Netherlands — As we’re driving toward Keukenhof, the sweet scent of hyacinths drifts through our bus of…

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A Mother’s Day tour of Oregon gardens

{%comp-FFFFFF-br%} PORTLAND — It’s Mother’s Day. I hope you gave a dozen roses to your mother — or…

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Lots of ooh la la at the Moulin Rouge in Paris

PARIS — At 125 years old, the Moulin Rouge sure does sparkle and shine from its nestling place…

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In Astoria, visit ‘The Goonies’ house and more

ASTORIA — Children of the 1980s grew up wishing they, too, could be one of “The Goonies,” the…

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In China, a bike may be best way to find clean air and quiet

RONGJIANG, China — On the third day of cycling through the rice terraces and rugged hillsides of southeastern…

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History and the present converge in Prague

PRAGUE — You learn new English words as a tourist, even when most people around you are speaking…

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Lake Chelan’s vineyards, orchards come alive in spring

CHELAN, Wash. — There was a time, not long ago, when the shores of Washington’s Lake Chelan burst…

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Feel as though time has stopped at Tahiti’s Tikehau

TIKEHAU, The Tuamotu Islands — There’s nothing quite so blue — vibrantly, rivetingly, blindingly blue — as the…

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Elegant and sweet, Vienna is a cultural powerhouse

VIENNA — It takes an empire to build a city like this. Like an immaculately tailored suit fresh…

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Chambers Bay beckons golfers

Gig Harbor is a great getaway for those who know about it. Many more soon will. The U.S.…

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