New steps taken by the Obama administration to further reduce restrictions on trade and travel with Cuba are being welcomed…
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Eiffel Tower closed as workers fume over aggressive pickpockets
PARIS – The Eiffel Tower closed to the public for most of the day Friday as workers protested a rise…
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A long weekend in Boston
I’m always amazed by how many people who consider themselves travelers have never visited Boston. True, having lived there for…
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Four Thanksgiving-themed travel destinations
Although we are taught in school that the first Thanksgiving took place after the pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock in…
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Shaped by history, Gettysburg celebrates milestone
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Gettysburg changed the direction of American history 150 years ago, and the town hasn’t been the same…
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From Yosemite to the Everglades, the U.S. boasts world-famous landmarks. But we’re also a land of virtually undiscovered stretches of…
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Ever thought about the history behind “The Happiest Place on Earth?” Disneyland, Walt Disney’s magical metropolis, opened on July 17,…
Read More‘Downton Abbey’ success draws fans to mansions of Newport, RI, with focus on lives of servants
NEWPORT, R.I. – If the Crawley family of “Downton Abbey” were American, they’d summer at Newport. The wild stateside success…
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American Indian tribes to work with park service on cultural guidebook for historic Route 66
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Greasy diners, big-finned Cadillacs, mom-and-pop souvenir shops, dusty trading posts and the promise of the West were…
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