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Ride the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia
CASS, W.Va. — The Cass Scenic Railroad is a hard-working, up-the-mountain tourist rail line.
It's a slow 7 miles per hour on the steam-powered trains up Cheat Mountain to Whittaker Station and upward to Bald Knob on Back Allegheny Mountain.
That's...Tags: Natural Resources, Transportation, Museum Dioramas, History (tv network), Trips and Vacations
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South Carolina's Folly Beach offers low-pressure, Lowcountry fun
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston may have a reputation for expensive (and often starched) elegance, but there are options for vacationers who want to kick back at a low-pressure Lowcountry beach. Welcome to Folly Beach.
—In a nutshell...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Netherlands, Robert Mitchum, George Gershwin
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The white zone is for snow play: When skiing isn't enough
PARK CITY, Utah — The Porter clan, 14 strong, were assembled at Park City Ski Resort for the last ski run of the family's annual winter reunion. But Nick, 14, and Andrew, 12, oldest of the cousins, had other ideas.
"Aw, Mom, this is our last chance...Tags: Steroids, Services and Shopping, Mining, Trout, Landforms
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Kauai's close-up: Taking a 'Descendants' tour of Hawaii
More than 100 movies have been filmed on the island of Kauai. But in most of them, the Garden Isle stands in for someplace else.
In the iconic "South Pacific," Kauai is the mythical tropical paradise Bali Hai. In "Jurassic Park," it's an island off the...Tags: Beau Bridges, Trips and Vacations, Canoeing and Kayaking, Tourism and Leisure, Alexander Payne
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Cuban casas particulares turn home into a business
SANTIAGO, Cuba — Norma Arias Puente has been learning the hospitality business for more than a decade from a perch overlooking this city's Parque Cespedes and the Cathedral of Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion with its statue of a trumpeting archangel....Tags: The Miami Herald, London (England), Crime, Law and Justice, Marketing, Cuba
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If you look in L.A., plenty of noir is still there
LOS ANGELES — It was a dank, rain-sodden Raymond Chandler kind of morning, as if some omnipotent auteur had rung up the studio and ordered a classic film noir sky. Cumulonimbus clouds the color of a snub-nosed revolver hovered with ominous intent,...Tags: O.J. Simpson, Double Indemnity (movie), Bank Robbery, Lauren Bacall, Organized Crime
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Company wants to take you on a new kind of cruise
There's a new cruise line in the business and they're visiting places other cruise lines aren't. And they don't have a boat.
The company is called Mauiva, pronounced "Mo-ee-va," and they're in the business of air cruises, taking private airplanes on 6-...Tags: Altamonte Springs, Prices, Services and Shopping, Trips and Vacations, Orlando Hotels
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California's Palm Springs is just right for sun-starved families
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Like most of the people soaking up Sunday brunch at the Parker Palm Springs hotel, the hungover-looking dude in slacker attire with the fashionista girlfriend looked as if he had just rolled out of bed at 10:30 a.m. He also...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Celebrities, Tourism and Leisure, Bing Crosby, Casino and Gambling
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A day of tasting and fun at California's Coppola winery
GEYSERVILLE, Calif. — A visit to the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Geyserville is more than just a wine-tasting amid poetic rolling hills of vineyards.
It's a day destination, complete with an array of non-wine-related activities: swimming pools,...Tags: Sofia Coppola, Wines, Lifestyle and Leisure, The Godfather (movie), Entertainment Events
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The Frugal Traveler: Penny-pinching packing tips for special events
Weddings, sporting competitions and other special-event trips can be challenging to pack for, particularly when items like designer gowns, tuxedos, mountain bikes and kayaks need to come along. The right packing strategies can save you money on everything...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Ways to save on your next trip to Hawaii
"Who would go to Hawaii in June?" a friend asked when I talked about a trip I took to Maui last year.
A travel writer on a budget, for one.
I, too, was skeptical about the timing, but the weather was a perfect 70-80 degrees, with low humidity and...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Hawaiian Airlines Inc., Air Transportation Delays, Services and Shopping, Automotive Equipment
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Palaces, Harry Potter sites and WWII reminders line Germany's Romantic Road
HOHENSCHWANGAU, Germany — I was driving along the Romantic Road when I realized a few things. For one, bombs cannot kill cities. For another, eccentrics sometimes create masterpieces. For a third, except for the plague and witch hunts, the olden...Tags: Services and Shopping, Marketing, Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Walt Disney
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