Topic: Travel, Tourism

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Air travel: The best or worst of times?

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 03:25 AM

	Airline bashing and complaining are now a national pastime, especially during the peak summer travel season. Read full article: 'Air travel: The best or worst of times?'

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Articles: Farm vacations attract city slickers, suburbanites

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 03:00 AM

	One sunny morning, a lanky middle-aged man who likes to be called Farmer Dale lifted a wood panel in his chicken coop and a half-dozen free-range hens strutted out in a line on the chicken run. Read full article: 'Farm vacations attract city slickers, suburbanites'

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Articles: Lake Erie adventure

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 02:58 AM

	At first glance, the fluorescent arcs gliding over Lake Erie resemble motorboat-driven parasails. Then you notice the sails are attached to a person skimming across the water, a carefree joyrider who occasionally adjusts his kite's direction and soars to astonishing heights. Read full article: 'Lake Erie adventure'

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Articles: Returning to America's revolutionary roots

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 02:43 AM

	Whether it's because fireworks have lost their fizzle or beaches seem ho-hum, some travelers are turning to Revolutionary War-era sites to celebrate America's birthday and savor a unique summer vacation. Read full article: 'Returning to America's revolutionary roots'

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Articles: Peace at the beach elusive for New Yorkers

Posted by admin on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 01:39 AM

	Stressed New Yorkers longing for an escape from their sweltering urban jungle this summer are often finding no peace at the beach despite miles of breezy coastline within close reach of Manhattan. Read full article: 'Peace at the beach elusive for New Yorkers'

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Articles: Pilots who landed at wrong airport suspended

Posted by admin on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 01:38 AM

	Two pilots at the controls of a Northwest Airlines flight when it landed at the wrong airport have been suspended from flying pending an investigation, an airline spokesman said. Read full article: 'Pilots who landed at wrong airport suspended'

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Articles: 'Deadwood' shines spotlight on historic town

Posted by admin on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 01:36 AM

	The wild and woolly days of Deadwood's golden past not only come to life in the HBO series named for the place, but have kindled intense interest in this historic town that once was home to Wild Bill Hickok and other colorful characters. Read full article: ''Deadwood' shines spotlight on historic town'

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Articles: More airlines gave passenger data to government

Posted by admin on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 01:33 AM

	More airlines than previously disclosed gave personal data on passengers to the government for testing a computerized background-check project, acting Transportation Security Administration chief David Stone said Wednesday. Read full article: 'More airlines gave passenger data to government'

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Articles: Concorde aircraft opens to visitors

Posted by admin on Monday, June 28, 2004 - 01:31 AM

	After 27 years as the soaring star of international travel, earning five-star reviews from the Hollywood crowd but little applause elsewhere, one of the supersonic Concordes is taking on travelers in a more down-to-earth setting. Read full article: 'Concorde aircraft opens to visitors'

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Articles: U.S. gears rules to limit Cuba travel

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 02:22 AM

	Acting on the recommendation of an interagency commission seeking ways to hasten the fall of Cuban President Fidel Castro's communist government, the Bush administration on May 6 announced measures that would make it harder to travel to the island and spend money there. Read full article: 'U.S. gears rules to limit Cuba travel'

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