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Travelers won't stay home despite lots of uncertainty
McClatchy Newspapers
12/29/2008, by Alfred Borcover
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - As travel gurus try to forecast what's going to happen in 2009, only one word is clear: uncertainty. That's no surprise, given all the "ifs" in the recession- mired economy. If credit starts to flow, if the housing market stabilizes, if the Big Three automakers get their act ...
A former Seattle resident revisits her favorite winter walks around Puget Sound
McClatchy Newspapers
12/29/2008, by Rebecca Allen
The Orange County Register (MCT) - Seattle's woods in winter hold treasures and miracles for those brave enough to venture out. The woods beckon and the air is crisp and clean. Streams, lined with green watercress, tinkle and gurgle down the ravine. Birds trill in the trees. Little boys might take ...
Cradle of faiths: Jerusalem sings with history, conflict and unexpected harmony
McClatchy Newspapers
12/29/2008, by Jane Wooldridge
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - "Don't you want to go to Bethlehem?" the taxi driver asks. Most restaurants are shuttered on this Jewish holiday of Shavuot, and taxis are few. But Avi, a Palestinian Christian, shadows the tourist haunts, hoping for business.
I first catch him on a street, then at the ...
The flip side of Nashville: The ‘Athens of the South' has much more than country music
McClatchy Newspapers
12/29/2008, by Phil Vettel
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - My college-sophomore son and I make an interesting pair. He'll listen to country music all day long and is teaching himself to pluck a tune or two on the guitar; I'll tolerate the music in limited doses, but if I never heard another country song again, I probably wouldn't ...
More than any other European city, Geneva will put a smile on your face
McClatchy Newspapers
12/15/2008, by Mary Ann Anderson
McClatchy/Tribune News Service (MCT) - "Come on, cats," I commanded my two rescued-from-a-barn felines. "Say, 'Le meow! Le meow!' You can do it!" Telling a cat what to do is like, well, herding cats, and teaching them quasi-French is even more tricky, so naturally they turned up their snobbish ...
Planning a family cruise
McClatchy Newspapers
12/15/2008, by Arline and Sam Bleecker
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - You might, like us, wonder if sailing over the blue horizon as a family group is a good idea, especially as the holidays near. Earlier this year, we weighed the advantages of holding a family gathering at sea versus, say, a week at a land resort or mountain retreat. There ...
Don't miss Honolulu — it's the heart of Hawaii
McClatchy Newspapers
12/15/2008, by Patti Nickell
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - As our plane circled, making its final descent into the Honolulu airport, the woman in the seat next to me asked, "Which of the outer islands are you going on to?" When I answered that I planned to stay in Honolulu, on Oahu, she looked at me in disbelief and said, "Oh, ...
A hidden culinary gem
McClatchy Newspapers
12/15/2008, by Jason George
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Tucked within the labyrinth that is the Tunis medina, Dar el Jeld is tricky to find _ just ask around for directions _ and a hard table to get _ we telephoned our reservations from Chicago (in English) two weeks prior. But it's also Tunisia's top restaurant, fusing the ...
Tunisia: Pack a language guide, but not a lot of money to see beaches, cities and the desert
McClatchy Newspapers
12/15/2008, by Jason George
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Within an hour of arriving in Tunisia, my girlfriend and I wanted to dance _ and it wasn't because we heard the blasting beats of Rai, North Africa's infectious music. We wanted to dance after seeing the bill that the waiter dropped on our table at our first Tunisian meal: ...
Holiday gifts for your favorite wanderer
McClatchy Newspapers
12/8/2008, by Alfred Borcover
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - The holidays are creeping up on us. Time to think about what to give your favorite traveler. Considering the cost of flying these days, who wouldn't love a free airline ticket? But let's get real. The sorry state of the stock market and the economy means I've put a $50 cap ...
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