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Sorrento is splendid for souvenirs
Detroit Free Press (MCT) - If you're shopping for a million-dollar Bulgari necklace, Rome is the place . But my favorite souvenir spot in ... continue reading
A lesson in dining: Think culinary schools
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - My most memorable school lunch involved a glass of Schramsberg bubbly and perfectly grilled scallops. OK, I also ... continue reading
Former war zone in Eastern Europe is all but unknown to Western tourists
The Orange County Register (MCT) - I left for Europe in the spring with more guidebooks than pairs of pants in my travel backpack. Walking ... continue reading
Going to Cuba? Take plenty of cash, because U.S. credit cards will not work in the island nation
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Travelers heading to Cuba will need cash _ and a good bit of it. Visitors suffer sticker shock at the island's ... continue reading
If Washington lifts travel restrictions, South Florida tourism will have a new competitor 90 miles away
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - At a recent meeting in a Key West ballroom, local tourism leaders didn't just ratify a contingency plan for ... continue reading
Chicago museums: belugas, art, a ‘smart house' and splendor of the Gilded Age
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT) - How do you get seven beluga whales from Chicago to Connecticut? "FedEx" was Roger Germann's quick ... continue reading
Where to eat on South Padre Island
The Dallas Morning News (MCT) - Padre Islanders like to eat, and even hamburgers can be a cut above expectations. Here are eight dining ... continue reading
South Padre sculptor Sandy Feet's built a living on the beach
The Dallas Morning News (MCT) - Her professional name is Sandy Feet, and you aren't surprised when you find her on her knees on the beach ... continue reading
Another famous Gettysburg address: 81 Lincoln Square, where Lincoln wrote the final draft of his most famous speech
The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT) - Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address lasted only two minutes, and yet it has been called the ... continue reading
Many of us tend to eat what we know and what we can pronounce and prepare. But mixing things up helps add more healthful micronutrients and phytochemicals into our diets, said Mary Russell, director of nutrition services at the University of Chicago Medic
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - In the middle, there is no need to choose. And the middle of the City of Light is the Seine River and the two small ... continue reading