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Tuesday, 30 December 2008 |
NEW YORK - Looking for some inspiration to plan your trips for the new year? Here are some books to guide you. And if you can't afford to take the trip of your dreams in this economy, any one of these publications will give you the right to proclaim yourself an expert armchair traveller.
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008 |
QUEBEC CITY - Red Bull Crashed Ice - the annual event that combines elements of hockey, boardercross and downhill skiing - has added a competition for women this year.
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008 |
REGINA - The MacKenzie Art Gallery will host what it calls the first major exhibition in Canada to focus on "the rich history of experimentation" with projection in contemporary art since the 1960s.
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008 |
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The wind was howling, the temperature plunging and snow was coming down so fast that a four-minute ride on a high-speed chairlift at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly resort left me and a friend looking like abominable snowmen.
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008 |
VICTORIA, B.C. - Nothing like a wee dram of whiskey to warm the bones on a winter day.
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008 |
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The yelping of dogs is muffled by a soft blanket of snow that has coated British Columbia's Cariboo region in recent weeks.
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
NEW YORK - Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City attracted a record number of visitors this year but the growth in the city's tourism industry has slowed amid a worldwide economic downturn.
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
TORONTO - It's a feeling most travellers know all too well. You're weak at the knees, but there's no love interest in sight. A cafe counter top looks like an appealing location for a cat nap. Clouds clog your brain.
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
SASKATOON - Smack in the middle of the Prairies, on the scenic shore of the South Saskatchewan River, sits a cultural gem with an open door.
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
ST-JUST-DE-BRETENIERES, Que. - More than 400 teams and 2,500 dogs from as far away as Finland and Sweden are expected at the 2009 International Federation of Sleddog Sports world championships.
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
BARRIE, Ont. - Tubing offers the chance to enjoy the slopes but - unlike skiing or snowboarding - no special skills are required.
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
BALTIMORE - Pick a major U.S. East Coast city at random and you're likely to find a 200th birthday celebration for Edgar Allan Poe.
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
OTTAWA - American photographer John Swope was sent to Japan by the U.S. navy to document the release of Allied prisoners of war at the end of the Second World War.
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Monday, 29 December 2008 |
Here is a list of selected events in Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, New York and Richmond, Va., planned for the bicentennial of Edgar Allan Poe's birthday.
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