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Cross-border travelers reminded to prepare for holidays
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reminds travelers planning trips across the border into the United States to make sure they have their proper documents and to anticipate possible heavy traffic during the observances Wednesday of Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada.By Herald Staff Report , November 05, 2009
TRAVEL: Hanging, and hang gliding, in and around Chattanooga
My husband and I were on a quick getaway to Chattanooga, Tenn., which is just a few miles from Lookout Mountain. While Chattanooga may have a funny name, it is a fantastic place to visit — and if you’re plucky enough, to hang glide.
By Mary Ann Anderson , November 01, 2009
H1N1: Canadian officials advise to avoid travel 
Canada has joined South Korea in monitoring travel during the H1N1 pandemic.
By Canadian Press , October 28, 2009
TRAVEL: Amsterdam in three parts: crazy, cultured and classic
It’s crazy, cultured and classic, a triptych, a puzzle. Some of it is sketchy. Most of it is culturally rich.
Which is the “real” Amsterdam? Take your pick.
On one hand, with its wafting pot smoke and bored prostitutes under glass, the city’s infamous Red Light District is still a prude’s nightmare and a rebel’s dream.
On the other hand, any city that can claim Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Anne Frank is a must-see for even the most staid travelers.
By Ellen Creager , October 25, 2009
TRAVEL: Berlin has roared back to life
The modern skyscrapers of Potsdamer Platz glisten in the sun. Stylish Berliners sip coffee in swanky sidewalk cafes. And the streets are packed with cyclists and tour buses.
Hard to imagine this used to be the Death Strip. If you had tried to come here 20 years ago, you would have been shot.
By Clayton M. McCleskey , October 18, 2009
Like New York, Beijing has its own SoHo area
What’s it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.
By John Bordsen , October 11, 2009
TRAVEL: Montauk after the crowds: the rhythms of a quieter season
The Montauk Point Lighthouse was completed in 1796, less than two years after it was authorized by George Washington.
But the eastern tip of Long Island always has been a beacon.
And it becomes even brighter in autumn. The crowds depart and the appeal grows, whether you’re intent on recreation or ready for Montauk’s most seductive attraction — doing nothing.
By Peter Gianotti , October 11, 2009
ESPN video case shows holes in hotel security
"This is a wakeup call for the hotel industry," said Peter Greenberg, author of "Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective" and CBS travel editor.
By Beth J. Harpaz , October 07, 2009
TRAVEL: Coming back to New Orleans
With the glow from nine crystal chandeliers reflected in the gleaming marble-and-mosaic floor of its block-long lobby, the reopening of the historic Roosevelt Hotel puts a glittering exclamation mark on the comeback of New Orleans.
By Tom Uhlenbrock , October 04, 2009
TRAVEL: Gettysburg gets an upgrade
Half solemn battlefield and half kitschy vacation spot, in 2013 Gettysburg will mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War’s most famous battle.
To prepare, it’s sprucing up. Upgrading. Showing off for 2.9 million annual visitors and preparing for even more attention.
By Ellen Creager , September 27, 2009
TRAVEL: Victoria is worth a stop
A scenic ride aboard a Washington State ferry between Anacortes and Vancouver Island begins or ends in Sidney, a community of 11,000 that rarely rates more than a glance out the car window for visitors speeding along Highway 17 on their way to or from Victoria.
By Carol Pucci , September 20, 2009
TRAVEL: Maine’s coastal area was as expected: wonderful
My preconceptions of visiting the Maine coast were right on the mark. As a Southerner, I figured there would be no grits. I was right. I pictured pretty and scenic fishing villages, towering forests, and miles of dramatic coastline. Right again.
By Mary Ann Anderson , August 30, 2009
TRAVEL: Grand Rapids, Mich.: A relaxed urban getaway
I’m sitting with my wife on the fringe of Rosa Parks Circle as a multiracial band blasts bluesy tunes for a small but very receptive crowd — it’s like a Dave Matthews concert in miniature — and it occurs to me that, for the slightly stressed Chicagoan, this western Michigan town represents the ideal urban getaway.
By By Phil Vettel , August 23, 2009
TRAVEL: Eight great things in Hong Kong
I grew up hearing stories about Hong Kong. My parents lived there until they were teens, before moving to America. I knew that before a typhoon, cockroaches flew like mad in the skies. I knew that you could toss coins down to a street vendor and they would throw up a snack to your apartment window. I knew that housing could be so cramped in H-shaped tenements that a whole floor might share a bathroom. But all of that was based on memories from my parents growing up in the ‘50s and ‘60s.
So when I visited Hong Kong for the first time, I didn’t know what to expect. Did the street vendors still launch food up buildings? The coins themselves had probably changed, too, since the city has been returned to China.
By Vivian Yan , August 16, 2009
TRAVEL: Wisconsin Dells springs back to life
Reports of the death of Wisconsin Dells’ tourism industry are greatly exaggerated.
Last year’s draining of Lake Delton and the subsequent impact on tourist-related businesses is still on people’s minds, even though things are pretty much back to normal in this central Wisconsin community.
By By Jeff Holmquist , August 09, 2009
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Irish Fest
Winnipeg Irish Fest 2009 is this weekend featuring Echoes of Erin, a concert of Irish musicians, singers and dancers this Saturday night.
If you're going to be in Winnipeg, we have two tic
Northern Valley Honor Flight (Part One)
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Oct 2, 2009 at 6:30 PM | The Dullum File
Northern Valley Honor Flight (Reporter's Notebook)
Bits and pieces of information (that I'm still able to read) from my notebook, written during the second Northern Valley Honor Flight to Washington September 25 & 26. * Mail Call: The Northern Valley Honor Flight committee didn't seem to miss a single opportunity to make the Washing
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Oct 2, 2009 at 2:56 AM | The Dullum FileNorthern Valley Honor Flight (Washington's Important People)
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Sep 27, 2009 at 10:05 AM | The Dullum File
Northern Valley Honor Flight (Saturday)
Today the World War II veterans on the Northern Valley Honor Flight visit Arlington National Cemetery, the Tomb of the Unknowns, the Iwo Jima Memorial and others. Then a bus tour of the city of Washington before heading home later this afternoon. Last night at a banquet in their honor Senator
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Sep 26, 2009 at 4:53 AM | The Dullum FileNorthern Valley Honor Flight (Day One - Friday)
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Sep 25, 2009 at 5:12 PM | The Dullum File
Northern Valley Honor Flight (More Pre-Flight Notes)
Family and friends of Northern Valley Honor Flight honorees, as well as those who donated so generously to the project, may be interested to know the veterans will be visiting more than just the World War II Memorial on September 25 & 26. Here's a part of the itinerary. After a first stop
Posted by: Terry Dullumfe on Sep 19, 2009 at 12:01 AM | The Dullum FileNorthern Valley Honor Flight (Flight Two)
When the second Northern Valley Honor Flight leaves Grand Forks in the early morning of Friday, September 25, we'll be on it. We're going to be tagging along to provide some cove
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