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    <title><![CDATA[   Travel light or pay more ]]></title>
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        So the free pretzels are going away. There&#39;s one more thing to pack in my bag &#151; you know, the one I&#39;ll be carrying aboard the plane because it&#39;s going to cost me more to check it.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Travel Troubleshooter | Car rental late fees seem excessive ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:42 CST</pubDate>
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        I booked a car through Hertz. Two weeks after I returned the rental, I discovered an additional $66 charge. I called Hertz and was told that I had brought my car back two hours late. That&amp;rsquo;s true. My son had gotten sick on the trip, and we had made multiple stops along the highway.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Check your list twice before going on that holiday getaway ]]></title>
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        Bags packed? House lights on automatic timer? Passport in hand? Whoops! I thought you renewed the passports!      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Unfair fares: Secrets for avoiding travel bait-and-switch ]]></title>
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        Bait-and-switch offers are one of the oldest tricks in the travel trade&amp;rsquo;s book. There are a few ways of making sure you don&amp;rsquo;t become a victim of these deceptive pricing practices.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Your personal Vegas concierge is a click away ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:27 CST</pubDate>
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        &amp;emsp;Whether planning a trip, scouting deals or scoping out the Vegas scene, www.yourvegasbeat.com provides a one-stop source for everything Las Vegas. Visitors can receive personal answers to questions via the Vegas Concierge. Sign up on Twitter or join the VegasBeat group on Facebook.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Traveling home for the holidays just got cheaper ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:53 CST</pubDate>
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        With gas prices south of $2 and continuing to dip, it&amp;rsquo;s time to fuel up the family wagon and head to Grandma&amp;rsquo;s, right?      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrates 75th anniversary next year ]]></title>
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        GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK | Layered folds of dusky purple mountain peaks stretch to the horizon, pockets of blue haze softly settling among the ridges. Their outline was bolder and fiercer eons ago when these mountains were younger. But the sharp, angry rock has weathered over the past several hundred million years, yielding the more genial, gently rounded profile it has today.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Signs of hope abound in war-torn Dubrovnik ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:55 CST</pubDate>
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        It&amp;rsquo;s been called &amp;ldquo;the Pearl of the Adriatic,&amp;rdquo; but standing high above Dubrovnik&amp;rsquo;s formidable ramparts, I can see what the recent war did to this jewel of a city on Croatia&amp;rsquo;s coast.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Where I've Been: Africa ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:55 CST</pubDate>
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        My trip to Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe was truly the ultimate. But capturing the sights, sounds and sensations of an indescribable journey was an exercise in futility.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Calendar | St. Louis ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:55 CST</pubDate>
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        Explore the lineup of events taking place in the next few months if you&amp;rsquo;re planning a visit to St. Louis.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Travel Q&A: Follow coast for Golden State Scenery ]]></title>
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        Q. My wife and I plan to drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco and are looking for good sources for stops along this route.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Gear: Kangaroo kid ]]></title>
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        For traveling light with tots, here&amp;rsquo;s something to take a load off your mind &amp;mdash; and your luggage. The Totseat is a squashable cloth baby seat with a backing that slips over and secures to the back of any adult chair, and a front pouch with leg holes that gently anchors Junior.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   TOP 10: Resorts for apres-ski ]]></title>
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        Skiing magazine&amp;rsquo;s choices for Best Resorts for Apres-Ski for the 2008-2009 season: 1. Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   In Nebraska City, take a Tree Adventure hike to get close to nature and history ]]></title>
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        NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. | Standing on the terrace of Lied Lodge on a cloudless fall morning, tour guide Carol Crook pointed out Arbor Lodge, the white frame mansion of J. Sterling Morton, rising just above the treetops.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Ski guide | How to choose among eight great Colorado resorts ]]></title>
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        Colorado boasts so many ski resorts, it&#39;s hard to choose where to go. So we&#39;ve narrowed the list for you. Presenting: Eight Great Colorado Ski Areas, in alphabetical order. Which one works for you?      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Going in search of the best snow ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:34 CST</pubDate>
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        SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. | Outside my window the snow has piled up past the top of the split-rail fence. A few lingering flurries sparkle in the early morning light, but looking to the west, I can see the clouds are clearing.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Skier just look for credit ]]></title>
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        Q I made a reservation at Snowbird Resort in Utah last year for a five-night stay over Christmas break. Unfortunately, we missed our flight, so I rescheduled for March.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   2008 travel photo contest: A field of winners ]]></title>
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        Decisions, decisions, decisions. Our judges had their hands full selecting the top winners for this year&#39;s vacation photo contest because the quality of the entries was so good.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Badlands National Park teems with nice surprises ]]></title>
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        BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D. | Marcia McMacken stepped off the boardwalk and took a long look at the sweeping scene around her &#151; bright green meadows in front, craggy tan peaks and deep forbidding canyons behind. She was clearly enamored.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Last chance to enter our annual photo contest ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:07 CDT</pubDate>
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        Several years ago I was traveling through the Missouri Ozarks when I came across a 100-year-old grist mill near Eminence. It was a rustic structure perched on the edge of a turquoise spring.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   THE RULES ]]></title>
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        The Kansas City Star&amp;rsquo;s Travel Photo Contest is open to amateur photographers of any age who are residents of Missouri or Kansas.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Telluride area hotel opening during tough time ]]></title>
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        A weak economy has ski resorts slashing prices, dusting off package deals that haven&amp;rsquo;t been available for years, offering discounts to cover the cost of airline baggage fees &amp;mdash; anything to get skiers to the mountain.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Vail has become a household name for good reason ]]></title>
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        Vail consistently tops lists for best Colorado ski area while taking hits for being too pricey and overhyped. But we can&amp;rsquo;t help but be smitten with Vail&amp;rsquo;s charms, and here are but a few of them.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Ski deals available nearly everywhere ]]></title>
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        BEAVER CREEK, Colo. | Mike and Pam Mathe have taken their two kids skiing at Beaver Creek over Christmas break each of the past five years. It&amp;rsquo;s their one big vacation for the year, a luxurious respite from Mike&amp;rsquo;s traveling, the kids&amp;rsquo; classes.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Ski resorts hope plenty of snow beats weak economy ]]></title>
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        DENVER | Michelle Michaels, a Colorado Springs software support employee, is a longtime ski season passholder to Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin. But she won&amp;rsquo;t be getting a pass this year while she tries to pay off debts.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   With $1 billion spruce-up, Snowmass builds its own scene ]]></title>
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        Snowmass was on G.R. Fielding&amp;rsquo;s short list when he was looking to move from upstate New York to anywhere in the United States eight years ago.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Itinerary: Ski destinations ]]></title>
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        &#149;Lake Tahoe will be this winter&#39;s top ski destination, projected by the Orbitz Insider Index, a monthly survey of travel trends by the online travel company ( www.orbitz.com).      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Where I've Been: Istanbul, Turkey ]]></title>
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        This summer our family visited Istanbul, one of the great cities of the world. From beautiful views of the minarets rising above the skyline, to fish dinners on the Galata Bridge at sunset, to the opulent architecture of the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, this city is stunning.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Calendar: Denver ]]></title>
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        Consider these events if you&amp;rsquo;re planning a visit to the Denver area. &amp;bull;Festival of Wreaths , Nov. 14-Dec. 12, Aurora      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Austrialian tourism industry hopes Kidman-Jackman epic film will attact visitors ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24 CST</pubDate>
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        SYDNEY, Australia | The camera sweeps across the landscape, taking in flat plains, gushing waterfalls and a dusty country town. The color is brilliant, the emptiness palpable, and the soundtrack soars dramatically as warplanes bomb a city.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Top 10 | Best hotels in U.S. and Canada ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:39 CST</pubDate>
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        From Travel+Leisure magazine&amp;rsquo;s 2008 reader poll (last year&amp;rsquo;s rank in parentheses):      
    
  

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