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A tourist's Christmas in Midtown: First, the tree
AP – Tue Dec 8, 10:35 am ET

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NEW YORK - A tourist's Christmas in midtown Manhattan has a logical starting place: Rockefeller Center, with the famous tree and ice skating rink, Radio City Music Hall, and the view from Top of the Rock, the observation deck at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Full Story »
Serene Bonaire: Diver's Paradise — with flamingos
AP – Mon Dec 7, 5:56 pm ET

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KRALENDIJK, Bonaire - On a slow ascent to the surface of the water from 60 feet down, the divemaster spots something thrilling along the reef and extends her hand with all five fingers wiggling excitedly. It's a signal that can only mean one thing: Octopus! Full Story »
Bethlehem, Pa., is 'Christmas City,' plus a casino
AP – Mon Dec 7, 4:21 pm ET

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Visitors looking to get into the holiday spirit have long traveled to Bethlehem, a lovely little city in eastern Pennsylvania founded by Moravians on Christmas Eve, 1741. Full Story »
Coopertown, Fla.: Site for Everglades air boats
AP – Mon Dec 7, 12:42 pm ET

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COOPERTOWN, Fla. - Jesse Kennon's day begins at 6:30 a.m., as he opens up Coopertown's only bait and tackle shop. He heads to the only restaurant, where the lunch menu includes alligator tail and frog legs, to make sure the kitchen is ready. He is then off to spend the day giving air boat rides through the Florida Everglades. Full Story »
Washed-out Fla. road gives hikers a beach paradise
AP – Mon Dec 7, 12:35 pm ET

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GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE, Fla. - It's a 70-degree fall weekday, and I'm sitting on a powdery white beach lapped by gentle turquoise waves as I eat a pear and "work" on my travel story about Gulf Islands National Seashore. Full Story »
Olympic ski destinations: Squaw Valley, Calif.
AP – Mon Nov 30, 1:02 pm ET

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OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - Cut into a Sierra Nevada canyon defined by steep granite cliffs and tree-dotted peaks, Squaw Valley USA is one of the Lake Tahoe area's premier ski resorts, attracting more than a half-million to a million visitors each ski season. Full Story »
Lake Placid, winter and summer playground
AP – Mon Nov 30, 1:07 pm ET

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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Jim Shea paused for more than a moment, almost unable to imagine the thought of Lake Placid without the legacy of hosting two Winter Olympic games, in 1932 and 1980. Full Story »
Olympics put Utah skiing 'on the map'
AP – Mon Nov 30, 1:01 pm ET

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SALT LAKE CITY - In addition to great powder snow and a long winter, Utah's ski industry is blessed by the lingering buzz of the 2002 Winter Olympics, plus a major nearby airport that makes getting to Salt Lake City easy from other parts of the country. Full Story »
Colo. ski resorts buoyed by early snow, specials
AP – Mon Nov 30, 1:00 pm ET

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DENVER - Colorado landscape architect Bryan Harding skied about 50 days on Aspen-area mountains last year, using a free season pass that was a perk of his job. But then he was laid off in the bad economy. Full Story »
Pirate exhibit in Norfolk taps into pirate craze
AP – Mon Nov 30, 12:58 pm ET

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NORFOLK, Va. - Growing up on Cape Cod, explorer Barry Clifford was fascinated by the romantic tale of "Black Sam" Bellamy. Sailing to Massachusetts to rendezvous with his mistress, the pirate encountered a nor'easter that sent him, most of his crew, and tons of gold, silver and jewels to the ocean's bottom. Full Story »