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Mayflower Tours’ ?Branson Showtime’

May 9, 2019 at 10:25 a.m.

Visit Branson, Mo., on Mayflower Tours' "Branson Showtime," a four-day, three-night escorted motor coach trip from Chicago ( www.mayflowertours.com or contact a travel agent. THE DEAL $1,118 per couple/$679 single...

Stage coach to Branson

August 21, 2021 at 4:13 a.m.

EDITOR'S NOTE The rates in this article have changed since it was printed. Almost all of the activities below are still available but with updated prices and additional options for...

Questions and answers

May 9, 2019 at 10:25 a.m.

What's the best way to see it all? San Francisco is a great walking city, it's relatively compact, and the coolness keeps you refreshed--but the hills can make your calves...

The wonders next door

May 9, 2019 at 10:25 a.m.

There's so much to enjoy in this part of the world. Yosemite, King's Canyon and Sequoia National Parks are within range, and--speaking of man and nature--so is Lake Tahoe. The...

A cable car descends steep California Street from Nob Hill toward Chinatown, the city's Financial District and the Bay Bridge.

America’s gift to the world: San Francisco

May 9, 2019 at 10:25 a.m.

Dinner at John's Grill on Ellis Street. Dashiell Hammett occasionally tipped a few here. In "The Maltese Falcon," which Hammett famously wrote, Sam Spade ordered chops, baked potato and sliced...

Capital weekends

May 9, 2019 at 10:25 a.m.

It is a city whose primary reasons for existence have been state government, Oldsmobile and the university in the town directly east. The only reference to the school in East...

A GOOD YEAR IN TRAVEL

August 20, 2021 at 7:21 a.m.

I know there was a time this year when instead of being off someplace, I really wished I were back home, body sinking deep in that old recliner, a second...

Great Barrier Reef Q&A

May 9, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.

Q. How long does it take to get there? A. Well, from Chicago, we flew to Los Angeles on American Airlines (4 1/2 hours), L.A. to Sydney on Qantas (14...

Inside the aquarium: Great Barrier Reef

May 9, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.

This one isn't quite like the first six. You can see the world's other natural wonders from the road or from the deck of a boat or the innards of...

THREATS FORCE CANCELLATION OF CRUISES TO CUBA

August 20, 2021 at 9:12 p.m.

A succession of threats, including a bomb threat to the ship, have forced cancellation of a series of cruises to Cuba marketed to American tourists by Toronto-based Blyth & Company...

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