Farm Aid
I was driving from Chicago to Washington when I passed a sign for Lambs Farm and decided to stop in. the farm---which includes a pet shop, restaurant, petting zoo, and miniature golf course draws 300,000 visitors a year and is staffed by mentally ret ...
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Shouldering Islands
Try the Caribbean in the fall for bargain breaks at luxurious beach resorts. The period from October to mid-December is called the shoulder season. It’s not as cheap as the summer off-season, put the prices are as much as a third off the deep-w ...
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Holidays at Sea
Christmas is a terrific time of year to take a cruise. Holidays at sea are becoming so popular that more than 75 ships are scheduled for year-end voyages from U.S. ports. You can expect the works---glittering decoration, lavish holiday meals, a Santa ...
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Manhattan Neighborhoods
Beyond the midtown area, Manhattan is full of diverse neighborhoods offering a wide array of sights and experiences. Here are some that visitors might want to explore:Upper West Side. Home to Lincoln Center, the American Museum of Natural History, Ha ...
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Easy Driver
Americans driving in Europe usually prefer the same type of car they drive at home---one with automatic transmission and, for hot weather, air-conditioning.But in Europe, stick shifts are the rule. Though rental agencies do have automatics, they cost ...
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Hong Kong: See It Soon
Hong Kong is the ultimate marketplace---fun, frantic, a magnet for shoppers around the world. But the Crown Colony’s future is murky. As the 1997 turnover from British to Chinese rule approaches, many Hong Kong investors are leaving, and that m ...
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Best-Buy Motels
They’re predictable, efficient, clean, comfortable, and inexpensive. They’re America’s budget-motel chains---the ones that usually charge no more than $55 for a room with two beds, a few dollars less for one bed. Most are even cheap ...
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