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AAA Vacations® www.calif.aaa.com AAST Inc. - Asia Adventures and Study Tours www.aast-journeys.com Access China Tours www.accesschinatours.com The expert in customized travel to China. Acura [CS] www.acura.com Introducing the Acura TSX Sport Wagon....Tags: Cultural Development, International Travel, Domestic Travel, Crystal Cruises, Cruises
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A steam-powered train trip into West Virginia's past
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAt the old mill town of Cass, nestled deep in a remote holler of West Virginia, coal smoke and history hang in the air. The smoke is from the geared steam locomotives that serve the Cass Scenic Railroad. Ideal for steep grades and marginal track, these...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Forests, Companies and Corporations, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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New York's Erie Canal by boat
Special to the Los Angeles Times"Now I know what's meant by 'steering committee,'" the lock tender said with a laugh as the water, rushing through the sluice gates of Erie Canal Lock 32, raised us to his level. Karin was at the tiller of Seneca, our 42-foot charter boat, and I had my...Tags: Steaks, Medina (Saudi Arabia), St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation, Ice Cream, Entertainment
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Asia travel: Five trends to watch
Special to the Los Angeles TimesGeopolitics. Rhinoplasty. Who knew those would be among the hottest topics in Asia for 2011? It was news to me, and I've been going back and forth to Asia for a quarter-century, with trips to Japan and China last year alone. To see what the Asia...Tags: Surgery, International Travel, Cruises, Singapore Airlines, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
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A high-speed zip across Europe by train
Special to The TimesLast winter, when Kelly, my teenage son, and I rode trains for a total of 50 hours across France, Germany, Britain and the Low Countries on a frenetic two-week trip (journalistic research for me), we never waited long or walked far to make a connection....Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Metal and Mineral, France, United Kingdom, England
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Madrid to Barcelona in a flash
When President Obama announced plans in April to spend $13 billion in federal stimulus funds on developing high-speed rail in America, he invoked the usual role models -- Japan, China and France -- as examples of fast-train culture.
He also praised...Tags: Computers and Software, Software, FBI, Services and Shopping, European Union
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Quake plunges Japan into fear, hardship
Los Angeles TimesJapan's most punishing earthquake on record and the devastating tsunami it triggered plunged the heart of the densely populated island nation into an apocalyptic scene of blazing buildings, cratered highways, waterborne rubble and frenzied efforts to...Tags: Road Transportation, Politics, Disasters, Japan, Natural Disasters
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On the trail of the Pony Express
Los Angeles TimesReporting from Sacramento, Salt Lake City and St. Joseph, Mo. Bill Gates' career as a Harvard undergrad. Elizabeth Taylor's second, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth marriages. Sarah Palin's tenure as Alaska governor. Barack Obama's stint as U.S. senator...Tags: Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Newspaper and Magazine, Companies and Corporations, England
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The stories of two Pullman porters
Readers' Representative JournalAnn M. Simmons wrote a moving article July 5 about Lee Wesley Gibson, who at 100 was believed to be the oldest living Pullman porter -- one of the uniformed railway men who served first-class passengers in a trainâs luxurious...... -
As seen on TV: Obama's new and improved economic plan speech
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Simi Valley congressman seeks to raise $200-million cap on railroad accident liability
L.A. NOWA congressman from Simi Valley introduced a bill in Washington on Thursday that would raise the liability cap in certain railroad accidents from $200 million to $500 million -- a change that would apply retroactively to the Metrolink crash in......
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