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Riding the rails the world around
In Europe, better and faster trains are the order of the day. In the United States, the good news is that Amtrak apparently is secure for another year. In British Columbia, the poor economy has caused BC Rail to eliminate its passenger service on what...Tags: Europe, Canada, Transportation, Tourism and Leisure, Fairbanks
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State and U.S. territory tourist offices
Alabama: Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel, 401 Adams Ave., Suite 126, Montgomery, AL 36104; (800) 252-2262, (334) 242-4169, fax (334) 242-4554, http://www.touralabama.org. Alaska: Alaska Travel Industry Assn., Visitor Information Center, 2600 Cordova...Tags: Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Topeka (Shawnee, Kansas), Atlanta, Hampshire, Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona)
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France: Papa's place
Closerie des Lilas, 171 Boulevard de Montparnasse, 75006, Paris; 011-33-1-40-51-34-50. "This charming, historic Paris restaurant was such a longtime favorite of Ernest Hemingway that it found its way into his memoir 'A Moveable...Tags: Ernest Hemingway, Travel, Hotels and Accommodations, Albert Camus, Paris (France)
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Battling the cruise ship bulge
Special to The TimesFrom our well-earned vantage point atop a granite outcropping 2,000 feet above Alaska's glacial passages, we looked down to our flotel, the floating hotel that had become a refuge from the howling wilderness. Soon we would be warming our aching muscles in...Tags: Rentals, Travel, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Landforms, Canada
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Southern Section
Saturday, Oct. 25 HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY Mt. San Antonio College Invitational Boys DIVISION I-II TEAM SWEEPSTAKES TEAM-1. Don Lugo, 81 (77:32); 2. Royal, 128 (78:20); 3. Reno, 171 (78:58); 4. Upland, 204 (79:52); 5. Murrieta Valley, 208 (79:51);...Tags: Woodbridge, Baptist, TiVo Inc., Rivers, Bret Harte
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Guidebook: On the Roadhouses
Getting there: From LAX, connecting service (change of planes) is available on Alaska. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $552.20. Where to stay: In Fairbanks, a comfortable jumping-off point is the 7 Gables Inn & Suites, 4312 Birch Lane; (907) 479-...Tags: Travel, Hotels and Accommodations, Los Angeles International Airport, Restaurants, Transportation
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Rethinking Your Stance on Earthquake Coverage
Times Staff WriterOnly 17% of California's homeowners have earthquake insurance. Are the rest in denial--or making a rational choice? Some financial planners suggest the latter. They say that the majority of California homeowners are opting out after weighing the...Tags: Business, Foreclosures, Floods, Mortgages, Family
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Flirting With Disaster
Times Staff WriterLike pressure building invisibly along an earthquake fault, a crisis is mounting for homeowners who won't have enough insurance to cover their losses in a fire, earthquake or other catastrophe. Major insurance companies have quietly slashed their...Tags: Rentals, Crime, Law and Justice, Condos and Houses, Renovation, Business
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Enjoying Alaska at a glacial pace
As the Cessna six-seater droned comfortably along, we adjusted our headsets so we could hear Les Hartley, the pilot. "Look for the mountain goats," he urged. No goats came into view. But what we did see was far more impressive. To the east, brilliant...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Shipbuilding, Fairbanks, Rivers, Hunting
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Dreamhouse in the trees
Times Staff WriterIt usually starts as a joke. Even you think you're kidding, at first. A treehouse? Grow up. But then fantasy overwhelms your rational instincts, bit by bit. "Doesn't everyone want a treehouse?" Kit Sickels asks. That's a common assumption among adult...Tags: Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Columbus Day, Ridgewood, Winston Churchill, Family
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From the archives: Tanker Spills Oil After Hitting Reef Off Alaska
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersA Long Beach-bound Exxon oil tanker ran aground on a reef Friday and spilled an estimated 8.4 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound, a pristine Pacific waterway heavily used by kayakers, fishermen and tourists. It was the largest...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Tour Operations Industry, Nature, Environmental Issues, Landforms
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Anchorage Computer Company Expands
Channel 2 NewsA local computer designer is working overtime these days, getting ready to ship a new kind of laptop. Customers have not seen anything like it and most are surprised to learn it was invented right here in Alaska. It’s called the gScreen Spacebook,...Tags: Politics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Elections
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