San Diego Vacation Gems Lure Tourists to Zoo and Parks
California’s San Diego touted for climate and beaches behind San Francisco’s shine. The article highlights the San Diego Zoo founded in 1916 with 5,000 animals and $40 million in plantings across 100 acres, and the Wild Animal Park in San Pasqual Valley offering expansive breeding programs and rare species. It notes tourism from Los Angeles and near-neighbor trips to La Jolla and Tijuana, plus Sea World and Old Town as attractions.
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Dream trip through Europe ends in English countryside
A traveler recounts a journey starting in an Austrian village after gloomy weather, then moving through Switzerland to a health spa at Rapperswil. Gearhart, Ottsen, and Carey continue by night train to Oostend and London, with Edinburgh cycling trips and a York finale, describing the English countryside as the trip’s high point.
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Amsterdam
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York
Cycling trip reveals Europe beyond trains and cities
Gearhart recalls a six week biking tour from Devon to the Royal Wedding era of England. They rode through villages full of Charles and Diana images, crossed to Paris and Amsterdam, flew back to Chicago via KLM on July 28. They found French not so friendly and claimed cycling offers a truer view of Europe away from large cities.
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Minnesota Trailbound Publishes Eleventh Winter Schedule
Minnesota Trailbound releases its eleventh winter schedule with snowshoeing winter camping dog sledding and cross country skiing trips from multiple base camps in northern Minnesota. Prospective participants may request a brochure by writing to 354444 Grand Avenue Minneapolis MN 55408 or calling (612) 822 5955.
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Presidental Cars on Show at Henry Ford Museum
The exhibit The President's Car provides visibility and protection for chief executives as five presidential vehicles from the Transportation Collection go on display. Key cars include Kennedy's 1961 Lincoln, the 1939 Sunshine Special Lincoln, the 1950 Bubble-top Lincoln Cosmopolitan, Roosevelt and Truman era models, and earlier White House vehicles such as Roosevelt's 1902 Brougham and Taft era 1909 Baker Electric.
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Byrd First to Fly Over South Pole in 1929 Flight
Admiral Richard E. Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole on November 29 1929. He accomplished this in the Floyd Bennett Ford Tri Motor named for the North Pole flight pilot three years earlier. The aircraft now rests in Henry Ford Museum.
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