Thursday, March 29, 2012

Travel Unraveled Newsletter: Thursday March 29, 2012

Chicago Tribune Travel Unraveled Newsletter
 Lincoln Park lands a comfy boutique hotel

Lincoln Park lands a comfy boutique hotel

 

The boutique hotel, which opened March 8 in a vintage 1928 building, eschews the standard travelogue fare to give out-of-towners a more genuine way to experience Chicago: as part of a neighborhood.

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The new old Louisville starts to hum

The new old Louisville starts to hum

 

Here they call it NuLu. Across this stretch of East Market Street, as it is properly known, about 30 locally owned businesses have sprouted, many during the last year, without a chain in sight.

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Brooklyn Bridge: An Architecural Wonder That's Worth A Walk

Brooklyn Bridge: An architecural wonder that's worth a walk

 

Walking the mighty bridge on foot provides one with an up close look at one of history's greatest and most majestic engineering feats as well as stunning views of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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 For $65, Buddhist retreat provides a yurt and all the peace you can stand

Buddhist retreat provides a yurt and all the peace you can stand

 

No matter how I searched, the Wi-Fi wasn't there. No television either. Even my phone, struggling toward two bars, conspired against modernity. But that's what you pay for at the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center for $65 per night.

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Gaylord into sports — in a big way

Gaylord into sports — in a big way

 

Picture it: A screen 33 feet wide and 10 feet tall. Above that is a foot-high ticker with scores. And then, above that, yet another 33-by-10 screen. That's a lot to absorb, especially when both jumbo screens are divided into five subsections of basketball action.

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TSA body scanner flaw
TSA body scanners' apparent flaw raises airport security concerns

 

Europe: Need a railpass?
Seniors on the Go: Railpass or no Railpass?

 

Cruise ship godmothers
Pictures: Cruise ship godmothers

 


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