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Online Traveler: Where baseball's enshrined

By Roger Petterson , Associated Press

Your kids want a vacation in the country, someplace with a lake and forests, and you want to focus on baseball. How about this: go to a game in Philadelphia or New York, then head into the rolling countryside of Upstate New York and the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum.

 

Foreign Exchange

What a U.S. dollar buys (in commercial trades; consumer rates may be lower). Country   May 1 Year ago    Australia (dollar)   1.07   1.21   

 

Personal Journey: San Francisco dreaming

By Anne Kassekert Kohart , For The Inquirer

I guess you can say I've lived my dream. Since I was a young girl, I've dreamed of having a family and vacationing out West. We lived my dream last summer as we vacationed in San Francisco.

 

2 Disney alternatives with fun for adults

By Alan Solomon , Chicago Tribune

ORLANDO - The official name is Universal Orlando Resort. That's marketing for you. Here's what it is: Two amusement parks, Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure, with overlapping themes and missions and, of course, separate admissions. Which park has Barney and which park has Dr. Seuss?

 

Where the stars lead, others follow

By Rosemary McClure , Los Angeles Times

GRACE BAY, Turks and Caicos - Legendary rocker Keith Richards was out of uniform. No dangling cigarette, no wailing guitar, no stormy look. As a matter of fact, he was grinning. And scratching the tummy of a shaggy black munchkin of a dog.

 

Travel Troubleshooter: Why did the cruise line confiscate their cognac?

By Christopher Elliott , TRIBUNE MEDIA

Question: We have a somewhat unusual case we need help with. My wife and I went on a Princess Cruises cruise/train tour of Alaska last fall.

 

Top 10

World's weirdest museums 1. Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments Prague, Czech Republic 2. Museum of Bad Art

 

The toys of summer

While traveling, no need to search for a TV or computer to check on your favorite baseball team. Just pull out your SportsCast Wireless Baseball Scoreboard, a 6-by-4.5-by-1-inch electronic scorecard, with no fees or subscription costs.

 

Finding camp facts

Camping season is upon us. ForestCamping.com may help you find your spot among the trees, birds and bees.

 

Gaming Traveler: Coming next week

By Bill Ordine , For The Inquirer

In Bill Ordine's Game Traveler column, get tips on how to play in or watch the World Series of Poker in Vegas.

 

Travel Troubleshooter:

Travel Troubleshooter: What happened to their cognac? N7.

 

Tell Us About Your Journey

Did a travel experience move you, change you, give you a new take on life or just great memories? Tell us how, in 500 words or fewer. And send us a photo, with caption information. If we publish your piece, we'll pay you $50. (Response volume prohibits our returning or acknowledging your manuscripts or photos.)

 

Girlfriends' Getaways

Braving the rapids

By Theresa Gawlas Medoff , For The Inquirer

LANSING, W.Va. - Our 10-hour gabfest made the drive from Delaware to the mountains of West Virginia for a girlfriends' getaway weekend whiz by. After all, three friends who hadn't seen one another in months have plenty to talk about.

 

Mancations

Now it's boys' week out

By Greg Morago , HARTFORD COURANT

When fellow travelers saw Larry Meadows and his buddies on vacation, they assumed they all worked together. Wrong. Or that they were all friends from the same town. Wrong. Or that they were in some special club. Wrong again.

 

10 for the Road

10 for the Road You can plan now to attend these weekend events, occurring within a few weeks and within a day's drive of Philadelphia.