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Vegas with an anchor

Oasis of the Seas – the largest, most luxurious cruise ship ever built – gets ready to take its maiden voyage.

Windies, my dear, will marvel at this museum
By Mary Ann Anderson | McClatchy-Tribune | November 7, 2009
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Ga. facility is packed with 'Gone With the Wind' and Margaret Mitchell memorabilia.

Visit historic Maryland sites
Staff reports | November 7, 2009

Free Stuff: Clara Barton's home for the last 15 years of her life was also the first permanent home for the American Red Cross, which she founded in 1881.

Great pizza on the Grand Strand
Chris Mowder | November 7, 2009

There are plenty of pizzerias on the Grand Strand - and you can't expect us to try them all.

Fair prices, big servings at the beach
Johanna Wilson, (Myrtle Beach) Sun News | November 1, 2009

Plenty of folks, including me, like to eat where prices are fair and servings are filling. Big Daddy's Roadhouse Grill is such a place.

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Walking tours in Florence feature history, artisans
Greetings from South Dakota

Send us a photo with someone holding the Observer's Travel section, and we'll try to include it in our weekly slideshow.

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We travel with the Charlotte Observer 11.08.09
Black Rock Mountain tops Ga. list

The highest state park in Georgia is easy to reach and offers an array of activities year-round.

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How I Shot My Summer Vacation 2009

~ How I shot my summer vacation
Celebrate wine at Jefferson's Poplar Forest

In honor of our third president's love of wine, the inaugural Thomas Jefferson Wine Festival will be from noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 21 at his personal retreat, Poplar Forest.

Heavenly fragrances await you at 13th-century chapel

Shopping in Florence, Italy? A few years ago, I was in Venice taking a mosaic workshop with my friend Sarah.

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Drive time in the Carolinas
Fun and affordable destinations within easy drive.