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August 13, 2006
Cheese pots still a fixture at updated Win Schuler's
MARSHALL -- It missed becoming state capital by one measly legislator's vote back in 1835. But this pretty mid-Michigan town has two things Lansing never will: Win Schuler's and the Honolulu House.
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REGIONAL ROAD TRIPS: A world away
"No dream comes true until you wake up and go to work." -- Amish proverb SHIPSHEWANA, Ind. -- Bargains and buggies and busloads of tourists make this a day-tripping dream. But if you want to witness more in Amish country, slow thee down, way down.
3 weeks left for 'Rings' in Toronto
If you've been meaning to see the stage musical of "The Lord of the Rings" in Toronto, you have three weeks to catch Frodo and friends in the act. Or rather, in three acts, with two intermissions.
A new series of Frommer's guidebooks is coming out carrying the name of Pauline Frommer rather than her famous father, Arthur. The books are geared to "the adult budget traveler -- but not the backpacker," Pauline Frommer said at an Aug. 1 event to celebrate the launch of "Pauline Frommer's Travel Guides.
Sooner or later, we knew they would come to us. The "Weird Guide" people have just published "Weird Michigan" (Sterling, $19.95), a travel guide to the state's strangest tourist attractions, haunted spots and legends. Written by Wisconsin specialist of weird Linda Godfrey, the lighthearted guide includes everything from the Pickle Barrel House of Grand Marais to Detroit's Heidelberg Project.
THE NETHERLANDS IN NAGASAKI: Huis Ten Bosch is the largest and perhaps most ambitious of Japan's cultural theme parks. Creating the illusion of a 17th-Century Dutch village set in 21st-Century Japan, Huis Ten Bosch features immaculate replicas of well-known Dutch buildings, including the Gouda Town Hall as well as the Dom Tower, more than 3 miles of elaborate canals, and plenty of dikes, windmills and tulips.
There are plenty of guides to dog-friendly hotels, including: "The Dog Lover's Companion to Florida" (Avalon Travel Publishing, $21.95), which includes lots of description of rooms and amenities.
Hotels take pains to pamper pets
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- More travelers and their dogs are hitting nice hotels, including upscale chains, resorts, small inns and even B&Bs.; "Residence Inn by Marriott (hotels) are pet-friendly and have nice grassy areas," says Robin Peters, author of "Have Dog Will Travel." "And some Holiday Inns and Wyndhams are very pet-friendly.
New safety rules for air travel
New rules for aircraft security mean fliers will have to make do without personal hygiene items aboard.
Booking online? Depends on the trip
Customers lured by convenience and promises of the best deal are booking more trips online. But is Internet booking always the better way to go? That depends on the traveler and the type of trip. The general rule is that the more complicated or expensive the itinerary, the better it is to book through a travel agent.
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