My California friends were just being polite. I'd brought a bottle of Virginia wine with me on a visit - a chardonnay named for the owner's grandson at a tiny winery west of Fredericksburg. Amused more than impressed, they suggested, "Let's take it with us for dinner."
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Connect with the Carters or Ralph Stanley.
- There is a Crooked Road to roots of country musicHILTONS, Va. - Rita Forrester gets misty-eyed thinking about the people she has met over the years - people who have come to this tiny town in southwestern Virginia to see where today's country music got started.
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Along the Shenandoah, an inn fit for the Roosevelts
- LURAY, Va. - The story goes that when Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to come here to dedicate Shenandoah National Park on July 3, 1936, he planned to camp in the park. Eleanor supposedly told him, "Franklin, you can rough it if you want, but I'm staying at the Mimslyn."
TRAVEL NEWS
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Travel Bookshelf: Tips for fliers and families
- From advice on flying and traveling with small children to guidebooks on New York cafes, Argentina and circumnavigating the world, here are five books to make the trips easier.
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Ski season continues
- The Philadelphia region has seen only a few inches of snow all winter, while ski slopes in New England and the West have been recording massive amounts.
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Personal Journey: Realizing her dream on the last frontier
- My tiny bush plane dipped and wobbled over mountains and wilderness that human feet have never touched. Finally, there it was: Skagway, Alaska, a mile-long town nestled between glacier-covered mountains.
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- 3-year face-lift expected to add zip to the Boardwalk
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ATLANTIC CITY
There's an unmistakable newness to this town. New spas, celebrity-chef restaurants and name-brand retail shops have sprouted throughout the city.
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Ski season continues
- The Philadelphia region has seen only a few inches of snow all winter, while ski slopes in New England and the West have been recording massive amounts.
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Personal Journey: Realizing her dream on the last frontier
- My tiny bush plane dipped and wobbled over mountains and wilderness that human feet have never touched. Finally, there it was: Skagway, Alaska, a mile-long town nestled between glacier-covered mountains.
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