The Buffalo News: Travel

Travel Deals /Bargains from around the world: By Carol Sottili - WASHINGTON POST
Updated: 08/24/08 6:52 AM; The week’s best travel bargains around the globe:

Drive to Massachusetts and visit the Berkshires: By Roger Petterson - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/24/08 6:52 AM; Care for some art with your quiet forest scenery? Maybe a little hiking or fishing before you tackle restaurants and shopping? Take a drive to western Massachusetts and see what the Berkshire hills have to offer for relaxation and fun.

Enjoy Gaspe peninsula’s rugged beauty: By K. C. Summers - WASHINGTON POST
Updated: 08/24/08 6:52 AM; Q: We are intrigued by Canada’s Gaspe peninsula and are thinking of flying to Maine, renting a car and driving around the peninsula. Is this a worthwhile drive, are there good hiking areas and when’s the best time to go?

A lazy drive turns up unexpected treasures: By Emeri Krawczyk - CSPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/24/08 6:52 AM; HAUTAUQUA — Was Nat King Cole serious when he sang about the lazy days of summer? Every weekend there’s a home project, a lawn to mow, a party to attend/throw.

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Big-city guests find plenty in the ‘County’: By Steve Veale - SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/17/08 6:46 AM; PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, Ont. — The slogan of the T-shirt hanging outside the Bloomfield Bicycle Co. boldly states: “TV SUCKS. Ride your bike.”

Add kayaking to Niagara County’s charms: By Mary Mullett Flynn - SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/10/08 7:09 AM; When my husband and I bought a lake house on Lake Ontario in Wilson five years ago, we envisioned quiet afternoons counting sailboats dotting the water, attacking long reading lists we had compiled over the years, my husband playing his guitar, throwing the Frisbee with our kids and enjoying simple, pure relaxation.

All aboard the Bike Train to explore Toronto: By Michele Peterson
Updated: 07/21/08 3:44 PM; Between dodging clouds of Monarch butterflies and Canadian geese, cyclists in Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park could easily imagine they’re on a wilderness agility course rather than a summertime sortie in the heart of Canada’s largest city.

Drink in the sights of the Hudson River Valley: By Roger Petterson - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 07/06/08 7:59 AM; History runs deep in New York’s Hudson River Valley, from Dutch settlers to modern families of the rich and famous, and the region also offers a wealth of scenery and activities to fill your next vacation trip.

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Travel Deals /Bargains from around the world: By Carol Sottili - WASHINGTON POST
Updated: 08/17/08 6:46 AM; The week’s best travel bargains around the globe:

All-inclusives can be a good deal for seniors: Updated: 08/10/08 7:09 AM; “I ^fyou’re worried about high destination costs, consider an all-inclusive resort.” That’s a message coming from quite a few travel suppliers these days. For many senior travelers, it can be a good idea.

Take in Lake Powell’s scenery: By Roger Petterson - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 07/27/08 8:29 AM; This is a good summer to take in the sunshine and canyon-country scenery around Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona line, because the water in the lake is at its highest level in six years and rising.

What to do if you’ve lost your ID while traveling: By K. C. Summers - WASHINGTON POST
Updated: 08/17/08 6:46 AM; Q: My daughter lost her driver’s license while visiting San Francisco and asked us to FedEx her passport to use for identification. We did, but what does one do in situations like this when the picture ID is lost during transit and you have nothing to show the Transportation Security Administration people except your boarding pass?

Distinctive places: Associated Press
Updated: 08/17/08 6:46 AM; WASHINGTON — The National Trust for Historic Preservation is now accepting nominations for its 2009 “Dozen Distinctive Destinations” awards. The organization looks for communities that offer unusual cultural and recreational experiences, along with a commitment to historic preservation. Interesting architecture, cultural diversity, authenticity and vibrant downtowns are also part of the mix sought.

Upstate religious retreats open to visitors: By Michael Virtanen - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 08/17/08 6:46 AM; NEW LEBANON — At the former Shaker village, where the Taconic Mountains roll into the Berkshires and New York touches Massachusetts, Yaqin Aubert read aloud Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Zoroastrian, Judaic, Christian and Islamic texts during the Sunday service at the Sufireligious retreat.

The CNE opens Friday for the 130th year: By Maria Ceraulo - SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/10/08 7:09 AM; TORONTO — If it’s August, it must be time for the Canadian National Exhibition. It returns to Toronto’s Exhibition Place beginning Friday and runs through Sept. 1. This year marks the fair’s 130th anniversary and organizers expect to exceed last year’s visitor count of 1.25 million people.

Kids are game for Vermont adventures: Updated: 08/17/08 6:46 AM; The kids make it look so easy. The steep climb up the slick rocks — 770 vertical feet — doesn’t phase them, nor scrambling without footholds or squeezing between two boulders. “Hard but fun,” a trio of 9- year-old boys declare, as they race ahead. “Definitely worth it,” their older sisters add, as they trail close behind them.

Ice cream trail: Updated: 08/17/08 6:46 AM; MYSTIC, Conn. — You’ve heard of winery trails and biking trails and birding trails. But how about an ice cream trail?

Saddle up for a thrill ride at Horse Play Niagara: By Emeri Krawczyk - SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Updated: 08/10/08 7:09 AM; PORT COLBORNE, Ont. — Clop, clop, clop. There I was on my trusty steed, Paula, as she slowly picked her way along the trail, oblivious to the traffic jam she was creating behind — my dad on Sampson, brother-in-law on Elmo and sister on Splash, bringing up our rear rather quickly.

Seaway Trail is going to the birds: By Mary Esch - ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated: 07/27/08 8:29 AM; HILTON — Greg Lawrence crashed through the underbrush, eyes wide, binoculars swinging from his neck.