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  • templexmas.jpg Temple Lights by KCan
    Thousands meet every year on Temple Square in Salt Lake City to behold a rich Latter-day Saint custom. For over 40 years, guests to Temple Square have taken pleasure in the spirit of the holiday season amidst a multitude of Christmas lights strung all over Temple Square. The 40,000 lights strung for...
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  • chicagoxmas.jpg HOLIDAY TRAVEL: CHICAGO by KCan
    A great Christmas tradition is the festive Christmas market, as in the famous Chrisrkindlmarkt of Nuremburg Germany. Now, a newer version of the great holiday market has sprung up in Chicago, sure to become a fantastic yearly tradition. The concept of a Christkindlmarket Chicago was first formed in 1995...
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  • beachxmas.jpg CHRISTMAS TRAVEL—ON THE BEACH by KCan
    Looking to get warm this Holiday Season? One of the best ways to spend the winter vacation period is on a warm beach somewhere, and one of my favorite choices is the Caribbean, where you can stay warm in the sun, but still get a good healthy dose of cheerful holiday traditions. One of the most distinctive...
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  • diwali.jpg Great Holiday Stuff by KCan
    One of the most important festivals celebrated by Hindus is feted this time of year and is called, Deepawali. This festival is celebrated for five days, with the third day being celebrated as the main Diwali or Festival of Lights. Fireworks are always associated with this festival. The day is celebrated...
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  • kangaroo.jpg Holiday Destinations: Australia by KCan
    If you are looking for a truly unique destination for the holiday season, you might want to follow the sun. That’s right, head down under where Christmas comes in the middle of summer, but Santa still visits every house – he just does it in a bathing suit. Australia is a terrific place to spend Christmas...
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  • noname.jpg The No-Name Boston by KCan
    The No-Name Restaurant is a Boston fish house where everything is great and served inexpensively. Originally, the restaurant had only a few seats and a tiny kitchen that cooked up whatever came on the boats into Fish Pier. The food was as fresh as possible and the restaurant's reputation spread. Non...
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  • pilgrim.jpg Plimouth Plantation by KCan
    This is a re-creation of the good ole’ days back in Plymouth , Massachusetts , which includes a great trip back into time when the Pilgrims first struggled through life in the harsh climate they discovered in North America. (and yes, it's spelled Plimouth Plantation) The park has a visitor center where...
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  • rothen.jpg Christmas Destinations: Rothenburg by KCan
    Christmas lasts all year round in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, an achingly beautiful medieval village in the district of Ansbach, which belongs to Middle Franconia which is in the Free State of Bavaria in southern Germany . Rothenburg is one of Germany ’s most-visited towns, and it can be quite crowded...
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  • christ.jpg Holiday Travel: Christkindlmarkt Nuremberg by KCan
    The Christkindlmarkt is Nuremberg is famous world-wide, one the most well-known Christmas Markets anywhere, and annually visited by over two million people from dozens of countries. Already in the year 1628 the Christkindlmarkt Nuremberg was going strong. Every December, a wide variety of events in the...
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  • london.jpg Halloween Travel: Haunted London by KCan
    It is the Halloween season, and what better time to explore the darker side of London and get scared out of your wits with a tour of Britain’s capital city that is geared to making you scream. The London Dungeon sells itself as the most frightening place on earth! There, you can stand witness as ancient...
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  • turkroad.jpg Holiday Travel: Over the River and Thru the Interstate by KCan
    The holiday season is always a busy time on the roads with lots of people traveling to Grandma's house and beyond. You can protect yourself and your family by following some safe driving tips. Before getting on the road, try a little preventative maintenance: Check all fluid levels; perform a safety...
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  • dracastle.jpg Halloween Travel: Transylvania by KCan
    Halloween time is not usually considered a time for world-travel, but it is the very best time for a unique trip that should be considered by anybody who has the time and ability for this kind of travel. Visit Transylvania ! Transylvania is a province of Romania , and famous as the setting for much of...
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  • columbus.jpg Goodbye Columbus by KCan
    Neil Klugman – the hero of Philip Roth’s novella – is a young librarian with mere tepid ambivalence toward the American Dream. In 1950s America , God was a deity who wanted everything (including His wars) hot or cold. He blessed His chosen people with the manna of commodity; and expected them to “touch...
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  • narcissus.jpg Culture by KCan
    Christopher Lasch forces history through a multi-disciplinary wringer in order to craft his scathing critique of contemporary American society. He employs sociology, literary criticism, neo-Marxist economics and proto-libertarian politics, but the force with the mightiest gravitational pull in Lasch...
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  • right.jpg Turning Right by KCan
    From the aftermath of the 1964 Presidential election the conservative movement in America – if not the GOP itself – appeared all but dead. The champion of the right, Republican Barry Goldwater, had suffered a withering defeat in his bid to unseat President Lyndon Johnson. Meanwhile, bickering and backstabbing...
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