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Charting our own course on a sailing adventure in the British Virgin Islands

It was like something out of an action movie. Silently and with a sense of urgency I didn't yet understand, I jumped off a dinghy and swam through cold waves up to the beach, squeezed through narrow openings between granite boulders, waded across shallow pools, ducked into caves and gingerly descended a series of makeshift ladders, many of the driftwood steps lost to the surrounding sea a long time ago.

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Where to eat and shop in Stillwater, Minn., a town with year-round holiday cheer

The lighting was low, indirect. The perfectly arranged displays were backlit, so all I saw when I stepped into the old-fashioned storefront was ornaments – hundreds and hundreds of them, gleaming and sparkling in cascades of colors.

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Need a getaway to celebrate (or escape) the holidays? Travel like a queen to Victoria

Want to celebrate the holidays – or escape from them altogether? Hop a boat to Victoria, British Columbia, for high tea, cozy reading spots, chocolate and festive booze.

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At 93, Holocaust survivor still teaches lessons from the Torah – and his life

For almost half a century, Jewish students in Bucks County, Pa., have been learning the intricacies of chanting the Torah from a man who, when he was their age, was running for his life.

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Game review: ‘Just Cause 4,’ chaotic good

Avalanche Studios has consistently upped the ante with each entry of "Just Cause" and the latest shift is, essentially, tossing all of the previous upgrades into a weather-powered blender. "Just Cause 4" is using the new Apex engine and the developers are using the engine's power and flexibility to add four extreme weather conditions to the series' high-speed and malleable action.

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See rock and polka too

Classical music, bread and water are all some people need. But if your appetites range more widely, Cleveland stands ready with rock and polka, beer and pirogis.

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Where London makes posh seem easy

The invitation read:

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In this Cleveland hall, classical music is king (and ancient Egypt meets the jazz age)

Above, the ceiling was done up in silver, beige and blue like frosting on a wedding cake. Below, at the lip of the stage, a tall man in a black suit and white bow tie leaned forward with a tip.

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Where to stay, eat and play along the Mississippi River? Book on Great River Road tells all

Dean Klinkenberg stopped counting the miles he's cruised on the Great River Road when he hit 120,000. "I wore out one car, and I'm working on wearing out another," said the author of the recently released "Road Tripping Along the Great River Road."

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New York states of mind

It seems fitting to quote lyrics from Leonard Bernstein's 1944 Broadway musical "On The Town," considering that this year is the centenary of his blessed birth: particularly so, since I just spent four days in New York. So here it goes: "New York, New York, a helluva town, The Bronx is up, but the Battery's down."

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How to survive your Thanksgiving road trip

Thanksgiving is one of the busiest holidays for road trips. Approximately 48.5 million Americans are expected to drive 50 miles or more for the 2018 holiday period, says AAA. If you’re planning to hit the road you’ll want to plan accordingly.

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Drone video: Soar over Linwood Cemetery and learn about the upcoming Fall Ramble

Historic Linwood Foundation is hosting its 22nd Annual Fall Ramble Thursday, Oct. 18. Tickets are available at the Historic Linwood Foundation office at Linwood Cemetery. Call the Foundation office at 706-321-8285 for more information.

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Here’s how one local organization is helping visitors to the Chattahoochee Valley have a richer experience during their stay

VisitColumbusGA re-dedicated Wednesday and gave a tour of its newly remodeled and refreshed visitors center at 900 Front Ave. in Columbus after a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony. It has technology upgrades and plenty of information for visitors.

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