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Sunset cruise 50% off
Today's LA Deal, $68 for a Corks Away cruise (reg. $135)
'Surf's Up,' 6/24
See it for free at the Santa Monica Drive-In at the Pier.
'Les Misérables' VIP tix
Win 4 front-row seats, backstage pass, dinner, plus limo ride.
Mercedes hydrogen car
Susan Carpenter reviews the MB F-CELL, available only in L.A.
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Off the grid in Amish country
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Strap in for new adventures at Southland theme parks
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Hacienda Buena Vista is good to the last drop
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Coffee grown on the Big Island's rainy side
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Palate pleasers at 30,000 feet
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Letters to the Travel editor
I always look forward to reading Susan Spano, and her article "After the Killing Fields" [May 15] did not disappoint. I am 67 and have traveled extensively by myself. My trip to Cambodia remains my most memorable for the same reasons that...
Travel letters
After reading Catharine Hamm's On the Spot column ["Savings Calling," May 1], I thought I needed to contribute my experience in London last March. We stayed in a Premier Inn (Olympia) near Earl's Court. It was supposed to be two singles,...
Readers recommend: Hemet's Quality Inn
Six of us decided to spend the night in Hemet after attending a matinee of "Ramona" at the Ramona Bowl. We had made reservations at the Quality Inn and were pleasantly surprised by the motel experience. The managers were accommodating and...
Letters: Some 'Valleys Visions' left off the list
I am, and have been for almost 50 years, a great booster of the San Fernando Valley and read Christopher Reynolds' feature ["Valley Visions," April 24] with great anticipation. He obviously cannot cover everything, but I did notice the...
Letters to the Travel editor
As a 71-year resident of the Valley, I thought I would mention two of my favorite eating places that Chris Reynolds' article, "Valley Visions" [April 24], did not include: Art's Deli in Studio City and Brent's Deli in Northridge.
Letters to the Travel editor
Surely I was in Boonville, Mo., with Catherine Watson as I read about Missouri's role in the Civil War ["Conflicts of Interest," April 10]. As an immigrant, I embrace the great legacy of the Confederates and Union armies with sincere...
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