Avoid looking like a tourist

SPIbelt expands to hold your wallet, phone, camera or whatever else you need to carry along without using a big bag.



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Wisconsin hometown to celebrate Orson Welles' 100th birthday

Martians will attack Kenosha, Wis., on May 9 — part of the monthlong celebration marking the 100th birthday of actor and filmmaker Orson Welles, born May 6, 1915. The Martians will come to life in a full-cast staging of "The War of the Worlds," Welles' spoof radio broadcast that created...

















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Caroll Spinney, the man behind Big Bird, talks about travel

Caroll Spinney is finally getting his due.

















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'Travesties': Potent mix of Tom Stoppard, Oscar Wilde and the little guy

In "The Third Man," Orson Welles' Harry Lime famously observes, "In Switzerland they had brotherly love — they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."

















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Lincoln's hometown gets ready for a most solemn re-enactment

Abraham Lincoln is coming home — again.

















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From Ebertfest to scrapbooking, Midwest loaded with events for travel

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Michigan's Porkies offer precious winter solitude along Lake Superior

In winter, campers typically dream of warmer weather, but aficionados of snow and cold find places to lay their heads even as the flakes still fly.

















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Switzerland's Valais region famed for food, cheese and wine

"Cholera — like the disease?" I wrinkle my nose as I look down on my plate with its slice of golden brown pie. Summoning his Swiss reserve, my server doesn't roll his eyes. I can almost read his mind: Must be an American.

















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