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• Compass

Package includes round-trip airfare from Winnipeg to Rome, two nights' accommodation in Rome at the Leonardo De Vinci hotel, transfers and all taxes. Group music events will be organized both onboard and onshore. This July 22-31 tour is filled with fun and laughter as well as scenery, history, real ranch life and great country cookin'. It's a family tour -- even the grandchildren love it! The highlights are Medora and the musical and pitchfork fondue, Mt. Rushmore, Cody & the Buffalo Bill Museums, Ol' Faithful anhd Yellowstone National Park, as well as many surprises that take you off the beaten track! Join Embassy Tours on our nine-day group tour Oct. 25-Nov. 2 and experience one of the world's great train trips through Mexico's spectacular Copper Canyon.

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• Winnipeg Free Press
• September 30, 2009

• Cruise On In

The sign on the door is a bit of a misnomer. Though not exactly a sprite, [Rick Wareham] isn't what you'd call larger than life, either. "When I went to register the place, I simply wanted to call it Rick's Hot Rod Diner. But everything-Rick's was already taken, so I stuck a Big in front," he explains. You can be sitting here having coffee when somebody will yell out, 'Does anybody have a grill for a '78 Cadillac?' More times than not, someone will answer back, 'Yeah. Howzabout a centre console for a '72 Duster?' "One time, somebody told Rick that if he ever wrote down all the tidbits he heard here day after day, week after week, he'd have enough material for a TV series. 'To hell with that,' Rick said, 'Just turn on the cameras and away we go.'"

... something oddball, like a plate from the Virgin Islands or Cuba." . "Honestly, this is just a grea...No toast. No hash browns.) . Daily visitor Doug Bedford's table of choice is in a sec.... Copyright F.P. Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership Jan 5, 2008Provided by ProQues...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 22, 2009

• Put It On Cruise Control

THE Winnipeg Blue Bombers implore you to join them on a special cruise. Radio station personalities use significant airtime to motivate you to book onto theirs. Mike McIntyre, Winnipeg Free Press crime reporter, invites you to take his Crime and Punishment cruise. And even old-time Blue Bombers suggest their retired players' cruise makes an ideal choice. Additionally, the extras offered on a hosted cruise most often make it a real bargain compared to other options. While each hosted cruise differs, most will include a get-acquainted gathering of some kind in advance, and almost always a hosted cocktail party on the second or third day aboard. The free excursion is frequently what creates the real value-added proposition and convinces many to finalize their booking. The [Maasdam] itinera...

... often the overlooked stop in the British Virgin Islands. While its tourist infrastructure may not ... evening, but we knew we would miss the daily encounters and exchanges. We would remember our ne.... Copyright F.P. Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership Sep 29, 2007Provided by ProQue...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 21, 2009