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UPDATED Nov. 20: Oh, the places Herald-Leader readers go!

Our "Take the Herald-Leader on Vacation" feature has been a little absent the past few months. In the meantime, our mailbox has filled with great photos of readers visiting places all over the world.
Riding the rails, enveloped in luxury

EDINBURGH, Scotland — History tells us that Queen Victoria became so enamored of the beauty of Scotland while traveling across the country by train that she decided she must have a castle here. Hence, Balmoral was added to the list of royal residences. Sadly, I wasn't in the market for a Scottish castle, but I was about to follow in Victoria's footsteps by taking a rail journey through the country. Since I would be traveling aboard the elegant Royal Scotsman, it was a safe bet that I would enjoy the same standard of service and luxury that Victoria did.
Read about placesto avoid or to put on your must-see list

NEW YORK — Feeling bad that you can't afford a vacation? The travel books Don't Go There! and I Should Have Stayed Home might make you feel better. For $15 or so, you'll get a laugh out of vacation horrors that you'll be happy to miss.
Allegiant Air offering flights out of Owensboro

Mickey Mouse just got a lot closer to Owensboro.
Travel note

Club will look at Italy slides

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U.S. State Department's travel site
Passport information, from U.S. State Dept.
Visa information, from U.S. State Dept.
Information on world nations, from CIA World Factbook
Currency exchange calculator
Time zone converter

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Sonoma: so much to savor

Question: What American county is larger than Rhode Island, with boundaries extending from the fog-bound beaches of the Pacific Ocean and east to the Mayacamas Mountains, so sharply etched against the sky that they appear to be a cut-out silhouette pasted on a piece of sky blue construction paper, and where in between are redwood forests, lush vineyards and the fertile Russian River Valley?

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