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You plan, anticipation grows and your holiday is just around the corner. Then comes The Phone Call. There's a mechanical problem that's impacting your holiday. If you're travelling by plane, bus or train, mechanical issues are a small 鈥減鈥� problem.

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The Louvre is Europe鈥檚 oldest, biggest, greatest and second-most-crowded museum (after the Vatican). It is home to Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Michelangelo statues and paintings by the greatest artists from the Renaissance to the Romantics.

When you think of all the smoking laws and restrictions on land, it鈥檚 surprising that the venerable family cruise line, Disney, is just getting around to ending smoking on their balconies. Mickey鈥檚 line will butt out come Nov.

I recently attended a festival of preaching in Nashville, Tenn. I know for most people, the words 鈥渇estival鈥� and 鈥減reaching鈥� may seem an oxymoron. The event was four days of at least four sermons or lectures on preaching a day.

Looking for a spring getaway? Head to Port Angeles on the MV Coho to take in the 20th annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts from May 24 to 27.

Phil Reimer is on assignment in Europe. Today鈥檚 column was written by the portsandbows.com backup team of Bob and Nancy Dunn. NEW YORK Describing a ship that won鈥檛 be fit for sailing for another 18 months can be treading in dangerous waters.

Belgium falls through the cracks. It鈥檚 a little country, not big enough for people to find on a map sometimes. But it鈥檚 one of Europe鈥檚 great secrets.