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• Six injured in the running of the bulls in Pamplona

  Here's an update on the running of the bulls in Pamplona. Six people were injured, including a 73-year-old Pamplona resident, who was the only person who had to be hospitalized. The running continues daily through July 14.

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  From Roadtripping at July 07, 2012, 10:03am in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Travel

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• Pamplona: Revelry today, Running of the Bulls tomorrow

  
  Check out these photos from the Associated Press of the kick-off of the annual San Fermin Festival, with the launch of a small rocket, partyers spraying each other with wine and water, people jumping from fountains, and general revelry. The festival, in Pamplona, Spain, is known for [...]

  From Roadtripping at July 06, 2012, 11:48am in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Travel

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• Faulkner's hometown marks the 50th anniversary of his death

  William Faulkner, author of The Sound and the Fury, Absalom, Absalom!, and other books, died 50 years ago, but Oxford, Misssissippi, the town where he lived, is celebrating his life and marking the anniversary of his death on Friday.

  Faulkner’s home in Oxford is now owned by the University of [...]

  From Roadtripping at July 06, 2012, 4:00am in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Travel

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• 2 new retirees at Naples Zoo: cheetahs

  
  The Naples Zoo has got itself a pair of cheetahs, its first in decades. But unlike most new arrivals at zoos, this pair is retired. She is 13 and from Amsterdam, he is 12 and from South Africa. The Naples Daily News, which is the sponsor of [...]

  From Roadtripping at July 05, 2012, 2:35pm in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Travel

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• Travels of a black bear

  Usually I write about travel by people, but this tale of a Florida black bear’s wanderings along the state’s Gulf Coast was too good to pass up. Read the Tampa Tribune’s account here.

   

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  From Roadtripping at July 05, 2012, 5:30am in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Travel

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• Folk Art Market brings the world to Santa Fe

  Later this month, the world comes to Santa Fe. The Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, which runs July 13-15, is the largest market of its kind. This year, it will feature more than 150 artists from 49 countries, most of them selling art, clothing, baskets, jewelry, rugs and other [...]

  From Roadtripping at July 04, 2012, 5:30am in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Travel

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• Queen Elizabeth 2's staterooms will become hotel rooms in Dubai

  
  Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 made its last cruise in 2008, then the fabled ocean liner was taken into custody by Istithmar World, the Dubai state investment company that had bought the ship and planned to turn it into a permanently anchored luxury hotel.

  But Dubai’s economy took a tumble, [...]

  From Roadtripping at July 03, 2012, 5:30am in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Travel

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• New 'Despicable Me' ride opens Monday at Universal Studios

  
  Universal Studios opens its newest ride today: Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, a motion simulator ride that, like the Simpsons ride at the same park, doesn’t go anywhere but might make you feel like you did.

  Although the ride doesn’t officially open until today, it’s been operating for a couple [...]

  From Roadtripping at July 02, 2012, 5:30am in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Travel

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• A taste of noir: Sipping a Black Dahlia

  If you're a fan of Los Angeles-style noir books and films, if you've ever pondered the disappearance of Elizabeth Short, aka The Black Dahlia, if L.A. Confidential is one of your favorite movies, then be sure to read this story by Sam McManis, who will take you on a [...]

  From Roadtripping at July 01, 2012, 11:23pm in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Travel

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• Freshwater Oasis opens at Discovery Cove in Orlando

  
  A new swimming and wading area called Freshwater Oasis, populated by Asian otters and marmosets native to South America, opened this week at Discovery Cove, a small, boutique park associated with (and across the street from) SeaWorld Orlando. Designed as a freshwater spring under a rainforest canopy, the oasis [...]

  From Roadtripping at June 30, 2012, 10:09pm in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Travel

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