Cybertrips: Scan the Web for holiday vacation ideas

Published: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 12:10 a.m. MST
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Looking for a quick getaway before or during the holidays, someplace with a Christmas theme but a change from your same old local observances? Take a few minutes and sample just a few of the affordable ideas that can be found on the Internet.

Take in a little history and a lot of food at Charleston, S.C.www.charlestoncvb.com/xmas — where the entries in "Tours & Attractions" include the nightly Progressive Dinner, an elegant dining experience combined with a carriage tour. The James Island County Park is lit up for a Holiday Festival of Lights, and mansions and plantations including the Edmonston-Alston House are decorated for holiday tours. Take time to click on "Cuisine" for details on Christmas dinner at Magnolias and a holiday treat called Chocolate Seductions, available every day in December.

A little farther south, the oldest city in the United States, St. Augustine, Fla., has its annual Nights of Lightswww.nightsoflights.com — with buildings and parks illuminated by hundreds of thousands of tiny bulbs along Matanzas Bay. There's a schedule of events, but you'll need to visit the city's main tourism Web site — www.getaway4florida.com — for useful details on other things to see, places to stay and shopping.

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The city is still recovering from Katrina, but New Orleans can always put on a Christmas partytinyurl.com/26ldyq — with events including concerts, caroling, services at St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter, and tours of historic homes. New Orleans means parties, but it also means food, especially for the holidays. Click on "Reveillon Menus" for a sampler of what you might enjoy at places like Brennan's, Arnaud's or the Gumbo Shop. Some of the hotels have "Papa Noel Rates" for the holidays, and they have suggestions for shopping.

Head for the scenic Northwest to ride Seattle's ferries and take in Winterfestwww.seattlecenter.com/winterfest/default.asp — more than a month of entertainment and performances. Click on "Winterfest Premier Events" for concerts and the Worldfest cultural festival. Go to the menus in the upper left of the page and click on "Attractions" to get to information on the Space Needle and Monorail, Then hit the Seattle Convention & Visitors Bureauwww.visitseattle.org — click on "Visit Seattle" and try out "Sightseeing and Tours" for attractions including the Pike Place Market and links to the ferries.

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