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Lori Rackl

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Covers:  Travel, cruise, adventure, culinary, wine, cycling, hiking, fitness
Freelance travel writer. Former travel editor at Chicago Tribune and before that, Sun-Times. Suffers from incurable wanderlust. HMU: lorilynrackl@gmail.com

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Award-winning travel writer Lori Rackl spent more than two decades on staff at daily newspapers in Chicago. During her 11 years at the Chicago Sun-Times, the University of Illinois alum wrote a weekly travel feature and edited the Sunday travel section before becoming the TV critic. The Chicago Tribune hired her in 2016 as travel editor, where she also wrote travel features in addition to coordinating travel coverage for the Sunday section and expanding the Tribune’s online travel presence. She…

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The Essential Guide to Charming Kenwood, Calif.

The Essential Guide to Charming Kenwood, Calif.

This gorgeous town is more than worth a stop.

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Northern lights, rugged mountains and reindeer: Winter has a unique appeal on a ferry voyage alon...

Northern lights, rugged mountains and reindeer: Winter has a unique appeal on a ferry voyage alon...

From roughly October through March, you're essentially guaranteed to see the aurora borealis on a longer sail…

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Another side of South Carolina

Another side of South Carolina

The coast is a popular playground, but nature and nurture await inland, too.

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A search for a late grandmother's recipes reveals the heartwarming soul of Vienna's food scene

A search for a late grandmother's recipes reveals the heartwarming soul of Vienna's food scene

Inside Vienna's unique culinary scene, from historic wine taverns to a heartwarming intergenerational café wh…

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Back in Berlin

Back in Berlin

Eyewitness to the aftermath of the Berlin Wall's fall returns to Germany's innovative capital four decades la…

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The Hottest Restaurant in Town? Grandma's House

The Hottest Restaurant in Town? Grandma's House

In today’s fast-paced, digital-first world, diners are finding comfort in restaurants where dishes taste just…

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Adelaide’s next act: Why this South Australia capital is worth a visit

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Lori Rackl, Tribune News Service The Australian tourist trail is paved with places full of main-character energy, like cosmopolitan Sydney, the Great Barrier Reef and the red rock of Uluru in the heart of the Outback. Lesser-known Adelaide, the country’s fifth-largest city, has long lurked on the edges of the spotlight. But a recent return visit convinced me it’s time for this understudy to take the stage.
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Adelaide’s next act: Why this South Australia capital is worth a visit

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| The Morning Call Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Lori Rackl, Tribune News Service The Australian tourist trail is paved with places full of main-character energy, like cosmopolitan Sydney, the Great Barrier Reef and the red rock of Uluru in the heart of the Outback. Lesser-known Adelaide, the country’s fifth-largest city, has long lurked on the edges of the spotlight. But a recent return visit convinced me it’s time for this understudy to take the stage.
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Adelaide’s next act: Why this South Australia capital is worth a visit

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| Daily Local News
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Lori Rackl, Tribune News Service The Australian tourist trail is paved with places full of main-character energy, like cosmopolitan Sydney, the Great Barrier Reef and the red rock of Uluru in the heart of the Outback. Lesser-known Adelaide, the country’s fifth-largest city, has long lurked on the edges of the spotlight. But a recent return visit convinced me it’s time for this understudy to take the stage.
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