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Unbuttoned Bermuda
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For most vacationers, this 23-mile-long island in the Atlantic evokes
images
of a tranquil and staid British outpost. But the island about 600 miles
east
of North Carolina and a two-hour hop by plane from major Eastern U.S.
cities
is working to broaden its appeal.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-06-22-bermuda-unbuttoned_x.htm
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Off the Mall, a D.C. jewel re-emerges
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After a $298 million renovation, the Old Patent Office Building and its
two
museums reopen July 1, returned to neoclassical glory and packed with
the best
of more than two centuries of American art and portraiture. Together,
they're
poised to be the new stars of the city's successful effort to draw
tourists
downtown.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-06-22-dc-portrait-
gallery_x.htm
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10 great places to pull over on a motorcycle
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Guidebook author Gary McKechnie is back on his two-wheeler for the
third
edition of "Great American Motorcycle Tours." He talks with Ron
Schoolmeester
from USA TODAY about some of his favorite places to pull over and
explore a
bit of Americana.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/10great/2006-06-22-motorcycle_x.htm
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Southwest could be a tinderbox by July 4
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As firefighters battle a major blaze on the outskirts of Sedona, a
northern
Arizona town whose striking scenery and New Age vibes draw more than 3
million
tourists a year, experts are warning that a forecast of unusually hot,
dry
weather across the Southwest through the Fourth of July weekend could
translate to a spike in wildfires.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006-06-22-wildfires_x.htm
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Don't let high gas prices get your goat this summer
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This summer's hottest travel gimme is free gas. When fuel prices inched
up
last summer toward $3 a gallon, a number of hotels began offering gas
incentives to keep travelers on the road. Now, entire vacation areas
are
seizing on the idea to ease the pain at the pump.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-06-22-free-gas_x.htm
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Take a taxi, share a shuttle
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With the busy Fourth of July travel weekend approaching, USA TODAY's
Mary
Cadden examines the cost to take a taxi or shuttle from the airport to
the "downtown" area of some major metropolitan cities.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006-06-23-airport-transfer-costs_x.htm
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9/11 families want release of info about security practices
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Families of those killed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, said
Thursday that
excessive secrecy by the government is keeping from them what went
wrong
before the hijackings. A handful of family members held a news
conference in
the Capitol to push for a law that would unlock secrets kept by the
Transportation Security Administration.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2006-06-23-tsa-security-law_x.htm
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Local tastes
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Critics dish about contemporary American food in Chicago, Spanish
dishes in
Phoenix and classic fare in Washington, D.C.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-06-23-local-tastes_x.htm
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