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  1. Forget Paris, what’s the Timbuktu of the USA?

    21 June 2012

    It’s an age-old travel tradition – comparing what we find on the road to life back home, be it Jefferson...

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  2. 50 best US presidential sites

    01 February 2012

    Presidents’ Day: that strategic February Monday holiday in the US that’s situated at arm’s length between George Washington’s birthday (February...

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  3. American pie: slicing across the country

    24 November 2010

    Pie is turning up all over the US, having reinvented itself from a dowdy church supper ware to a stylish...

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  4. Favorite US & UK fairs

    20 July 2010

    Right up there with parades as one of the great simple timeless joys are fairs, state and county, little and...

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  5. Top spots to watch the World Cup in the USA

    02 June 2010

    Contrary to some opinions, the world’s most-watched sporting event is actually watched by some Americans. In fact, many. If you’re...

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