US holidays
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KT Tunstall on falling in love with Venice Beach: 'It’s bohemian … and a bit barefoot'Dolphins jumping and a band playing a song of hers in an Irish bar set the tone for life in this fun and fabulous beachside neighbourhood of Los Angeles
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10 of the least-visited US national parksWith US national parks such as Yosemite and Yellowstone facing overcrowding, we take a look at 10 beautiful but little-known parks where you’re more likely to see a bear, moose or ‘champion tree’ than another human -
The Last Bookstore: a literary treasure trove in downtown LAThe biggest (and loveliest) new and secondhand bookshop in California is on a mission: to ‘keep the paper and ink book business alive’ -
Tucson, Arizona, cultivates its foodie reputation – with a nod from UnescoHaving gained Unesco city of gastronomy recognition, Tucson’s new wave of downtown restaurants are making the most of the area’s unusual desert foods
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On the right lines: a new zipwire over Niagara FallsWe get a sneak preview of a zipwire ride above the Horseshoe Falls – one of several ways Niagara is updating its appeal
road trips
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Shia LaBeouf embarks on a digital road trip: #TAKEMEANYWHEREThe actor and performance artist is hitchhiking for a month and inviting the public to track him down and take him … anywhere
national parks
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Animal jams and selfies: Yellowstone deals with record number of tourists – videoYellowstone national park is trying to manage crushing tourism that tangles roadways, spawns traffic accidents and provokes clashes between humans and the park’s natural world
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If US national parks are to continue to thrive they must reflect the diversity of our populationAs the National Park Service turns 100, a new campaign aims to make the country’s natural spaces more appealing to all Americans, regardless of race, over the next century
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Deep in the American West: meet Harry Koyama, a beet farmer with an artist's soulOne of the few Asian Americans in the Yellowstone Valley, artist Harry Koyama paints flamboyant canvases of wildlife, wild places, and people that make up Montana. Writer Carrie La Seur is awestruck
adventure holidays
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Bend, Oregon city guide: what to see and do, plus the best bars, restaurants and hotelsWith more sunshine than Portland or Eugene, nature on the doorstep and great craft beer and coffee, Bend may just be the perfect small US city stopoff
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Twister tales: stormchasing in Tornado Alley, OklahomaOut on the US Great Plains a storm is brewing and that’s great news for extreme weather fans on a tour that’s all about witnessing the power of nature up close
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Top 10 US mid-Atlantic national and state parksThe eastern US states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland offer green spaces with stunning peaks and waterfalls, as well as wonderful wildlife
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10 epic long-distance walks around the worldFrom the Highlands to the Himalayas, these hikes take in some of the world’s most spectacular landscapes. They’re not for the faint-hearted, but keen trekkers will love the challenges posed by each
food and drink
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10 of the best doo wop venues on the Jersey ShoreDoo wop is a futuristic, gaudy architectural style marrying 1950s space-age dreams with a tropical seaside kiss-me-quick flavour. And the best place to see it is New Jersey’s Wildwood
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Holiday hotspots: where to go in 2015Looking for inspiration for this year’s holiday? We’ve selected 40
hot destinations for 2015, each with a fresh reason to visit, from new budget flights, hotels, arts events and festivals to a solar eclipse … -
Top 10 family-friendly New York summer activities
Discover New York City summer activities that are perfect for families … Angela Hederman and Michael Berman, authors of a new guide to New York with kids, pick their top 10 things to do
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Top 10 parks and outdoor activities in Nashville
Nashville's wealth of parks and outdoor amenities allow visitors plenty of room to roam, as well as the opportunity enjoy concerts, open-air theatre, arts events and picnic spots, says Kristin Luna
top 10s
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10 of the best new affordable hotels in New York CityFrom bargain-price rooms in midtown Manhattan to swish boutique hotels in Brooklyn and Queens, our top 10 makes it possible to explore NYC to the max
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10 of the best haunted sites around the worldFrom a ‘hanging-doll’ island in Mexico to the English estate which inspired The Turn of the Screw, the author of A Natural History of Ghosts picks some of his favourite spooky sites
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10 of the best ways to enjoy Boston … on a budgetGreat parks, free art and brewery tours, brilliant cheap eats and gigs … Boston, America’s ‘walking city’, has loads for visitors to do without spending big bucks
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Short trips from New York City: readers’ tipsReaders share their favourite jaunts from the Big Apple, many to beautiful upstate New York, but also to New Jersey and beyond
Eggs and Joe: tuck in at the classic American diner in New York state