The lively market town of ELGIN , just inland about fifteen miles west of Cullen, grew up in the thirteenth century around the River Lossie. It's an appealing place, still largely sticking to its medieval street plan, with a busy main street...
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SPRINGFIELD , at the point where I-90 crosses I-91 - in an extremely confusing way - ninety miles from Boston at the southern end of the Pioneer Valley, has an odd assortment of claims to fame, including being the home of the Springfield rifle and...
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Of all Swiss cities, BERN is most immediately charming. Founded in 1191 by the powerful local Z‰hringen dynasty, it began life as a fortress town peopled by knights. The growth of the Swiss Confederation in subsequent centuries owed much to...
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