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Bath: Georgian pluperfect: this showplace of 18th-century style is also a thriving modern city with an international music festival

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Bath, England not only offers visitors many examples of fine Georgian architecture to view, but historic Bath also contains the Roman Baths museum, a museum of costumes, and the American Museum of Britain. Although food is expensive, visitors can still find food at less costly restaurants.

Author: Kaplan, Justin, Bernays, Anne
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1997
Appreciation, Description and travel, Bath, England, Architecture, Georgian, Georgian architecture

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The outsiders

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Alpine snowboard racers are ignored by the media in favor of their freestyle counterparts. Alpine snowboarders like Mike Fawcett hope to use the 1998 Winter Olympics as a forum for getting more respect from the snowboarding community and the media alike.

Author: Berkley, Alison
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Skiing
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0037-6264
Year: 1998
Training, Olympic athletes, Snowboards and snowboarding, Snowboarding, Snowboards

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Man in a skirt

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A man wearing a skirt received a variety of reactions as he strolled along the streets of Manhattan, New York. Many people asked if he were Scottish. Others did double-takes or ignored him altogether.

Author: Haynes, Kevin, Moore, Kathleen
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1993
Personal narratives, International aspects, Men's clothing, Skirts, Skirts (Clothing)

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