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...cornerstones of Wyoming, and the two crucial visiting spots for any tourist, are its two national parks. Grand Tetons National Park features a magnificent range of snow-capped mountains and two beautiful glacial lakes. Just to the north is Yellowstone National Park, the crown jewel in the nation's park system...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, | Title: Buffalo Galore | 3/5/1991 | See Source »

Having given up on finding a good beach, we decided to flee the tourist hordes and check out one of the smaller, more remote islands. After several days' journey on slow-moving ferries and jittery prop planes, we arrived at the tiny island of Maupiti...

Author: By Maggie S. Tucker, | Title: Fa-a-a From Paradise | 3/5/1991 | See Source »

...locations discussed in this magazine were visited by students on vacation; the other two are the authors' hometowns. But a common thread runs through them all-a sincere, and often humorous, disdain for tourist hotspots, accompanied by a healthy reverence for the unique. Three of the authors cannot help but mention the presence of Polo outlets in their respective vacation-spots, while the cliched myth of local authenticity is even debunked by a humorous look at a disastrous trip to Tahiti...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Itinerary | 3/5/1991 | See Source »

...summer, Maine becomes a giant tourist trap, luring people in with fried clams, lobsters and George Bush. But things quiet down in September and stay that...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Life in the Slow Lane | 3/5/1991 | See Source »

Gangs conduct classes for young boys in the fine arts of car theft and burglary. They use Soviet-made AK-47 assault rifles to carry out bank robberies and payroll heists. Much of the crime is vicious. A bunch of street toughs recently murdered an elderly New Zealand tourist and stole his wristwatch after he made a wrong turn and wound up in Soweto after dark. "This is because black people are suffering," a black burglar told a white Johannesburg man as he robbed his house and raped a woman friend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa: The Lost Generation | 2/18/1991 | See Source »

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