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...GARRY BERAN, British tourist...
...probably not recognize their 1,000-year-old home. Where once there were serfs, there are now staff, and a golf course stands on former grazing land. Such is the world of 21st century castles. From Scotland to southern England, castles have always been among Britain 's most popular tourist attractions. They're a top lure in Ireland as well. But, travelers, bored with chain motels and overpriced bed-and-breakfasts, are finding the idea of sleeping in a historical monument attractive indeed. "People are tired of country hotels. They want a bit more personality," says Roger Masterson, proprietor...
...overseas visitors ever make it to Seoul's all-night Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market. And that's a shame, because when it comes to venues for a seafood binge, Noryangjin, at least as far as Asia goes, easily rivals Tokyo's renowned (and tourist-ridden) Tsukiji Market. Deliveries from Korea's 15 main fishing ports (and further afield) arrive at about 1 a.m. Wholesale auctions begin shortly after and last until 8 a.m.?but there are hundreds of retailers on the 66,000-square-meter site, too, with prices about 30% below Korean norms. You can buy whatever takes your...
...book tells how the practitioners of that art endured enslavement and deportation to America, the Civil War, the coming of the 20th century and the social dislocations of World War II--all the while struggling to preserve their native traditions. Today sweet-grass baskets are sewn mostly for the tourist trade, but that hardly matters to the grandmother- narrator. The unbroken circle of the title is not only the structure of the baskets but also the continuity of a proud people and their culture--in the words of the grandmother, "the knot that ties us all together...
...Governor has brought a more fun-loving approach to Sacramento than his predecessor. The state capitol is now a tourist attraction. Visitors, many from overseas, flow through the metal detectors at the building entrance and wander the corridors right up to the doors of his office, hoping for a glimpse of the Gubernator. "He is very mindful of that, so he walks about a lot," says Pat Clarey, his chief of staff. "It is kind of fun walking the hallways with him as the cameras go off." Schwarzenegger's mantra to the office staff is borrowed from the movies"Action...