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...Citroën automobile factory in Vigo, the town in northern Spain where she had grown up. She had recently moved in with her boyfriend Oscar, and had put her own apartment on the market. The two spent their weekends hanging out with friends in Vigo's lively waterfront cafés and were planning to travel this summer. It wasn't a bad life for the 23-year-old daughter of a longshoreman and a housewife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Broken Hopes of a Spanish Generation | 7/20/2009 | See Source »

...even some of those who back the ban think the government is taking it too far. In Istanbul's busy waterfront Tophane district, popular for its nargile - or water pipe - cafés, dozens of patrons sit on candy-colored beanbags, puffing on glass pipes, impervious to the impending change as they fill the air with the scent of fruity tobacco. "This is part of our culture," says cafe owner Ali Unal. "I understand not smoking indoors. But they say you cannot smoke even outside if you're under an umbrella. I don't see how they will enforce this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lights Out: Turkey is Next to Ban Smoking | 7/17/2009 | See Source »

...Born to Run Her departure was a distillate of all things Palin. It packed the same gob-smacking wallop as her arrival on the GOP ticket. Sunlit against an Alaskan waterfront, it was as telegenic as her boffo acceptance speech. Rambling along in Palinesque fashion, she didn't quite tell us where she's headed, but she left no doubt that she remains in a hurry to get there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Outsider: Where Is Sarah Palin Going Next? | 7/9/2009 | See Source »

...located in Singapore, not Shanghai, famed Hong Kong restaurateur Calvin Yeung named his first overseas venture One on the Bund, after Shanghai's legendary riverbank - with good reason. The goateed Yeung, who is also a chef and a self-taught interior designer, says that when he first saw the waterfront building that houses his restaurant, "I thought it reminded me of Shanghai." That could be because it's flanked by colonial-era buildings with an upcoming casino resort and new financial hub just meters away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One on the Bund, in Singapore | 6/11/2009 | See Source »

...Grande Style. On Florida's southwest coast, Naples Grande Beach Resort, part of the Waldorf Astoria collection of luxury hotels, presents a destination where even the Astors would feel at home. The resort has 23 waterfront acres, three miles of white sandy beaches and three swimming pools, including a pool with a 100-ft. waterslide (O.K., maybe Mrs. Astor wouldn't totally love that). All for $99 per night. Through Sept. 30, you get a fourth night free if you stay three nights. Plus, if you book by July 15, you'll earn a certificate at the end of your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summer Travel: Hotels for Under $100 | 6/1/2009 | See Source »

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