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No More Nudity in California

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  • 10.27.09
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  • By Libby Zay
October 26, 2009 California state park officers will now be enforcing a nudity ban on beaches—including shores that have been informally designated as clothing optional zones. The San Francisco Gate reported Friday that The California Supreme Court

Trading a Quarter for a Hotel Room in the US Virgin Islands

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  • 10.12.09
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  • Patrick Batu
Think that all a quarter is good for is a soda or a snack from a vending machine? Think again. A quarter can now get you a hotel room in the US Virgin Islands. According to an October 9, 2009 article on Hotel Chatter, the USVI Department of Tourism is

Best Places To Relax in the U.S.

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  • 09.29.09
With school and work schedules on overdrive as Summer shifts into Fall, it's easy to forget about the need to take a break. But don't head into winter without an escape plan in place--before you know it the holidays will be here and you'll be feeling

Top Shark Attack Beaches

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  • 09.09.09
When you see a body of water, do you instantly imagine razor-toothed monsters lurking below the surface? Sharks are nearly flawless stalking and killing machines, making them one of the planet's most evolved predators. Fortunately for us, we aren't at

Top 10 Best Nude Beaches

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  • 09.04.09
Nude sunbathing has long been a cherished all-American tradition, from Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn cavorting in their birthday suits to Norman Rockwell's idyllic portraits of youngsters splashing at the swimming hole. Today stripping down is increasingly

Fifty and Fabulous: Deals to Celebrate Hawaii's 50th Anniversary

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  • 08.20.09
Today the beautiful, south Pacific island chain of Hawaii celebrates its 50th anniversary of statehood. It was on August 21st in 1959 (a full five years before our current president was born on the capital island of Oahu) that President Dwight D. Eisenhower

America's Most Polluted Beaches

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  • 08.11.09
Need a beach day? Before you pack the sunscreen and flip-flops, check to make sure your destination isn't a dump. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released its Testing the Waters 2009 report yesterday, chronicling which ocean, bay and Great

Top 10 Best City Beaches

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  • 08.07.09
Let's face it: even if the economy were humming, the odds of most of us jetting off to St. Tropez for a summer beach break are pretty slim. But if the thought of a "staycation" doesn't quite get your adrenaline rushing, consider that America is home

Most Popular Beaches, Then & Now

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  • 07.29.09
The promise of fun, sun, and surf has always held allure for Americans, and that is just as true today as it was in the era of your great-grandparents. On the other hand, some things do changeĀ—and we're not just talking about swimsuit styles. Over the

More Beach for Your Money

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  • 07.23.09
Craving a beach getaway that's as affordable as it is fun? If so, you're in luck. We've dug deep in America's sands to find the ten most spectacular (and spectacularly cheap) beach resorts from the East Coast to Hawaii. Each of the hotels on the following

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