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Article: Travel: Holiday home from home; Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket may be American but they sure don't feel like it, as Dylan Dronfield discovers during a restful stay.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- January 12, 2002
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Byline: Dylan Dronfield
A word not often used to describe America is understated. Its brash casinos, glamour-plastic movie industry and loud-mouthed sports fans mean it is hardly a mecca of calm for visitors.
But a trip to Cape Cod and its sophisticated neighbouring islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket will be as much a surprise to the tourist as the area is a popular and sophisticated escape for East Coast Americans.
The three destinations in Massachusetts are havens of American history from the days of the English pilgrim fathers landing in ...
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