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London games countdown is a star-studded event —With 6.6 million tickets up for sale, two Olympic superstars visited London last month to help celebrate the countdown to the 2012 Summer Games. READ STORY
WALES
Wales watching: Will and Kate hooked on Anglesey — A year ago, Anglesey was best known among birders. But now, royal watchers are also lacing up their hiking boots and leaving London behind for a gander at an exotic pair of lovebirds. READ STORY
FRANCE
Pretty as a picture: Honfleur, cradle of Impressionism —I first saw Honfleur, France, where the River Seine meets the English Channel, in 1977. I was sitting in a Houston movie theater watching the French comedy Dear Detective, about a professor and his old girlfriend, who doesn't want him to know she has become a police inspector. READ STORY
ARGENTINA
Natural beauty of Patagonia is boundless —In Patagonia, beautiful things are still beautiful, even if you enjoy them with the masses as Bruce Chatwin discovered in his classic travel book, In Patagonia. READ STORY
SPAIN
Spain off the beaten path —We were less than 20 minutes outside of Madrid's sweeping broadways, art galleries and tourist-packed plazas, but we could just as easily have been in rural North Texas. READ STORY
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NEWS
Wealthiest air travelers think they get less for their dollars—Business travelers and affluent fliers said they didn't feel they were getting their money's worth. READ STORY
Committee predicts $170 billion shortfall in state roads funding—Transportation funding in Texas is "unacceptable" and will increase traffic congestion and highway maintenance costs if not corrected, according to an updated report commissioned to investigate the long-term transportation infrastructure needs of the state. READ STORY
Chase's debit cards will become less rewarding—JPMorgan Chase is discontinuing a program that gave debit card users frequent flier miles and breaks on baggage fees. READ STORY
Houston museum showcases 'the full kaleidoscope' of Texas—Houston's Museum of Natural Science is poised to launch a six-month celebration of Texas history marking the state's 175th anniversary of independence from Mexico. READ STORY
Pilots call tower, and nobody's home. Feds: Controller asleep—Responding to the incident, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement that he has directed FAA to put two air traffic controllers on the midnight shift at Reagan National. READ STORY
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