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Washington

THERE WAS no mention in your article about the confusion that can take place over St. John's, Canada, and St. John, Canada.

It is important to check your tickets and ensure that destination places are correct.

St. John's, Newfoundland, was my first trip to Canada. When I arrived in Toronto to change planes, the customs officials said, "So, you're going to New Brunswick!"

Wrong. The travel agent had booked me there instead of Newfoundland. I spent the rest of the day in Toronto trying to get rebooked to St. John's.

Randi Thomas

Hanover, Md.

Boston's South Shore

HOW COULD Lawrence Lindner write about Duxbury, Mass. ["Classic New England: 5 for the Road," April 22] without saying that Capt. Myles Standish and John and Priscilla Alden are buried there? The Standish burial site is impressive, and the Alden home is a major historical site, as is the park that contains the outline of the original Standish home. Not only that, the Myles Standish Monument is a landmark that can be seen for miles around.

Lindner also failed to mention that the Daniel Webster home has just been refurbished and is open to the public.

Our family has been visiting a family home at Duxbury Beach for more than 50 years.

Fredericka Bernazani

Ashburn