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Seward Johnson has converted a 35-acre N.J. park into The Grounds for Sculpture, a monument to accessible art.]]></description><author> Dan Dupont</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go Play in the Road]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11321-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11321-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:20:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The sport of Irish road bowling is catching on in Ireland, W. 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comfier place to open a literary vein than Charlottesville.]]></description><author> Jennifer Howard</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, Viera in the Springtime]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18593-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18593-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:20:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Those who can't wait for the Nationals' RFK Stadium debut are taking spring break 15 miles inland from Florida's Atlantic Coast.]]></description><author> Marc Fisher</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now Serving]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64424-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64424-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:20:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Even in the depths of winter, everything points to tennis at a resort in Bethany Beach, Del.]]></description><author> Linton Weeks</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Day at the Beach]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45570-2005Feb22.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45570-2005Feb22.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:20:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The combination of Internet fare shopping and low-price airlines have ushered in a new era -- the age of the day trip to South Florida.]]></description><author> Robert Bassman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raising Canaan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27634-2005Feb15.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27634-2005Feb15.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:20:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[High-in-the-sky valleys and numerous cross-country trails make West Virginia's Canaan Valley a prime Mid-Atlantic ski destination.]]></description><author> Steve Hendrix</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Weekend With the Flakes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9455-2005Feb8.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9455-2005Feb8.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:20:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An out-of-the-way Western Maryland lodge requires four-wheel drive and revels in snow-covered roads.]]></description><author> Gayle Keck</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Room With a Clue]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55680-2005Feb1.html?nav=rss_travel/escapes</link><guid 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