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Once again, summer is upon us. The weather is
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hot, the days are long, the nights are warm and the
children are out of school. It is days like these that
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make beach travel a top priority.
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This issue of Trends is dedicated to aiding in your summer travels. Whether
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it is a road trip to the shores of Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, or to
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an exotic beach location in the West Indies, travel journalist Donna Owens will
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get you there.
If looking for a more family-friendly excursion or to just stay close to home,
Ocean City offers fun in the sun for all ages. With one of the Best Boardwalks
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in America, according to the Travel Channel, Ocean City is a nearby and inex-
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pensive way to get away.
But if you need to leave behind the local atmosphere all together, Donna has
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featured beaches in the West and Dutch Indies and Mexico in “Exotic Beach
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Bliss” to wet your international appetite for vacationing. St. Martin is one
of my favorite long travel beach destinations. It carries a French spirit with
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a Caribbean soul all across the island. One of the most amazing and elegant
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hotels is La Samanna, which sits on a golden sand beach—perfect for the ulti-
Michaela Blanchard mate relaxation and romance experience. This is the type of vacation where it
Marquise Goodwin is okay to leave the kids home and take some time for you and your significant
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Jessie Murphy I know you’re probably thinking all this sounds rather expensive, but when
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planning for this issue, we took the state of the economy into consideration.
And, yes, it is possible for you to live it up without breaking the bank. “Cheap
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Travel” gives some great money-saving tips from travel experts on how to make
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the most of your summer.
With all of the helpful tips inside, there’s no excuse for not taking the vaca-
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tion you deserve. I know I will.
Kristin Gray
See you at the beach.
Perry Green
Donna Owens
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Kevin Morris
Publisher and CEO of the African American Newspapers
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Graphic Designers
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Michelle Wright
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Photographer
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