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I envy people who can just look at a sunset. I wonder how you can shoot it. There is nothing more grotesque to me than a vacation. 

Dustin Hoffman

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AmEx saves historic DC site

AMERICAN EXPRESS has given $1 million (£639,000) to restore and preserve the Lockkeeper’s House, the oldest existing structure on the National Mall in Washington D.C.

The 178-year-old house stands as a rare artifact of early 19th-century Washington, when commerce was conducted via a system of canals designed to transport goods. 

The Lock Keeper's House located at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. Constructed in 1833, the Federal-style building housed the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Extension operator (the Extension connected the C&O Canal to the Washington City Canal). The house was abandoned in 1855 and fell into disrepair. In 1903, the building was partially renovated and used as storage for park service equipment. On November 30, 1973 the Lock Keeper's House was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

It has been boarded up for more than 40 years and is in a state of extreme disrepair, despite its prominent location near the Washington Monument and the World War II Memorial on Constitution Avenue.

As part of the grant funding from AmEx, the house will be lifted and moved back 32 feet from the road and heavy street traffic.

‘Historic places such as the Lockkeeper’s House help us unlock our rich cultural and commercial past,’ said Timothy J. McClimon, president of the American Express Foundation. “

Built as both a home and workplace, the house served the lock that connected the Washington branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Canal and Washington City Canal that ran parallel to where the National Mall is now. The house was operated by a keeper between 1835 and 1873. He collected tolls, kept trade records, and operated the lock gates to allow for the passage of canal barges transporting heavy goods from the interior of the United States. When the C&O Canal was replaced by railways and the canals were filled, the house was no longer needed.

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Cottage holidays ‘more romantic’ than hotels

ACCORDING to a recent survey commissioned by romantic cottage specialists thelittledomain.com, couples in the UK would choose a holiday cottage over a hotel for the perfect romantic holiday. 

Of the 1,000 couples surveyed, 64 percent opted for a holiday cottage.

The survey also found that men are four percent more likely to book a cottage break than women when organizing a romantic break for their partner. 

Cottages also appear to be the ideal place to allow young love to blossom with 72 percent of 18-24 year-olds choosing this option also.

These findings follow a survey by Glasgow City Marketing Bureau which claimed that the perfect romantic weekend away consisted a two-hour lie-in, six hours exploring and eight hours eating and drinking. These are the kinds of activities that couples can indulge in more often during a cottage holiday compared to a restrictive hotel break where a lie-in can lead to an awkward encounter with the cleaner. 

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More Brits go for UK self-catering

SELF-CATERING summer holidays in Britain will again be the preferred choice for many UK families, according to Visit Britain, which estimates that annually more than 80 million nights are spent in holiday cottages, flats, and apartments.  

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Find that holiday now............

WE ARE CHUFFED that the spring/summer edition of our Go Holiday - Self-Catering Villas & Cottages Worldwide magazine is now out; available in print and also on-line in digital form. 

This issue is packed with resort reports, news and views from 

• Cornwall, 
• Crete, 
• Suffolk, 
• Carmarthenshire, 
• Northern Ireland, the 
• Costa del Sol, 
• Turkey, 
• Orlando, and 
• Poland … 

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and, of course, 100's of holiday cottages, villas, and apartments – by the coast, in the country, and in the sun - worldwide. 

You’ll find a link to the digital edition on the website’s home page, or go to http://goholidayworldwide.com/digimag.

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Summer reading – Go Holiday - in print and online

DON’T miss the summer edition of Go Holiday magazine, out now in print , and also on-line. You’ll find a link to the digital edition on the website’s home page, or go to http://goholidayworldwide.com/digimag.

You’ll find resort reports from Cornwall, Crete, Suffolk, Carmarthenshire, Northern Ireland, the Costa del Sol, Turkey, Orlando, and Poland … and, of course, 100's of holiday cottages, villas, and apartments – by the coast, in the country, and in the sun. 

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