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Old 03-14-2007, 02:00 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos View Post
And no offense to Calgary, but if I'm a New Yorker and I want somewhere to go for a cultural vacation with fancy concerts and nice meals, I'm not going to pick Calgary. It's a strange article. Sort of like if the Calgary Herald ran a travel story about New York City and told us all about the wide open spaces and enjoyable nature to be found there.
That's one way of looking at it, but I read it in a bit of a different way. To me, it seemed like they were trying to suggest a vacation spot that was a bit off the beaten path -- more or less saying, if you're visiting Banff, spend a few days in Calgary there is actually something worth seeing there that you might not expect.

Not only that, but the NY Times is one of those newspapers that's read all around the country, not just NY, so they may be writing it with more than just New Yorkers in mind.
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