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Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Love Letters: Ann Patchett's Nashville The Love Letters Project is an anthology of reflections on American places by the local people that define them. Letters by the famous, infamous and eccentrically obscure will appear weekly on HuffPost Travel. Ann Patchett is the author of eight books, including "Run," "The Patron Saint of Liars," "State of Wonder," "Taft," "The Magician's Assistant" and "Bel Canto." She is also the author of two works of nonfiction, "Truth & Beauty" and "What Now?" This is her love letter to Nashville, Tennessee. PHOTOS: The World's Longest Passenger Jet Takes Flight Land Mines Found In Newark Airport Luggage PHOTOS: 7 Luxurious Honeymoon Hotels Sahara Hotel & Casino To Be Revamped, Become SLS Las Vegas Rand Paul: Stop 'Groping Toddlers & Grandmothers' BLOG POSTS Oneika Raymond: A Different Side Of Dubai (PHOTOS) We eyed them with empathetic fatigue -- they grunted under the weight of the boxes and sighed from exertion. Lindblad Expeditions: Exploring The Baja Wildness Via Instagram The same week news broke that Facebook would acquire Instagram, two travelers used the app to shoot their Baja California expedition, capturing a $1 billion memory of a gorgeous wilderness. Rick Steves: Cinque Terre Six Months After The Flood Vernazza is built around one street and the surrounding hills funneled flash-flood waters right through the middle of town. After six months, the upper half of town still feels like a war zone. Monique Stringfellow: Between Sun And Sea On Singapore's Sentosa Island After breakfast, we steered clear of the macaque monkeys that had gathered on the patio in the hopes that hotel guests would share their croissants. David Crisanti: High Plains Drifting There is a surprising amount to do within a short drive of Rapid City. Leave your urban sense of irony in its holster.

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