If you believe any of this, I need to talk to you about ocean front property in Nebraska.

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Last February, I stood on the rooftop of Nakano Elementary School in Sendai and contemplated the vast open plains near the ocean front.

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Residents and guests will have access to the ocean-front Bay Village with boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, cafes and other entertainment options.

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Retreats like The Island Experience allow visitors to experience Ilha Grande's splendour through a program of sea-kayaking and hiking, along with yoga and capoeira (Brazilian martial art) workshops from its ocean-front perch.

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Looking out across the blue ocean in front of the Portuguese embassy in Maputo, Ambassador Mario Godinho de Matos takes a more sanguine view, pointing out that the Portuguese have always been explorers.

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"You could conceivably mush a dog team 150 miles to the Pacific Ocean from our front yard and not see another soul on the entire trip!"

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The thing is beautiful -- and yeah, we can confirm, as Kaz suggested, that you really do want to stick out your hand and touch the picture when you're standing in front of it, particularly, when the video cycles through images of the ocean, with water droplets hitting the screen.

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