Wind-washed meadows turn into an ocean, across which a train still glides.

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Vollmer made regular trips to Australia to train in the ocean and swim with dolphins, which made racing in the flat water of an Olympic pool feel far simpler.

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She would like to turn the parking lot of an old train depot in Ocean Springs, a town of about 18, 000 located 20 miles west of Moss Point, into green space.

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The following day I departed Nairobi bound for the Indian Ocean coast, riding the slow, winding train to Mombasa.

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Six kilometres east of Ventimiglia, the seaside resort town of Bordighera, also easily reachable by bus or train, has a smattering of trendy cafes and organic produce markets, a long ocean promenade lined with beach bars and glass-walled restaurants, plus a wide shoreline for sunbathing and swimming.

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The rest of the year the Ladds do trips in the Bahamas, the Costa Rica Pacific Coast, or train kayak instructors on the Jordan River in Israel, or do white water kayak surfing in the ocean.

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The same goes for train travel and car travel but there is an exception for travel by boat: if you travel by ocean liner, cruise ship, or other form of luxury water transportation for business purposes, there is a daily limit on the amount you can deduct.

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