Guidebooks will no longer send travelers to restaurants that have closed or to once charming inns that have turned into fleabags.

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Some of the original stone markers can still seen at the prize-winning winery Quinta Nova da Nossa Senhora do Carmo, one of dozens of local quintas (estates) where you can dine or stay in charming and authentic surroundings.

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Candidates may have gone to the best schools or may come across as charming and brilliant in interviews thus disguising their laziness, incompetence or nastiness.

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You go with the (mostly charming) flow or go home.

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With its flat terrain and long vistas, exploring the Hamptons by bicycle can be an good way to peek behind the gates and in-between the hedgerows of the mega-mansions on Lily Pond Lane in East Hampton or Ocean Road in Bridgehampton, or to explore the long boulevards interspersed with charming shops and restaurants.

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When you consider it, dog ears are really quite charming, unlike say, dog noses or dog bellies.

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Whether using a bolster on a bed or a sofa, think of it as a charming diplomat, well-mannered and calmly efficient but capable of fun.

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And when you start to explore, you find that, though the person may look and act apparently normal--even charming--all those around him or her are suffering.

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Some New Orleans neighborhoods remind me of pre-1980 Greenwich Village, offering a charming urban environment without either the extortionate price tag or oppressive density.

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The rolling hills around the Irish capital are endowed with an array of easily accessible day trips, from charming coastal villages to breathtaking mountain scenery, all just a car or train ride away.

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