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Word: completing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Tourist lucky enough not to be on fixed!, prepaid tours fled northern France and England to find the sun in Spain, Italy and the CÔte d'Azur. "From Menton to Marseille, hotels were hanging out the "Complet" (full up) signs, often socking the dollar-heavy tourist as much as $9 a day for back rooms without running water. Nice and Cannes, sunny as usual, were so solidly booked that many late arrivals had to go 20 miles into the mountains to find a bed. Budget-minded travelers discovered a more economical sun-drenched paradise in Spain, where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRAVEL: The Decayed Summer | 8/30/1954 | See Source »

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