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Rural America

Joanna put her finger on it today: in all the times I've been to the USA, I've never been to a rural location. Work has dragged me round the conference circuit and last year I sent myself to New York on a holiday, but not once have I strayed beyond the city blocks, the streets and avenues, the reach of the subway.

This week I'm staying with my sister and her family at their home in Saranac Lake. It's in New York State, but the differences between here and the city couldn't be more marked.