This 130-mile curving strip of sand, thrusting far out into the Atlantic Ocean, is a unique combination of magnificent beachfront and four centuries of history And while a burgeoning tourist trade has transplanted all of the comforts of "back home" to its sands - up to and including upscale resorts, fancy restaurants and boutiques and, yes, a shopping mall - that feeling of remoteness, of being in a place where wind and wave still have the final word, persists in the salt air

If you think you have problems with air travel these days, here is part of a story from the POLITICO NEWS by DANIEL LIBIT & RICHARD T CULLEN Serving in Congress has its privileges, but avoiding the perils of modern air travel isn't one of them