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Europe With Kids: Eurocamp With Toddler Programs
Don't let the name fool you: "Eurocamp" holiday parks do have camping, but also have waterparks, watersports, free kids' programs; and guests variously stay in bungalows, holiday homes, or... Who Wants a Pleistocene-Era Backyard?
While casting about for feel-good stories, we remembered the lost and starving Magellanic penguins that were airlifted to safety by the Brazilian army last fall. The young penguins, whose home is in the southern Atlantic, had wandered too far north, washing up on the warm beaches of Brazil by the hundreds, and the situation looked grim when "animal-welfare activists loaded the birds onto a Brazilian air force cargo plane and flew them 1,550 miles to the country's southern coast, where a crowd of onlookers celebrated as the penguins marched back into the sea." Definite feel-good material.
When a Flight Delay or Cancellation is Caused by Weather
After the last blog entry about flight delays and cancellations due to the airline's own issue, I thought it might be good to look at the flip side - when... Grand Xcaret - Aerial View - Pictures of Grand Xcaret
Aerial View: Photos of the Grand Xcaret by Occidental resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Cruise Poll Results: Readers' Ratings
Our readers rated more than 400 ships according to the highest seafaring standards to arrive at this select list of 90 top ships.
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