Photos of Erbach, Germany
Travel articles Disney's Polynesian Disney's Polynesian Resort holds a charm for both first-time visitors and those nostalgic for the classic Disney experience. One of the original three choices for accomodations in Disney World, Disney's Polynesian Resort can make you forget how much things have changed here since the hotel opened in 1971. With lush tropical landscaping inside and out, white sandy beaches and a location you can't beat, Disney's Polynesian Resort is a good bet for a family getaway. Contemporary Resort Disney's Contemporary Resort, a Deluxe category resort, is situated on the Seven Seas Lagoon, close the Magic Kingdom. The monorail passes right through the hotel. 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.
Checking out Wilmington and Cape Fear, in coastal North Carolina North Carolina has become steadily more popular with gay and lesbian travelers in recent years, especially as the state itself continues to become a bit more moderate politically, and even... New York City Lights Up for the Holidays Few urban settings capture the spirit of Christmas, Chanukah and New Year's than New York City, which even received a fresh layer of snow over the weekend. The city's most... |
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