Travel articles 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.
Cinderella's Pumpkin Coach
Picture of Cinderella's pumpkin coach, done in a hand-crafted mosaic, seen in the entrance to Cinderella's Castle Suite in Walt Disney World. The Cheat Sheet to Obtaining Your Passport
Traveling outside the U.S. and exploring foreign shore is lots of fun. Just remember: you'll need a passport. If you don't already have one, this quick video will show... Best Vegas Pools
For several months of the year, a swimming pool in Vegas is a must. Use this list as a guide to the best Las Vegas swimming pools. Door to Cinderella's Castle Suite
Picture of the door to Cinderella's Castle Suite in Walt Disney World.
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