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.
Vieques: Undiscovered and undeveloped
Relax on virginal white beaches once the property of the U.S. Navy, and stay at a stylish boutique hotel--no megaresorts here.
Valentine's Day Getaways
Can't think of a Valentine's Day gift for him or for her? Give a weekend Valentine's Day getaway instead. Grand Xcaret Occidental
The Grand Xcaret Occidental is a luxury all-inclusive beach resort on the Mexican Caribbean is adjacent to dramatic Xcaret Park. Cinderella's Castle
Picture yourself in Cinderella's Castle. For many Disney fans, spending the night in Cinderella's Castle is the ultimate dream come true.
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