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.
Photos of Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
Pictures
of rooms, lobby, pool, lounge and restaurant areas of Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. Tipping Etiquette
Tipping guide explains who in a hotel expects a tip, and exactly how much you should tip them. Winter Comfort Food: Regional specialties
Every region in America has its own comfort-food specialties, from the stalwart hot puddings of New England to the creamy chowders of the Pacific Northwest.
Swimming Pool at Flamingo Las Vegas
Picture and details about the swimming pool area at Flamingo Las Vegas.
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