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"The economy" is putting a pall on a lot of plans this year, but family vacation town Orlando, Florida doesn't want to be crossed off anybody's list. Orlando frequently has... Swimming Pool at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
Picture and details about the swimming pool area at Paris Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip. Travel Advisory - Holiday Weather Delays
Many regions of the U.S. are experiencing treacherous weather - just as all of us are trying to get home for the holidays. Many travelers in Seattle, for... Airport Delays
Inclement weather in the Northeast (sleet, snow, freezing rain) is causing delays at some airports, including LaGuardia (LGA) , Newark (EWR) , Philadelphia (PHL) and JFK. Check conditions... 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.
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