Photos of Istra, Russia
Travel articles Caitlin, Foot: Bedbug Bites Pictures of bedbug bites by real people bitten by bedbugs. Which President Was the Best Traveled? It would be an exaggeration to say that a great president is by definition a well-traveled one--Abraham Lincoln never left the United States--yet for most, leaving Washington now and then was both edifying and expedient.
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.
Airfare Specials this Week I actually said "wow" out loud when I saw the sheer depth of airfare specials available for sale this week. Some even have travel dates that extend to summer and... Saddle Creek Resort Offers Valentine’s Day Golf/Ski Package Saddle Creek Resort in the scenic foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains – today announces a “Valentine’s Day Golf/Ski Package” featuring its highly-ranked golf course and nearby Bear Valley Ski... |
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