Photos of Shakhta, Russia
Travel articles Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach Ready for ArtExplosion '09, With Lea DeLaria and Lily Tomlin From February 7 through February 21, one of the world's largest GLBT arts festivals, ArtExplosion, comes to sunny Fort Lauderdale, bringing in a slew of talented visual and performing artists,... 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.
Europe With Kids: Eurocamp With Toddler Programs Don't let the name fool you: "Eurocamp" holiday parks do have camping, but also have waterparks, watersports, free kids' programs; and guests variously stay in bungalows, holiday homes, or... Orlando Promotions "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... Circus Circus Circus Circus is nonstop action, and not just in the casino. The Adventuredome is a great place to keep kids entertained and offers pay-one-price tickets for theme park rides. The dome, while keeping the weather out, keeps the noise in. The hotel corridors and rooms are also decorated in a rather noisy style. Circus acts are performed every twenty minutes and can been seen from the casino and most of the restaurants. Honestly, the whole place gives me a headache. |
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