Photos of Mazarron, Spain
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.
Moody Gardens The outdoor tropical swimming pool at Moody Gardens Hotel. Miami Beach's Retro-Fabulous Fontainebleau Resort Reopens Following a nearly three-year, $1 billion overhaul, that favorite retro-hip address of Rat Pack glitterati and old money Miami - the Fontainebleau Resort - reopened recently in Miami Beach. Never... Family Vacations Family vacations: Your best bets for hotels and resorts catering to family vacations. Animal Kingdom Lodge A unique deluxe resort, Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge is built around a private animal reserve. Three separate savannas encompass 33 acres and are home to over 200 mammals and birds (three dozen species). The savannas are lit up each night with a simulated hull moon. Inside the lobby, look for artifacts collected from or inspired by African tribes. African cast members are happy to share about their home countries. |
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