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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.
Iberostar Grand Hotel Paraiso
The best of all worlds, the Iberostar Grand Hotel Paraiso combines all-inclusive convenience with luxurious accommodations, butler service and a breath-taking Caribbean beach. After the Crash: A Tale of Two Airlines
As divers prepare to raise the airplane engine of US Airways flight 1549 from the depths of the frozen Hudson River, the warm and fuzzy--if not saccharine--coverage of the "miracle" on the Hudson continues apace.
Disney's Deluxe Resorts
Disney's Deluxe resorts put you closest to the magic and add luxuries not found at the other resorts, but at the highest rates. Hotel Pictures
Hotel pictures of all recommended hotels and resorts; hotel pictures are listed by destination.
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