Photos of Itagiba, Brazil
Travel articles 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. 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.
Mandalay Bay Since its opening in 1999, Mandalay Bay has become one of the most popular hotels on the Strip. At night, rumjungle becomes one of the hippest night spots in town. Concerts are held in the arena or the House of Blues concert hall. During the day, there's a rare coin museum, a walk-through aquarium and several trendy restaurants. C.M., Ankle: Bedbug Bites C.M.'s Ankle: Pictures of bedbug bites by real people bitten by bedbugs. Disney's Vacation Club Resorts Disney's Vacation Club resorts have great locations and add room for large families or groups, the option of kitchens, in-room laundry and multi-bedroom suites. |
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