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New York City Lights Up for the Holidays
Few urban settings capture the spirit of Christmas, Chanukah and New Year's than New York City, which even received a fresh layer of snow over the weekend. The city's most... Hotel Deals
Hot hotel deals, discounts and package rates. Get ideas with hotel deals for romantic getaways, family vacations, girls getaways, luxury ski trips and more. 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... Eating Well on the Road
Nearly a month after making a resolution to eat healthier, I'm finding myself struggling to follow through. I could blame my hectic work schedule and business travels, but it's really... 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.
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