Photos of Ilave, Peru
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Caitlin, Arm #2: Bedbug Bites Caitlin's Arm #2: Pictures of bedbug bites by real people bitten by bedbugs. 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.
Clothes Hung by Butler Clothes Hung by Butler: Pictures of Azul Blue, a gourmet all-inclusive beach resort in Tulum, Mexico. Excalibur A colorful and whimsical castle at the south end of the Strip. At night, this castle is like a fairy tale come true, lit up in pinks, purples and greens. Across the drawbridge, the King Arthur theme will delight kids and anyone who grew up loving tales of knights in shining armor. |
The Cheers Travel World / Ilave photos