Travel articles Swimming Pool at the Luxor Hotel Casino
Picture and details about the swimming pool area at the Luxor Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. 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.
Swimming Pool at Flamingo Las Vegas
Picture and details about the swimming pool area at Flamingo Las Vegas. Rail Europe Tip: Buy Early
Let's face it: January is not a prime time for people to travel Europe by rail. But there are some good deals waiting for those who are willing to consider... Luxor Hotel Casino
The Luxor has become an unmistakable icon on the Strip, with its distinctive pyramid design, giant Sphinx standing guard outside, and a spotlight from the top that is the brightest beam in the entire world. The atrium is the largest in the world, and the hotel itself is the second largest in Las Vegas.
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