Photos of Russkoye, Russia
Travel articles 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.
When a Flight Delay or Cancellation is Caused by Weather After the last blog entry about flight delays and cancellations due to the airline's own issue, I thought it might be good to look at the flip side - when... Chicago: World-class cuisine and modern American architecture Enjoy great food and hear blues and jazz every night of the week in the land of Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters.
More on Negotiating Your Hotel Rate "I just arrived from Cairo," writes reader Janice Schacter, "where I was able to negotiate my room rate at the Four Seasons. Not only did I get a third-night-free deal, but I also lowered the rate by calling the hotel manager. I then negotiated the airport transfer, which was really a price gouge."
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