Photos of Piran, Slovenia
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.
Affordable Luxury: Explore the world From an African safari to heli-skiing, here's how to live large for less--a tip for every month.
Apartment Rental in Rome My family in Rome last month. (Yes, those are the Spanish Steps.) Conde Nast Traveler reader M. Kaplan has written in asking for advice regarding renting an apartment in Rome: "My husband and I have enjoyed your useful, practical travel...
New Reviews of Gay Bars in Baltimore, Minneapolis, Prague, and Costa Rica Purely in the name of research (sort of), I've been visiting plenty of cool bars in my travels lately - just last night I was out checking out some fun... How to Tip a Hotel Maid Hotel maids, although often providing "invisible" services during your stay, can and should be tipped for good service. Here's how to tip a hotel maid. |
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