Antarctica's South Georgia Island has a population of several million penguins. I know that for a fact because I think I took that many pictures of them. One of those penguins happened to be black--all black--and perhaps you noticed, that..
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FAME: Twitter celeb @AdventureGirl takes us around the Marquesas Islands Cities other than NYC and Boston have great St. Patrick's Day Parades Google Maps finally adds directions feature for bicycling Also: Conan O'Brien might be off the air, but you can see him on stage! ; The Top 5 Museum Exhibits you need...
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The West Country is so last decade. The up and coming surfing mecca is the North Yorkshire coast near Scarborough. Champion! We are on the beach at Cayton Bay, south of Scarborough, listening to James Turner, the tutor from Scarborough Surf School: "This is the nose and this is the tail." He's talking...
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'The last time I cried? When the blue guy's tree burned down in Avatar' Shaun White, 23, was born in California. He began skiing at four and snowboarding at six; at 13, he became a professional snowboarder
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The new Formula One motor racing season starts this weekend and we’ve already received a few enquiries as to which establishments on the island will be showing both the qualifying session and races. Below are some of the recommendations for local bars in the different Lanzarote resorts where you can catch all the...
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The Highams go to Hawaii!
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Marquesas Islands Lost pearls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Visit the places that are famous for their nature beauty.
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I know that the Transportation Security Administration – especially the TSA’s blog – gets plenty of comments from people who are outraged that airport security doesn’t do more “profiling”. Here is one of those comments: “The reason why the blue-eyed great-grandmother from Minneapolis is given a hard time while four young Middle-Eastern men sail through, is...
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You really don’t know what it means to get wistful about a destination until you’ve come home from Hawaii. You’ll try to put your finger on what’s triggering such an emotional response, recalling the islands’ perfect amalgam of beauty and warmth and kindness, but that’s only part of it. Why you’ll yearn is so...
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Galiano Island, the longest island in the chain of Gulf Islands in BC, is full of beaches, lovely places to stay, art events and diverse species.
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