After taking a deep breath, Beth Ann Rutledge of Tallahassee swims down into the pool, an earthen cavity called Ginnie Spring that discharges approximately 30 million gallons of water per day, feeding the cola-colored Santa Fe River. As she drops beneath a limestone shelf at the edge of the spring, the opening widens. Passing [...]
21
Apr
island-hopping - islands are sanctuaries from the toil of landlocked
life. But our top havens need protecting says Brian Schofield, who tips 10
island getaways
2. Britain’s
perfect pitches - adventure, romance, showers, zero guilt; a night
under canvas has it all, says the editor of the Cool Camping guides - one of
our best read features of 2007
3. The
eight best [...]
21
Apr
They make things easy: they have good selections, and they�ll happily pack up your handblown glasses and carved headboard and ship them to you, or even arrange custom orders. But prices rival those in the United States. For those with a serious love of shopping, and on the lookout for deals � especially on artisanal [...]
21
Apr
No, %26ldquo;green%26rdquo; is not just a boring shade of travel. It’s not a label or a stamp
or something that we need to count and frown about or even snub as we tour
the globe. Green is the colour outside and it’s beautiful. Welcome to our
Green Spaces.
We should be aware of the differences we make - but [...]
21
Apr
Oddly, the Marquesas were among the first South Pacific islands to be settled, and from their shores departed some of the greatest navigators of all time, those who went on to discover the rest of the so-called Polynesian triangle (Tahiti-Hawaii-Easter Island). The farthest Polynesian islands from Tahiti � 900 miles � the Marquesas have long [...]
21
Apr
Consider the Westchester County Center in White Plains, one cold Sunday morning last month, where hundreds of dogs and their humans milled about before the start of the Saw Mill River Kennel Club%26#8217;s dog show, one of more than 20,000 that the American Kennel Club sanctions each year.
Dogs were being fluffed and pouffed, brushed and [...]
21
Apr
%26#8220;There were so many vendors, flowers, the D.J.s, and it was getting bigger and bigger,%26#8221; Ms. Pazarena said. %26#8220;I was just getting flooded with e-mails, I was getting so stressed.%26#8221;
Ultimately, in planning their ceremony in Provincetown, Mass., which will mix Irish and Hawaiian themes, the couple hired a wedding planner to help out. They [...]
21
Apr
If you have just endured the virtual hell of being trapped for six hours in
the August heat of the Channel Tunnel because of power failure, then the
eventual sight of the Abbaye de Valloires must be the next best thing to
heaven.
A frantic forty five minute drive down from Calais, a quick freshen up at our
hotel then [...]
20
Apr
It is, officially, the first day of spring, but nobody has told the south of
Dorset. Grey clouds are massing over the hills of Purbeck and a keen wind is
blowing up from Bovington Camp. I am in a lay-by on King George V Road, once
called Tank Park Road, staring intently at a tree and the memorial [...]
20
Apr
The launch of Virgin Atlantic%26rsquo;s inflight beauty service for Upper Class
passengers marked a radical departure from the stuffy business and first
class offerings of its rivals.
Even the name, Upper Class, instead of the usual %26ldquo;First%26rdquo;, %26ldquo;Business%26rdquo; or other
stiff monikers, was a cheeky poke at the establishment. But rather than
being just another Virgin gimmick aimed at maximum [...]
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