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Wolfsong Lodge Gatlinburg TN

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"WOLFSONG LODGE"                     $395 to $645 per night

This gorgeous 5 bedroom 4.5 bath cabin is nestled within 6.6 acres of wilderness, & is very family-friendly.  Our home is gated, for extra privacy & security & has a fenced-in backyard. We brought in a chainsaw artist; to hand carve bears into the massive beams in the center of the living area!

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Airbnb 101: Using Social Media's Hottest "Places to Stay" Site

By Angie Picardo

with Kaleel Sakakeeny

As Airbnb says, "Find a Place to Stay."
And with participants in 34,183 cities in 192 countries, it's small wonder that the site has become the "go to place" for places to stay. And what may make the popular short term rental site even more popular, is its clever inclusion of neighborhood guides for cities all around the world, just in case a traveler is unsure where to travel to.

Features like this,

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Decorators-Designers-Dealers Sale, Auctions and Cocktail Party Gala

Saturday, June 1, 2013

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The 21st Annual Southampton Fresh Air Home’s Decorators-Designers-Dealers (DDD) Sale, Auctions and Cocktail Party Gala will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Southampton from 5-8:30 pm. This highly anticipated event is the opening fundraising party of the summer season, and features our famous live, silent and wine auctions and an extraordinary home furnishings and antiques sale. For details: http://www.

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Corals & colorful tropical fish in Cahuita National Park, Costa RicaThe mention of coral reefs usually brings to mind crystal-clear, warm tropical waters, bright colorful fish and coral … maybe even the movie, "Nemo." Coral reefs form such vast, diverse ecosystems that they are commonly called the "rainforests of the oceans."

Like the rainforests on land, coral reefs are extremely threatened by humans' actions and climate change. Since the late 1970s, coral reefs across the world have been dying at an unprecedented rate, and it only seems to be getting worse, acc

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One of my favourite places visited on my recent trip to South Africa was Grootbos Nature Reserve.

I was expecting a very rustic lodge type property with basic service and how I was wrong! Grootbos is set within a 23 hectare Milkwood forest and it is stunning. It was originally a farm with some decrepit outbuildings subsequently bought by a Capetonian for a ‘project’ in the 90s and it has grown since then.

The first thing you notice is its very modern building hidden within the thick forest and the

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Certainly 
Cuba has no shortage of charming Spanish colonial and early post-colonial architecture, from Pinar del Ríoout west to Santiago in the east. But for me the place that most makes me feel like I’ve actually stepped into the past of a century or more ago is Trinidad (Spanish for “trinity”), an almost ridiculously photogenic UNESCO World Heritage Site which in 2014 will commemorate its 500th anniversary.  In the province of Sancti Spiritus, on the south coast of the island’s midsection, i

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This is Vietnam’s second nicest grotto, after the Huong Tich Grotto in Ha Tay province”, Kinh Le Canh Hung said. Another name of Tam Coc- Bich Dong “A terrestrial Ha Long Bay” is also called. Today, lots of tourists in Vietnam travel have been being attracted to this place because of its marvelous landscapes and considerate services.

Tam Coc-Bich Dong Ninh Binh

In 1773, Mr. Nguyen Nghiem (the father of the great writer Nguyen Du) visited this cave. After viewing the whole scenery of the mountains, waterways, fields, and sky

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Kim Boi, one of the districts of Hoa Binh province, is said to be granted with a natural hot spring by the Nature. The hot spring is now a tourist spot which “can-not-be-ignored” if staying in Hoa Binh. Putting aside all the tensions and troubles of life, tourists will feel relax and comfortable when soaking themselves in Kim Boi Hot Spring.

Kim Boi hot spring in Hoa Binh

The mineral water continually spouts from the fountains, normally between 340C and 360C. According to some scientific tests, Kim Boi water resources are qual

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Costa Rica super woods coming soon?

My front door is starting to stick. The kitchen cupboards under the sink now won't close, and my bedroom door is suddenly dragging across the floor tile. Is my house in need of repair? No, it's just rainy season in Costa Rica.

Wood in Costa Rica is greatly affected by rain and humidityIn the tropics, water and humidity play a major role in daily life. For us in Costa Rica, rain affects everything from drinking water supply to growing food, maintaining our forests and vegetation, and our electricity generated by hydroelectric power. Not quite so obvious,

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Tropical forests cover 15% of the globe's surface and capture 25% of the carbon present in the atmosphere. These healthy forests play a critical role in curbing climate change. They "breathe" CO2 from the atmosphere and store it in trees and soil; in fact, roughly half of the world's terrestrial carbon is stored in forests, according to the international organization Conservation International.

Costa Rica is the only tropical country to substantially reverse deforestationCosta Rica is the first, and so far the only, tropical country in the world that has reversed a decades

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Exploring Berlin Like a Local

Berlin-Germany.jpg On my second trip to Berlin, I wanted anything but the typical tourist experience. I had hoped, without spending hours researching, to explore Germany’s capital city like an insider. 
As we walked to the first restaurant of the evening, we saw many points of interest along the way, including the gothic towers of the Oberbaum Bridge, the Berlin Wall East Side Gallery and a trendy electro club, Watergate, which offers views of the river.

Our first stop, the riverside Riogrande restaurant, was loc
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La semana anterior, la directora general de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (Unesco), Irina Bokova, vino de visita al país. El motivo de su viaje fue conocer de primera mano las famosas esferas precolombinas de Diquís, candidatas a convertirse en Patrimonio de la Humanidad.

De tal manera, la dignataria vio en persona estas estatuas monumentales, cuyo significado continúa siendo un misterio. Constató el proceso de conservación que se está desarrol

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Kathmandu is a city of temples. While on a trip to Kathmandu, you are bound to stumble upon a sacred religious figure, statue or temple on every turn you make. Kathmandu, along with its sister cities, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur, is estimated to have more than 150 major religious sites within its boundaries and countless other minor sites.

Even though Nepal is primarily considered a Hindu country, Buddhism has as big influence as Hinduism. Especially in Kathmandu valley the two religions go hand in ha

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A spectacle to behold, anyone who has experienced it would cherish the memories and would like to witness the same over and over again. There is this ''magic'' attraction which the Mara is synonymous with especially during migration time!

Though the migration is a full cycle process, starting from Tanzania and onto Kenya and back again to Tanzania, its the Kenyan side which attracts hundreds of visitors, year in year out. May be its because of the river crossing? or the fact that Mara is smaller

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