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Almost the end of the year – are you looking for a quick getaway vacation?

Before the holiday season gets going, escape for a week to sunny Costa Rica on a seven-day Tropical Paradise Vacation. This really good travel deal from Costa Rica Special Deals is priced at only $365 USD per person (based on double occupancy). You get three nights in the rainforest at majestic Arenal Volcano and three nights on the beach at gorgeous Manuel Antonio.

Impressive, towering Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica is alway

Aunque disfrute de una implantación casi universal, hay algunos cerdos que exhiben características especiales que los destacan del resto, cuenta Rafael Ansón, presidente de la Real Academia de Gastronomía. En España contamos con un verdadero animal totémico, el cerdo ibérico o “sus ibericus”, raza plenamente autóctona entre nosotros desde tiempos inmemoriales, que se distingue por su cabeza pequeña, un hocico prominente, un cuello corto y bien musculado, unos jamones largos y llenos y un pelaje

Kerala es la tierra de las palmeras y lagunas, una rica herencia cultural y tradiciones, vistas panorámicas, así como fauna diversificada, debido a que se cuenta entre algunos de los más buscados después de los lugares por los excursionistas de diferentes partes del mundo. La serenidad y la tranquilidad que los alrededores se abrazan ofrece una experiencia celestial para los turistas. Popularmente conocido como País de Dios, la tierra tiene mucho en la tienda para los amantes del turismo de rema

Ooh, ooh, ooh -- how I love discovering underappreciated wine regions.  The next best one just might be (it certainly gets my vote)Santa Barbara County’s Santa Rita Hills. Located about 30 minutes from Santa Barbara, think Highway 246 off the 101 Freeway and the cities of Buellton, Lompoc and Los Olivos.  Total acreage is 30,720 acres.  About 2,500 acres are planted in wine grapes. The appellation is spelled Sta. Rita Hills on the  wine labels so as not to step on the toes of the Santa Rita wine

If you’re fed up with the cold, of wearing layer after layer of clothing, of feeling as though your nose has got frostbite as soon as you step out the door in the morning and still haven’t decided where to spend your Easter holidays but definitely fancy some sun and sand… there’s no need to cross oceans – in fact you don’t even have to leave Europe, because the Canaries, our Fortunate Islands, are just around the corner.

Tenerife offers you the chance to enjoy a vast range of beaches with sands i

I think Jimmy Buffet said it best: "With these changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes, nothing remains quite the same."

There is a definite change in attitude traveling to Costa Rica on vacation. A slow in the pace, relax of the heartbeat, and a desire to kick back and soak in the sun on a beautiful tropical beach.

Like Margaritaville, cocktails and dreams take the stage in a seven-day spectacular Costa Rica beach vacation package by 2Costa Rica Travel agency. The "Cocktails & Dreams" package

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Dotted with mountains, hills, beaches, green valleys and plateaus, India has more to offer. Calling adventure enthusiasts. Prominent wildlife sanctuaries in the country attract global crowd, besides domestic. Here are a few which bring you close to their habitat (from a distant)! History freaks are also welcome.

Uttarakhand: Jim Corbett National Park Widely known as Corbett National Park, was set up to shelter an endangered tiger specie — Bengal Tiger. Among other fauna, Himalayan Black bears, le

Indonesia is The world’s fourth most populace country – 245 million and counting – is a sultry kaleidoscope that runs along the equator for 5000km. It may well be the last great adventure on earth. From the western tip of Sumatra to the eastern edge of Papua, this nation defies homogenisation. It is a land of so many cultures, peoples, animals, customs, plants, features, artworks and foods that it is like 100 (or is it 200?) countries melded into one.

And we’re talking differences that aren’t ju

From the concrete jungle of Johannesburg, South Africa, to the wilds of the Costa Rican rainforest is quite a change. Two months ago, South African couple Gary Kritzinger and Shayne Mrazek left behind electric fences and heavy security, hour-long 6 km commutes, and a metropolitan beehive of 12 million people, for a different kind of jungle where their closest neighbors are tree frogs and toucans.

"We just wanted to get out of the rat race and be closer to nature," Kritzinger said.

The couple's dre

As healthcare costs skyrocket in top nations around the globe, many people are going on sick leave and vacation at the same time.

The world medical tourism industry has become a $10.5 billion business based on the availability of high-quality medical services at reasonable rates in many developing countries. Patients are traveling abroad not only for quick-recovery cosmetic surgeries or dental procedures, but also for sophisticated surgeries, such as cardiac, orthopedics, neurosurgery, Bariatric,

Someone in my home feed on Twitter only posted the number of followers he/she gained. And the number of followers he/she lost. Every day

"Today I lost 5 Followers and gained 3."
"Today I lost 1 Follower and gained 0."
And so it went.

The steady drumbeat of the daily report fascinated me: I wanted to know why these followers came on board or jumped ship.
I wanted to know why they followed and unfollowed this rather humorous, clever person.

Then of course I started seriously to wonder the same ab

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Kerala, also known as God's Own Country, with its varied landscapes, ranging from beautiful beaches, spectacular hill stations, attractive backwaters to adventurous national parks, is a honeymooners' paradise. Whether you want to enjoy the bustling city life or retreat into seclusion surrounded by nature, Kerala offers it all. With its natural hideouts, emerald lagoons and lush green hills, Kerala is one of the most romantic destinations in India, making it an ideal place for honeymoon. 

por Andrés Figueroa Vásquez

El pasado 24 de abril fue publicada en el diario oficial La Gaceta la nueva Ley de Conservación de Vida Silvestre. Con ella se declaró ilegal y penalizada la cacería deportiva en el país.

Fue un hecho histórico, puesto que por primera vez el Congreso aprobó una ley que no fue colocada en la corriente legislativa por diputados o por el Poder Ejecutivo.

Dentro de ella se incluyen diversas sanciones. Por ejemplo, impone una de hasta ¢1,5 millones a quien cace animales silve

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As I prepare for my inevitable Never-Ending Tour and the inescapable expatriation that that will likely involve, I find myself standing at the crossroads (again) and taking inventory of my life and environs—particularly the USA—to see what's left to do here and what's here worth keeping.  And even though I've been to some 150-odd (as you know, some very odd!) countries, there are still some gaping gaps in my knowledge of people and places that I've often been very close to, but never actually ex