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...which Gusman uses to make Irish soda muffins, has a deep burgundy hue and a smoky flavor, and hijiki, which she puts on crostini, is jet black and sweet. Home cooks can find edible seaweeds in dehydrated form in health-and specialty-food shops. But don't scour the beach for your dinner. The seaweed that washes ashore is probably decayed or contaminated. --By Janice M. Horowitz
...scientists are finally losing their infatuation with all the hype about genes as the final word on human nature, it's just as apparent that they're still a long way from a real understanding of why we do what we do. My search will continue. SOLOMON DIXON Redondo Beach, Calif...
With the Navy gone, visitors can explore the island's miles of forest roads and drive to the beach of their choosing. A road down the western side of the island passes by 300 empty, ghostlike storage bunkers, where the Navy kept some of its munitions before it left. The silos are now historical relics. But you will find other marks the U.S. military left on the people of Vieques and their land, including an occasional sign that reads, NO TRESPASSING. AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY. DANGER. EXPLOSIVES...
High on the checklist of asian travel is the perfect beach?a sun-drenched Elysium unsullied by the footprints of backpackers and sarong vendors. The standard ensemble of white sand, stately palms and sapphire sea is lovely, no doubt, but it gives the visitor little sense of place. For that, you need people, preferably local. Some travelers look at a funky beer joint on the beach as an eyesore; to me, it's a sign of life?not always intelligent life, but holidays aren't meant for heavy thinking...
...When the sun set on my first night in Goa, it found me at Zeebob's, on Utorda beach, not thinking too hard. Architecturally speaking, Zeebob's barely exists: when the monsoon comes, everything except the concrete kitchen block gets swept away. Yet, when hammered and nailed back into existence, Zeebob's serves magnificent grilled seafood amid a setting of palm trees and twinkling lights just above the tide line. And there are hammocks there for that postprandial collapse...