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...expect a magnificent setting. Nestled at the edge of almost 2.2 million acres of tropical rain forest protected by a World Heritage listing, Daintree is bursting with a dizzying array of flora and fauna, including nearly half of Australia's bird species and what often sound like most of its frogs. Butterflies float among the palms like large leaves, their wings a flash of metallic blue in the shafts of sunlight...
...involvement with local Aboriginal people that began as a friendship is now part of the ethos of the Maloneys' business. Besides guided walks, guests, who range from bird watchers to honeymooners, can take Aboriginal art classes, buy pieces on exhibit by local Aboriginal artists or listen to a didgeridoo demonstration by one of the indigenous staff members. Traditional smoking ceremonies?believed to have spiritual cleansing properties?are held when new staff join, and in the spa, a traditional blend of lemon myrtle leaves and gum leaves is burned before each treatment. Local plants and Aboriginal remedies are featured throughout...
...Pulitzer and Nobel prizes. Ferlinghetti read first from his older and better recognized works, including the 1958 collection, “A Coney Island of the Mind.” Midway through the performance, he began a multimedia presentation of post-Sept. 11 poetry: the American natural anthem and bird calls played beneath and between his stanzas, as Ferlinghetti raised and lowered the volume by hand for emphasis. “What’s really amazing is that his work [from the 1950s] is still dynamic, resonant, and conscious today,” said Daniel Tobin, a member...
Each team we have played against so far has been home to some kind of a mascot, from a six-foot crawfish named “Conrad the Crawdad” to a ridiculously indescribable neon colored bird...
...Prazeres Cemetery, with tombs in every possible architectural style. Cost: $1.50 one-way, $1.80 round trip. Journey time: about 40 min. London: Pick up a westbound No. 11 bus at the Bank of England in the City financial district and make for the top deck to enjoy a bird's eye view of St. Paul's Cathedral, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. Moving down Whitehall, after passing the two Queen's Household Cavalry sentries outside Horse Guards Parade, the bus approaches the iron gates that guard the entrance to 10 Downing Street - you might catch a glimpse of the Prime...