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...Leaside Manor Apartments This 88-year-old property, www.leasidemanor.com, lies a 20-minute stroll from downtown St. John's and is a charming cocoon - think pretty gardens, wooden beams and walnut paneling. The 10 suites, more boudoir than businesslike, feature canopied beds, ornate fireplaces, and jacuzzis and double tubs in which to soak away the jet lag. Lip-smacking communal breakfasts are a house tradition. Get to know your fellow guests over eggs benedict, pancakes and croissants with partridgeberry jam before heading out for a day's sightseeing...
...below. Adam Ferguson, TIME's photographer, actually stood up to take pictures. It felt like we were taking fire from all sides, but in the dark it's hard to tell. But then, across the road, I could see muzzle flashes coming up from the hillside below. Our protective cocoon of humvee and mountainside had been breached. We had to run again, this time for the protection of another observation post about 150 meters away, while the soldiers at the observation post trained automatic fire on the insurgent positions...
...will bring SEX AND THE CITY movie sequel, a.k.a. Cocoon...
...When a loved one dies or you lose your job, for example, it's normal and healthy to mourn. You're supposed to feel sad and even depressed. But you can't cocoon yourself in sadness for too long. A study by UCSF researchers of HIV-positive men whose partners had died found that the men who allowed themselves to grieve while also seeking to accept the death were better able to bounce back from the tragedy. Men who focused only on the loss as opposed to, say, viewing the death as a relief of their partner's suffering, tended...
...bear to detach yourself from your room's colonial cocoon, Hué's majestic citadel (once home to the Emperors of the Nguyen dynasty) and Tu Duc tombs together comprise a UNESCO World Heritage Site and are well worth a tarriance. Then again, there's no shame in just kicking back at the hotel, whether you choose to play billiards in the plush lobby, lounge by the 320-sq.-ft. (30 sq m) pool, enjoy a massage at the spa or sample the delicious French-Vietnamese cuisine at Le Parfum, Hué's only fine-dining establishment. After...