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...consideration. It should not surprise you that Harvard is the mostest, bestest, well endowed institution in the nation. Our long history and upstanding tradition of perfection leave us miles ahead of the competition. (Or at least several inches). Our vast financial resources are only the beginning. Harvard has a forest. We also have a glacier. Unlike most other glaciers, the Harvard Glacier is not receding but rather advancing, and is (of course) the largest glacier in the Alaskan “College Fjord.” When filling out your matriculation card, ask yourself, “Does this school...
Cathy and her husband Terry believe ardently in the restorative powers of the rain forest's pure air and water. They have both battled cancer in the past few years, and now they want to expand the lodge's range of therapies?such as naturopathy, yoga and meditation?and services to include healing retreats and corporate escapes. But their boutique-size spa has none of the hauteur you might expect at the Ritz. With room for only 30 guests, Daintree is so private that visitors are more likely to encounter a white-lipped tree frog than a fellow guest when...
...fall to make quartz knives and pounding stones. These days Keely Naden visits the same spot her ancestors knew so well, but now she takes lodge guests with her, and her daily walk is a highlight of a stay here. The bush amble includes spotting Boyd's forest dragon lizards amid the thick foliage, pointing out the native hibiscus whose blooms signal when the eggs of the brush turkey are ready to eat and stopping at the waterfall, where Naden thanks the resident spirits for letting her visit...
Through Naden's stories, picked up while she roamed the bush with her grandmother, the impenetrable-looking forest reveals itself as both larder and refuge. "There are so many things that can be learned from Aboriginal people," says the 25-year-old, "not just about bush medicines but about our philosophies of living with nature as well...
...scent of ylang-ylang floats on the breeze, Worcester points out a dark swath of forest where he once lived on the banks of a tributary in a shack with no walls and, until a neighbor ran an extension cord to his place to power a lamp, no electricity. "I used to fish from my lounge room," he says wistfully. Such accommodation might sound sweet to some, but if taking eco-holidays is about being immersed in natural beauty with some indulgence along the way, the Daintree lodge hideaway is a happy choice. Green ants...