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...Tarzan and Jane had honeymooned in South Africa, the Tsitsikamma Forest?or "place of much water"?would have been their favorite bit (after his leopard-print underwear, of course). Stretching for 80 km along the Garden Route coastline is a verdant carpet of fynbos (Afrikaans for fine bush) and towering hard pear and Outeniqua yellow wood trees. It's also the perfect setting for those who like their outdoor experiences spiked with adrenaline: harnessed and helmeted nature lovers can whiz through the Tsitsikamma's treetops by strapping themselves onto a web of steel cables threaded through the forest canopy. Biologists...
...museum, Abramtsevo offers a less combative experience to visitors?and at only 60 km northeast of Moscow, it's well worth a visit. In the years after Aksakov's death, the railroad magnate Savva Mamontov bought the estate and turned it into a colony for artists, writers and musicians, providing house space for Art Nouveau painter Mikhail Vrubel, Realist Ilya Repin, Impressionist Valentin Serov and landscape painter Vasili Polenov, among others. Both of Abramtsevo's historical periods are preserved?half of the manor house was kept in the Empire style of Aksakov's time, while the Mamontov section features fireplaces...
...writer Nikolai Gogol, whose works reflected Russia's vagaries and antagonisms, was a regular participant. It was here that Gogol first read aloud chapters of his never-to-be-completed novel, Dead Souls. Now a museum, Abramtsevo offers a less combative experience to visitors - and at only 60 km northeast of Moscow, it's Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every...
...When Larry finally departed Innisfail about 10 a.m., it left a smear of destruction more than 60 km wide. One man was dead and dozens injured; property damage was estimated at more than $A1 billion; tens of thousands of hectares of bananas, sugar cane and other crops were flattened; more than 100,000 homes in north Queensland were left without electricity; hundreds are homeless. The federal government announced a $A100 million relief package, and former Defence Force chief General Peter Cosgrove has been put in charge of the reconstruction effort. Some 450 State Emergency Services personnel have joined 300 soldiers...
...JONAH'S: Lying 40 km to the city's north, this is deservedly among Sydney's best destination restaurants. Well-heeled tourists arrive by seaplane to find themselves in a gorgeous beachfront idyll, and gazing open-mouthed at the endless Pacific's whitecaps and whale plumes. A recent renovation and a new chef have met with critical acclaim. As you sit in Jonah's elegant interior, dining on the likes of king prawns in burnt butter or snapper with mussel bouillabaisse, you'll be in a perfect position to understand why. For reservations, call...