Word: loch
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...TRAVEL Thailand's Loch Ness Monster...
...TRAVEL Thailand's Loch Ness Monster...
...avoid all that--to seek out destinations that offer interest and beauty but don't seem geared for the masses. While living in Scotland a few years ago, I was one of those. I wanted to travel to the farthest reaches of Great Britain, far away from Stonehenge and Loch Ness. I traced my finger on the map and landed on the Shetland Isles, an archipelago that lies at the intersection of the North Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, 180 miles northeast of Scotland...
...decades they have come to Loch Ness, camera-toting tourists and scientists with high-tech submersibles, all desperate for a glimpse of the world's most famous monster. Italian geologist Luigi Piccardi says they will never find Nessie, because she's an earthquake. He claims seismic activity in the Great Glen Fault, directly under the Scottish lake, coincides with the sightings, groaning noises and water-surface disturbances attributed to Scotland's favorite beast. Tell that to the tourist bureau...
...Black Tie Affair," the group's latest release, features fast swing tunes, rock 'n' roll songs and slow ballads. Wilson speculated that the diversity of songs--which included "I Wanna Like You" from the movie Junglebook and "Loch Lomond," the group's signature tune--impressed the competition's judges...