Word: river
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...would be surprised to learn of Ellis' green fingers. The South Island's largest city is obsessive about greenery, famed for its meticulously manicured greenswards - many of them rose gardens in the English style - and fully deserving of its "Garden City" tagline. Edwardian punts float down the peaceful, winding river Avon, while helmeted sightseers glide past on futuristic Segway transporters. This combination of the genteel and the modern is typical of the place, which offers plenty of artistic, culinary and recreational opportunities against a panoramic backdrop of ocean, peaks and plains. "Christchurch is a beautifully green, clean, safe city," says...
...river runs through it" could well be the unofficial motto of Luang Prabang, the former capital of Laos that grants full meaning to the adjective sleepy. And cruising along the swirling depths of the Mekong grants an entrancing panorama of both natural and traditional life in the region...
...President William Taft on July 31, 1909, Zion National Park is 100 years old this summer. The desert park with red rock mesas is known for its canyons, the most famous of which is the Narrows, a slot canyon - it's not for the claustrophobic. Splashing along the river through the Narrows makes for a pretty cool hike. Stay in the park overnight and enjoy it after all the day-trippers have gone, at the Zion Lodge, where rates start at $159 per night. If you prefer more luxury, stay 45 minutes away at the Red Mountain Resort & Spa, which...
Ancient Waters. Vermont's Lake Champlain is noting its quadcentennial. It's been 400 years since French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who charted the St. Lawrence River and founded Quebec City, hit Champlain's shores. There will be tours of the shipwrecks at the bottom of the lake, along with fairs and arts festivals around the lake through the rest of the year...
...suggesting that every male or every River resident is a sexual predator. Nor do we suggest that these compromising situations only occur by the river and involve women who live in the Quad. But we’ve heard this same story from many different women, all who have felt stranded by the river when they would prefer to go home. Women should be able to end their nights safely whenever they want, not just on the :15 and :45 shuttles...