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Southeast Asia's battle of the beaches has been raging since sun, surf and sand became a holiday Holy Grail to hordes of package tourists from cooler climes. Each season trumpets the discovery of yet another dream beach: lush palms, seafood fresh from the net, and miles of white sand, unblemished by footprints. Given the conflicting demands for laid-back escape and sumptuous lodging, nowhere has managed the mix better than Thailand. In the 1970s it was Pattaya. The 1980s: Phuket. Resorts by the score are already pining to supplant Ko Samui, favored destination of the '90s. Yet the victor...
Hitting the Wall The shifting of continental plates that created the Indonesian archipelago also gave Selayar Island its unique geography?the western side of the island slopes gently into the sea, but the eastern side's verdant hills plunge directly into the roiling surf, as if they were hacked in half with a machete. Thirty meters from shore, this geographic slicing is repeated underwater. The island mass stops abruptly in a vertical fall to the ocean floor, some 1,000 meters below. Unlike the dynamite-ravaged reefs that surround much of Selayar, the sheer rock face remains untouched and teems...
...deliver exclusive streaming audio and video, such as archived clips of Elton John, the Police and U2, from the bbc's The Old Grey Whistle Test, a TV rock show from the '70s and '80s. An adjoining window displays text information about the video. Another window allows users to surf the Web - or even work - as the video plays, while a fourth features a personalized list of things to play or listen to. The idea is to marry the best of TV with the Web. And charge for it. RealNetworks, a Seattle-based streaming media software company, is among...
...lighter than the heavy dishes of the past. Berasategui notes the use of new ingredients like lemongrass. And listen to Le Squer, of Paris' Ledoyen, who says his rigorous training makes it "impossible for me to present a dish that is anything less than perfect." The surf crashing on the rocky coast of his native Brittany inspired his signature dish, dressed spider crab served in its shell with a soufflé of "sea foam." "The soft element melts in the mouth, while the crunchy one releases its flavor beneath the teeth," he says, likening the feel to Häagen...
...mindless job to attend, the random books to read, the guitar to play—though all in their own way enjoyable, to what end could these tasks improve my future? Oh yes, and of course the beach—how could all my time spent with the surf and sand provide anything beneficial...