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Birds on the Brain

Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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About 70 million North Americans currently participate in birdwatching, a hobby that employs more than 60,000 people in the retail and nature tour trades, and generates more than $25 billion dollars annually. Spending on bird watching is on the rise around the globe. For example, the birders who flock to Kuşcenneti National Park at Lake Manyas in Turkey are estimated to spend as much as $103 million annually…

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Undiscovered Islands

Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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A friend of mine used to fly south each winter to Montserrat. The lush tropical island is one of the least known of the many Caribbean getaways. There are a few hotels and some nightlife, but the place is pretty much off the radar for most tourists. My friend knew virtually nothing about Montserrat before [...]

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Looking at Dali

Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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Salavado Dali was a master of surrealism, so it’s only fitting that the world’s most comprehensive collection of this eccentric artist’s work should be found in a surreal setting–beside a power station in an industrial section of “God’s waiting room”–geriatric St. Petersburg, Florida. Just as surprising as the location is the museum’s popularity. On a midweek [...]

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New Mexico: Billy the Kid Rides Again

Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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According to the legend, Billy was a homicidal maniac who killed 21 men, one for each of his 21 years. In truth, he shot four by himself and perhaps five others in concert with others – either in self-defence or as an act of war. Rather than a cold-blooded killer, he seems to have been a product of his times. New Mexico was a violent place in 1880.