Travel: Chernobyl and Eco-Destinations

Travel> Europe on the TimesOnline.co.uk

Chernobyl’s tragic secrets are open to anyone. Just watch out for the wild boar and wolves.
Maxim, our tour guide, is not having a good day. “Your bag, your bag!” he shouts across the car park. One of my fellow tourists has left a rucksack on the ground.
“You are by the biggest radioactive leak in the world,” he scolds, “and you leave your bag on the soil to pick up dust. If it is contaminated you will have to leave it in the exclusion zone.”
He tails off, momentarily distracted. ...
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... Chernobyl offers a holiday in hell; by Tom Whipple


Eco Destination of the Year on The NYTimes.com

A STIFF breeze was roughing up the ocean, and spray shot up into David Sklar’s small boat with every bump across a wave. The Bahamian sun beat down through patchy clouds, baking unprotected skin. A quick turn into a protected cove and the wind was gone, but the big Yamaha outboard still had work to do, idling against a tidal current riffling up the aquamarine sea.
A baby loggerhead turtle swam by, ...
Full Story: In the Bahamas, Paradise Without Guilt; by BARBARA IRELAND


Travel on SaturdayEveningPost.com

“America the Beautiful” is certainly an appropriate description. From the thundering power of the Niagara Falls, the panoramic splendor of the Grand Canyon, and the towering proportions of Mount McKinley, residents are surrounded by some of the most majestic places on Earth. But what about all the places in-between? The Post has compiled a list of America’s lesser-known scenic beauty. ...
Full Story: America’s Hidden Treasures; by Aaron Rimstidt


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