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Destination of the month The largest city in Upstate New York, Buffalo is a city full of surprises. Though sometimes the butt of jokes, those in the know tell of vibrant nightlife, world-class cultural attractions, tight-knit neighborhoods with a real sense of place—and the sunniest summers in the Northeastern U.S. After decades of stagnation in this "City of No Illusions", it has seemed even to many longtime locals that Buffalo is slowly creeping upward again, drawing on a growing and diverse economy, high quality of life and low cost of living—while also honoring its proud history. (more...) Off the beaten path Stretching 184.5 miles along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C. and Cumberland, Maryland, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park preserves remains of America's colorful canal era. For nearly a century, the C&O Canal was the lifeline for communities and businesses along the Potomac, as coal, lumber, grain, and other agricultural products gently floated down the canal to market. This magnificent water highway linked the rapidly growing west to the east and played an important role in the growth and development of the country. (more...) Featured travel topic {{{FTTImage}}} {{{FTTBlurb}}}

Discover The Bodhi Tree (pictured) at Sri Maha Bodhi Temple in Anuradhapura is the oldest historically authenticated tree in the world with 2000 years of records as a transplant from the Buddha's Bodhi Tree. Established as the port of Los Llanitos, in 1970 the town was re-named Lázaro Cárdenas, in honor of one of Mexico's most popular presidents. The river valley Hasanboğuldu means "Hasan Drowned", but in spite of the name, it's a popular swimming spot in Edremit. Featured topic The waters of Cape Town include the Atlantic seaboard, which is cool to cold temperate, and False Bay, which is also cool temperate, but significantly influenced by the warmer waters brought down the east coast by the Mozambique current and the Agulhas current, and has some similarity to the South Coast. Cape Point is accepted as the boundary between the cool temperate South-western Cape bioregion of the west coast, and the warm temperate Agulhas bioregion of the south coast. Unlike the other boundaries between the marine bioregions, which are diffuse, the ecosystems vary quite distinctively over a short distance at Cape Point, due to the change from the dominating influence of the warmer Agulhas current to the east to the cold Benguela current to the west There are many endemic species of fish, invertebrates and seaweeds, as well as a variety of other more wide ranging organisms, and a large number of shipwrecks, some of which are highly regarded as dive sites. False Bay is occasionally host to wandering fish from warmer regions, and occasionally even turtles, brought in on the currents from the east coast. The mountainous Cape Peninsula, which separates the Atlantic Ocean from False Bay, also protects the coastal waters on each side from wind and waves from the other side, making it possible to have year round diving, but seasonal variations in where to dive and what to see, as there is a significant and noticeable difference between the ecosystems on the alternative shorelines. (more...)

Travel news The 16-day beer festival Oktoberfest kicks off at the Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany on September 22. Asia's first and much-hyped Legoland opens in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on September 15. London Heathrow, the world's busiest airport in terms of international passengers, has celebrated its busiest day ever with 137,000 people departing from the airport on August 13. Members of the rebel group Ansar Dine called for the destruction of all of the historic shrines in Timbuktu and began carrying out the destruction of several over the past few days. Featured Articles New "Star" Articles Baltimore/Fells Point Borobudur Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/MV Aster Bangkok/Pratunam Staraya Russa Menzies We're collaborating to improve — Other languages More than 1000 articles: Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, 日本語, Nederlands, Português, Русский, Suomi, Svenska Bubbling under: Magyar, Polski, Română, 中文 — Start a new version!