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Visit Friends of the Elephant Seal's Web site to learn about these funny-looking marine mammals and to get recommendations for the best places to find them.
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One top viewing spot: the Piedras Blancas rookery just north of San Simeon, where on-site docents will answer questions.
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Knight Inlet, British Columbia
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Stingray City, Grand Cayman
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The clear, shallow water of Grand Cayman's North Sound teems with southern stingrays.
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starts March 22. Or, for an up-close glimpse, hop aboard a Tradewinds Charters tour (800/445-8730).; @& J6 A) h v% C" t# c
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Assateague Island National Seashore,
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During spring and fall, this area's famed wild horses spend much of their time grazing the Virginia and Maryland
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hike or bike the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge's 1 1/2-mile Woodland Trail to an observation platform
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Big Pine Key, Florida
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Maui, Hawaii
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9 L0 j4 x: q+ d. N% D; j9 u3 p9 B- JMaui Eco Tours' Seafari claims an average of 15 turtle sightings per snorkel trip (866/891-2223).
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10 great buildings to see in NYC :NY十大经典建筑
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NEW YORK -- Everybodyknows what the Empire State Building looks like. That's why Rick Bell,the head of the Center for Architecture, didn't put the famousskyscraper on his list of 10 great buildings to see in New York.( {2 y( s9 d8 d' v2 ]0 I- p
The Apple store in SoHo is noted for its glass bridge and staircase.
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Conde Nast Building(纳斯特大厦):
4 Times Square, Manhattan, by Fox &Fowle Architects, 1996-1999. This 866-foot tall skyscraper in the heartof Times Square is what Bell calls "environmentally correct," withstate-of-the-art air quality and energy conservation systems.
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- Spend two weeks discovering the ice of Svalbard and the fiery volcanoes of Iceland.
- Search for walruses, seals, reindeer, arctic foxes, polar bears, marine mammals, and an amazing array of birdlife.
- Visit remote Jan Mayen Island, home to the world's northernmost active volcano — Beerenberg.
- Take a therapeutic soak in the famous thermal springs at Reykjavík's Blue Lagoon.
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ToddEnglish continues to expand his empire with the third outpost of hisSouth American-inspired steak house, Bonfire, at Terminal B. Grilledchicharrones (crispy pork in chimichurri sauce) and skirt steak toppedwith chipotle aioli and avocado crema are standouts.
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London: Plane Restaurant, Heathrow Airport
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今天你阅读了吗？
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哈哈，别害怕，阅读已经不再苦涩啦
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一日一篇美文，一周一个话题，保准你应接不暇喔！
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还等什么驴行天下的英语发烧友们，快进入趣味阅读的领域吧！5 u$ A; P1 ]! o
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