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...tiger skins, along with ground tiger bones, whiskers and penises for use in traditional Chinese medicine. A large, unblemished pelt can fetch over $10,000, and powdered tiger bones sell for hundreds of dollars per kilogram. Neighboring Tibet has become a virtual shopping mall for tigers. In an undercover visit in 2005, conservationist Wright filmed vendors in Lhasa hawking dozens of pelts and swatches in the back rooms of stores and on street corners-an exposé that led the Dalai Lama to condemn the trade...
...project was plagued by problems since construction began in 2000 (a long-running feud between city authorities and contractors saw costs double to around $64 million and completion was delayed by three years) - but thankfully, the dust has now settled. Spa prices range from $35 for a two-hour visit to $82 for a full day. An onsite restaurant featuring the cuisine of Michelin-starred chef Martin Blunos beautifully completes the facility. As one peruses its healthy menu in the afterglow of a rejuvenating sauna, it remains an utter mystery how the people of Bath were able to forsake their...
NAIROBI, Kenya—It is my third visit in as many summers to sub-Saharan Africa. I now realize being even slightly bright-eyed and bushy-tailed was foolish. My first day here, waking to the dawn, having a quick tea, sharpening pencils, readying my digital camera, powering up my laptop—doing all those things one must do in readiness for an archive filled with glorious, old, virginal glimpses from the past— I was in the groove for historical research.My excitement lasted until around 8:45 a.m., when some wrangling in Swahili with the archives?...
...prices range from $35 for a two-hour visit to $82 for a full day. An onsite restaurant featuring the cuisine of Michelin-starred chef Martin Blunos beautifully completes the facility. Reading its healthy menu in the afterglow of a rejuvenating sauna, it remains an utter mystery how the people of Bath were able to forsake their famous springs for so long...
...vineyard tours are to France or brewery visits are to Germany, so whisky trails are to Scotland, connecting around 90 distilleries from the internationally famous to the delightfully obscure, and giving visitors a glimpse at centuries of whiskymaking history. Their growing popularity has prompted some Scottish distilleries to open slick tourist centers, complete with interactive exhibits and branded merchandise for sale - but it can be just as much[an error occurred while processing this directive] fun to turn up at a distillery where no concessions are made to visitors beyond an impromptu tour of the production facilities and a quick...