I suspect the as a rule of thumb, the camcorder is dragged out for the summer holidays or special event and is given a quick wipe of the lens with the Kleenex after a breathy hough to steam it up, the LCD screen given a wipe down and at the end of it all, thrown back in the bag until next time. I suspect the as a rule of thumb, the camcorder is dragged out for the summer holidays or special event and is given a quick wipe of the lens with the Kleenex after a breathy hough to steam it up,...

From a crumbling old school house that was occupied by Italian forces under Mussolini, Susic runs an operation that helps conserve a surprisingly large local population of griffen vultures; which have become a tourist attraction since he set up his centre in 1993, bringing a trickle of visitors (and tourist visitor cash) to his out of the way operation. From a crumbling old school house that was occupied by Italian forces under Mussolini, Susic runs an operation that helps conserve a...

Although its menu can be uneven, Verve also offers a fantastic crostini plate, with duck prosciutto, goat cheese and smoked salmon. This was untrammeled territory, even for a neighborhood that eager developers are calling the "next Fremont. When I took my first bite of chef Garrett Brown's smoked-salmon spread -- whipped into cloudlike softness with a hint of duck fat to ease the sharp tang of the fish -- I stopped worrying. On a recent Wednesday night, the wines came accompanied by...

Don't miss the birds: Puffins, kittiwakes, gannets and the world's biggest colony of storm petrels make the Faeroes a top destination for ornithologists and birdwatchers. Offshore, a wild ocean launches ferocious swells against the Giant and the Witch, two spectacular rock pillars that protrude from the surf like craggy teeth. All that's missing from the storybook setting is a band of orchs or goblins crawling out from behind a rock, or a pipe-smoking hobbit emerging from one of the...

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