Visiting the gorillas in Bwindi is a serious endeavor that requires permits issued by the Uganda Wildlife Authority and the help of local rangers and trackers who can find wild gorillas that are habituated to human presence. This troop of wild mountain gorillas recently turned a typical ecotourism encounter upside down when the animals payed
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Thrillseekers take the World’s Most Dangerous Path
Just right for an evening stroll in the summer… El Caminito del Rey “The King’s little pathway” is the name of a very menacing walkway that winds its way along the steep walls of a narrow gorge known as El Chorro, near Álora in Málaga, Spain. In the year 1921, Alfonso XIII opened three water
Marilyn Monroe Statue Is a Giant Skirt Umbrella
Is Marilyn Monroe making Chicago look bad? Maybe it’s mostly tourists taking those already-cliched photos while clutching Marilyn’s ankle or gawking up her skirt. Whatever the case, that beyond-kitschy, 26-foot sculpture recreating the moment when Marilyn Monroe’s dress flies up in “The Seven Year Itch” is threatening the Bean as the most photographed attraction in
