Canals

Photos: Exploring The Canals Of Amsterdam And St. Petersburg

Meg Nolan | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Europe Travel, Slideadbigshot, Amsterdam, International Destinations, Canals, Asia Travel, Russia Travel, Netherlands Travel, Destinations, Travel Blogs, St. Petersburg, Travel News
Meg Nolan

With extensive fine art collections and emerging, contemporary ingenues, both Amsterdam and St. Petersburg offer true charm that lies in their flowing underbelly, elegantly preserved and deliciously accessible to all.

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Un-Tropical Islands Of Venice

Misha Lyuve | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Mona Lisa, Travel Italy, Venice Zoo, Islands, Travel Venice, Canals, Venice, Venice Travel, Venezia, Italy Travel, Italy, Travel News
Misha Lyuve

The un-tropical islands of Venice are pure contradiction. I spent my time in Venice wondering how we make beauty accessible to the world and at the sa...

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Belgian Spring: Chocolates, Flowers, Canals and More (Photos)

Lea Lane | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Brussels, Belgium, Canals, Chocolate, Flowers, Spring, Swans, Bruges, Ghent, Brugges, Travel News
Lea Lane

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The New Fort Lauderdale - 100 Years in the Making

Dwight Brown | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: History, Hotels, Waterways, Canals, Restaurants, Beaches, Yacht, Native Americans, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Vacation, Travel, Film Festivals, Art Galleries, Tennis, African Americans, Travel News
Dwight Brown

Remember when Fort Lauderdale was crowned the ultimate party town for rowdy frat boys on spring break? Well, times have changed.

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Walking with Joy: Amsterdam

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hotels, Central Library, Bicycling, Jacques Brel, Tall Ships, Amsterdam, Canals, Travel News
Barry Yourgrau

I had the pleasure of a month in Amsterdam this summer (ciao to New York's hottest June-August on record). I knew Amsterdam's attractions from previou...

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Amazon Once Held As Many As 20 Million People, Scientists Believe

Washington Post | Juan Forero | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ancient Civilization, Canals, Marajo Island, Amazon River, Dark Earth, Amazon Rainforest, Anna C. Roosevelt, Terra Preta, Archaeology, Orchards, Societies, Indigenous People, San Martin De Samiria, Technology News

Archaeologists, many of them Americans, say the opposite is true: This patch of forest, and many others across the Amazon, was instead home to an adva...

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Haiti's Tomorrow May Be Rooted In Trees, Fertilizer

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Restoration, United Nations Environment Program, Soil, Knight Foundation, Agriculture, Aid, Plots, Knight Center for International Media, Jobs, Flooding, Plan, Trees, Dredging, Farms, Canals, Earth Institute, Countryside, Dominican Republic, Miami, Wood, Poverty, Crops, Tradition, Earthquake, Fire, University of Miami, Haiti, Fertilizer, Rivers, Columbia University, Environment, Food, Charcoal, Marc Levy, World News
Joseph B. Treaster

The task of restoring Haiti's countryside is extremely difficult and could even be impossible. But the restoration work for a healthy countryside would provide more food and jobs, and make flooding less severe.

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Watching the Ice Thicken...

Denis Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 120 Miles, Sports, Nederland 1, Canals, Ice Skating, Ice Canal, Northern Europe, Skating, Weather, Ice, Temperature, Ukraine, World News
Denis Campbell

While this is a country where one can hardly ignore the many beautiful landscape paintings of skaters on canals, due to global warming, the race has not been possible since 1997.

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Did Oil Canals Worsen Katrina's Effects?

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hurricane Katrina, Oil Industry, Gas Industry, New Orleans, Louisiana, Canals, Business News

IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA — Service canals dug to tap oil and natural gas dart everywhere through the black mangrove shrubs, bird rushes an...

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