Water world: from Lake Nicaragua to the Rio San Juan - The Guardian

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Water world: from Lake Nicaragua to the Rio San Juan The Guardian It was late afternoon and everyone was out strolling or else lazing in hammocks on verandahs. By the time we reboarded the boat it was sunset and now a bizarre natural phenomenon occurred: millions of flying insects emerged. The river was covered in a ...

Twitter feed: Should we be putting out food for birds? - The Independent

Twitter feed: Should we be putting out food for birds? The Independent The manufacturers of bird food may need you (the UK market is worth £200 million a year). The RSPB may need you. But the robin doesn't. Not in the sense that we humans understand the word. Nor should it. We are far too fallible to be the repositories ... and more »

Top 10 diamond jubilee weekend getaways - The Guardian

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Top 10 diamond jubilee weekend getaways The Guardian Rail and sail from £78pp, departing 1 June, returning 4 June, stenaline.co.uk. Doubles at Hotel Casa 400 from around £68 a night, holland.com It pays to book in advance on Eurostar, but you can still find reasonable fares for a last-minute jaunt to the ...

Garden seats: relax and retreat from life's cares - Telegraph.co.uk

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Garden seats: relax and retreat from life's cares Telegraph.co.uk He uses the same technique to make fencing and raised beds (see metallurgi.co.uk; 07775 514885). For traditional metal tree seats, contact lost-art.co.uk, which produces handcrafted riveted ironwork circular or half-circle benches to suit any location, ... and more »

Charity challenges: Getaways that give back - The Independent

Charity challenges: Getaways that give back The Independent Classic Tours' 300km "London to Paris Cycle" (22 June or 7 September; classictours.co.uk) is a good example: an action-packed, high-adrenalin, long weekend spread over four days. Either you raise £1200 or more in sponsorship, or you pay £595 and raise ...