Volunteer to Save an Endangered Site on Your Next Vacation
There are 936 World Heritage sites listed by the UNESCO as having special cultural or physical significance throughout the world. There are 35 on the endangered site list right now, including Everglades National Park in Florida.
These endangered sites are at risk of disappearing due to natural disasters such as earthquakes or floods, as well as man-made problems such as pollution, poaching, excessive tourism, and war. If you want to see sites like the Belize Barrier Reef, the Tropical Rainforest of Sumatra, Abu Mena in Egypt, and Simien National Park in Ethiopia, you had better visit them soon.
The Annual Chocolate Festival in Turin, Italy
Located in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, and located mainly on the left bank of the Po River, Turin (Torino), Italy, is often called the “cradle of Italian liberty.” It is known as the home of the Shroud of Turin, the headquarters of automobile manufacturers FIAT, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo, and the annual Chocolate Festival!
Turin makes nearly 60 percent of Italy’s chocolate, is considered to be the birthplace of solid chocolate, and is the home of more chocolatiers than Belgium and France combined.
Also known as CioccolaTO, the event takes place each year just before Easter in the Piazza Vittorio Veneto square. The Chocolate Festival in Turin will be March 2-11, 2012, this year.
2 Ways to Avoid a Norovirus on a Cruise Ship
There has been a lot of publicity, in recent years, about norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships. This is a virus which affects the stomach and intestines. The most common norovirus symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, mild fever, headache, fatigue, and stomach cramping. It has an incubation period of 36 hours, and usually only lasts one or two days. While it is highly contagious, here are 2 ways to avoid a norovirus on a cruise ship.
You can become infected with the virus if you touch surfaces or objects infected with the norovirus (such as handrails, doorknobs, and elevator buttons) or if you shake hands with an infected person and then touch your mouth, nose, or eyes.
One way to avoid a norovirus is to be sure you wash your hands often with soap and warm water. In addition, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer such as Purell frequently.
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