Hints and tips:
...Buy or just enjoy being surrounded by an eye-watering number of orchid species....
...In “Purple Atmosphere” (1969), dense violet smoke sweeps across a stretch of Santa Barbara beach, veiling the border between land and sea....
...They did not go off in August hoping to see a garden or two between bouts of sunbathing on the beach....
...Below, a US Army amphibious landing craft surveyed the beach for suitability to unload Himars mobile rocket systems, which have played a forceful role in the war on Ukraine, to keep enemy ships at bay....
...In these forests, orchids seem to hang from almost every tree. We saw blossom-headed parakeets and phayre’s leaf monkeys, with their goggle-white eyes, looking as if they were wearing sunglasses....
...For the bucket list: Raffles 1 Beach Road, Singapore 189673 The USP: Its heritage....
...There are further walks for finding ancient hamlets, rare mountain orchids, and hidden springs whose waters have inspired legends of miracles....
...On the edge of the beach was a naust — a hollow dug into the sand by Vikings to shelter a longboat....
...Visiting this higher-altitude rainforest, with its immense wild and endemic tree ferns, orchids and bromeliads, has been a deep learning experience....
...Back on the beach, Fiennes draws to a halt to point out some of the estate’s celebrated wildlife....
...His return also kindled a fascination with his maternal grandfather, a flower grower and orchid specialist....
...South Beach, a complex of offices and shops in central Singapore, is one of several modern developments whose design accommodates the tropical climate....
...With its twin themes of personal and economic demise, The Wild Laughter is no cheery beach read....
...Griffis took up orchid growing in 2010 after a first degree in music. In 2015 he was hired to the top job, orchid manager at Longwood....
...Hotels and restaurants in beach and mountain areas managed to save the summer season, thanks to French people who chose to stay in the country, joined by a trickle of European tourists....
...And there is always the breathtaking coast: down nearly every side lane lies a quiet beach, ideal for a solitary picnic, even in the height of summer....
...An orange-yellow orchid called Egg Yolk welcomes visitors to the main conservatory....
...I absolutely loathe orchids. (To be said in the style of Madonna talking about hydrangeas. Remember that incident?) An orchid is uptight and malicious, no question....
...There is fabulous snorkelling (with the possibility of swimming with whale sharks), or you can venture on shore to see giant tortoises and huge coconut crabs, and walk among the vanilla orchids and coco...
...By car, it would be about a half an hour drive north of the Mar-a-Lago Club in upscale Palm Beach....
...Palm Beach County court records show that on February 25, John P Havens, born in 1956, was charged with soliciting a prostitute, a misdemeanour, and that his attorney pleaded not guilty on his behalf....
...In general, do: clear clutter, freshen up bedlinen and use soft lighting; don’t: add orchids....
...Off the beach, Coney Island is largely Russian; skip the hot dogs and find black bread and smoked herring. A final refuge....
...A beach hat with an umbrella-size brim and fringes of celluloid all the way down to the ground was a hit, the overall effect that of a wearable cabana....
...In sharp contrast are Singapore’s botanic gardens, an oasis in the north where visitors can stroll through the park, its palm-tree forests and orchid garden....
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