Travel Stories and News for 4/27/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/27/2009

Adventure Travel – National Geographic Adventure Magazine
Thirty years of intermittent war have taken a toll on just about everything in Afghanistan, including its wildlife. Conflict and poaching have decimated a big cat population that once contained more species than Africa, including the now endangered snow leopard. Despite, or maybe because of, the grim outlook, Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency announced today the establishment of the country’s first internationally recognized national park in Band-e-Amir.

CANOE Travel – News- Free canoe trips in May, June at Louisiana refuge
Starting May 2, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering four free public canoe trips down Cane Bayou in Mandeville. The tours showcase the natural and cultural history of Louisiana’s wetlands, and participants who don’t know how to canoe can learn. The trips are called “Rowing Through Time: People & Louisiana’s Wetlands.”

National Geographic picks the top 10 American adventures – USATODAY.com
You don’t have to go to the Himalayas or the Amazon for adventure. You can find it right here in the U.S., and the April/May issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine is offering a list of the 50 best American adventures, from surfing and climbing to paddling and pedaling.

Pompadour or not, get all shook up on the Elvis Cruise – Travel – LATimes.com
The King is alive — at least he will be for all intents and purposes on the third annual Elvis Cruise rocking along the high seas later this year. The themed Carnival Cruise Line sailing, by Elvis Presley Enterprises, is scheduled for Nov. 12-16, 2009, round trip from Tampa, Fla., to Cozumel. Tickets on the 2,052-passenger ship are available now.

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