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Book Review - Atlas Obscura Wild Life by Cara Giaimo and Joshua Foer

If you've read the other Atlas Obscura books (Atlas Obscura, Gastro Obscura, etc) you will enjoy this book as well. It is packed full of interesting animals, insects, flowers, trees and other natural features and organisms. The photographs throughout this book are amazing. You will also find tons of well-researched information, tidbits, history and more. Even for creatures I'd normally skip over (like snakes), I actually found the information presented really interesting.

The book is divided into environments - Forests and Rainforests, Grasslands and Tundras, Mountains, Deserts, Shallows and Deeps, Cities, and Islands.

Not only is each natural creature or feature revealed in depth but the book highlights people who work in those fields. For example, under the Snow Leopards in the Mountains chapter is the highlight of A Snow Leopard Conservationist.

As a traveler, I zoomed in on the useful "how to see..." section listed for each topic (almost hidden in the lengthy text but in bold font). Many of them we'd probably never get to see especially those in war-torn places or really remote sites. But it's still nice to have the info.

This is a massive book full of really interesting information. Definitely a keeper.

Title: Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders
Author: Cara Giaimo and Joshua Foer
ISBN: 978-1523514410
Pages: 464

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Book Review - Bradt Travel Guide - 52 European Wildlife Weekends - A Year of Short Breaks for Nature Lovers

When I saw this book at my local library, the cute bear on the cover grabbed my attention. This is a really neat book that highlights some of the wildlife (birds, animals as well as interesting flowers) in easy-to-reach European cities. Listed by month when the wildlife is at its peak viewing period. Realistically, I probably wouldn't fly for 10 plus hours to get to a city for only a weekend visit but I would definitely add these tidbits to future trip itineraries.

Another great feature of this guide are the ratings for Accessibility (how easy it is to reach the location) and the Child-Friendliness rating (out of 5).

One thing this book could improve upon is to provide maps and an overall European map to show how far or close these locations are from each other. Might make it easier to plan a multi-stop trip without having to use the internet to check.

Title: 52 European Wildlife Weekends: A Year of Short Breaks for Nature Lovers (Bradt Travel Guide)
Author: James Lowen
ISBN: 978-1784770839
Pages: 246

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Review - Florida - Orlando - Easter Decorations at Yacht Club

Something fun to do at Walt Disney World during holidays is to check out the decorations at the Disney resorts. At Christmastime you will see lots of holiday decor, chocolate-covered art works, and decorated holiday trees. For Easter, four resorts display bakery-created Easter Eggs made from chocolate and other ingredients. This year, I was able to check out the Grand Floridian, Beach Club Resort and the Yacht Club. The eggs will remain on display until April 11th, 2024.

Someone asked me about parking at the resort. Most resorts won't allow non-guests or non-dining-reservation holders to park at their location. For Beach Club, you can either take the skyliner over (the station is right around the corner), you can walk over from Epcot (which is what I did), you can take a Disney bus, you can walk over from the other nearby resorts or even the mini golf location, or you can catch a ride from a rideshare program.

Yacht Club Resort:

	Kakamora Eggs
	Pua
	Heart of Te Fiti
	Chocolate Egg with Te Fiti's heart symbol
	Moana's Boat/Canoe
	Shiny Tamatoa
	Motunui Villagers Scene

Review - Florida - Orlando - Easter Decorations at Beach Club Resort

	"I Am Groot" Easter Egg holding a Green House Mix Vol 1 Cassette Tape
	Robin Blue Egg with Cherry Blossoms and a Bird's Nest
	Tinker Bell's Easter Egg House
	Mickey and Minnie Floral Egg
	Fairy Garden Teapot Egg
	Chip and Dale's Carrot Basket
	Chocolate Egg with Flowers
	Japanese Shinto Shrine Egg

Review - Florida - Orlando - Easter Decorations at Grand Floridian

Something fun to do at Walt Disney World during holidays is to check out the decorations at the Disney resorts. At Christmastime you will see lots of holiday decor, chocolate-covered art works, and decorated holiday trees. For Easter, four resorts display bakery-created Easter Eggs made from chocolate and other ingredients. This year, I was able to check out the Grand Floridian, Beach Club Resort and the Yacht Club. The eggs will remain on display until April 11th, 2024.

Grand Floridian:

Grand Cottage on the ground floor of the main resort building sells Easter treats and goodies to stuff Easter Baskets.

First look when you enter the Grand Floridian resort from the Resort Monorail. You can then take stairs or elevator down to the ground floor.