Photo of a takin, the national animal of Bhutan
The takin, described as having the head of a goat, the nose of a moose and the body of a cow, is the national animal of Bhutan.
—RONALD S. COOPERMAN, Los Angeles, CA
Photo Feature
Church of St. David in Wales
For three days in May 2009, my wife, Rose, and I were shown around the Abergavenny part of Wales by good friends of ours from England, Betty and Alan Madden. The Angel Hotel was our base (July ’10, pg. 48).
Haka (war dance) at the Mitai Maori Village
New Zealand is a beautiful, sparsely populated country with warm, friendly people. We enjoyed it tremendously in February ’08 on a trip arranged through ElderTreks (Toronto, Ont.; 800/741-7956) and conducted by Walk ‘N’ Tours NZ.