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PHOTOS (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): COURTESY LIVERIGHT PUBLISHING; ANAND PUROHIT,

GETTY IMAGES; TUI DE ROY, MINDEN PICTURES; FLORIS VAN BREUGEL

JANUARY

WILDLIFE

SIGHTING

IT’S NESTING TIME for Magellanic penguins. The

monogamous pairs and their chicks can be seen

in colonies along the coasts of the Falkland Islands

(pictured), as well as Argentina and southern Chile.

From treasure hunting

to penguin spotting,

here’s how to see

the world this month.

NEW BOOK TO READ

What Lies Beneath

the Thames

Mudlarking is

more than simply

scavenging for

historic objects

on a river’s fore-

shore. It can be

a meditative act

in which looking

is as enjoyable

as finding, writes

Lara Maiklem in

Mudlark. Travelers

can try London

mudlarking with

tours led by

Thames Explorer

Trust and others.

NATIONAL PARK FINDER

The Tropical Island Escape That Isn’t Hawaii

Lush rainforests, soft sand beaches, and tiny thimble jellyfish (left)

are just some of the treasures in the National Park of American Samoa,

the only U.S. national park south of the Equator. Its far-flung location,

about 2,600 miles southwest of Hawaii, means that travelers hike,

snorkel, scuba dive, and explore Samoan culture with few crowds.

BIG EVENT

GO FLY A KITE?

DON’T MIND IF

WE DO—AT THE

INTERNATIONAL

KITE FESTIVAL,

JANUARY 6-14,

IN AHMEDABAD,

INDIA. FANCY

FLYERS, FROM

LONG-TAILED

DRAGONS TO

EERIE ALIENS,

DRAW GLOBAL

KITE EXPERTS

AND SUPERFANS.