Every island had its own character and superlatives, but each was linked by unfailing friendliness, the gentle lilt of the Hawaiian ukulele, a tropical climate that generally steadied between 80F and 88F, and a never-ending series of achingly beautiful sunsets.

BBC: Otherworldly Hawaii, for less

Nothing can disguise the problems facing a new orchestra of foreigners playing to an unsophisticated audience in an 864-seat concert hall (a standard hall seats about 2, 500), at the mercy of a single corporate sponsor (the state oil company, Petronas), and in a tropical climate that makes instruments come unglued.

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She blamed the coughing fit on the change of climate from a Spanish winter to the tropical warmth of Colombia.

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The futuristic edifice is to feature a honeycomb roof billed as an architectural innovation tailored for the tropical climate.

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