With Crisis, a Rebirth for Spanish Villages ; Low Cost of Living Draws Urban Families Back to Near-Abandoned TownsAfter decades in which young Spaniards from villages soughtfortune in urban areas, they are now...Minder, Raphael
and gloves, and deposited in sealed plastic bags or glasses, and they were stored in a dark box to minimize atmospheric contamination. Afterward, samples were transferred to the laboratory to prevent mineralogical changes. Before drying, coarse organic material, such as roots and fallen leaves, was...
A gray afternoon in winter is not usually considered the best time to visit a garden, but it’s perfect for my first glimpse of this extraordinary place. A battered sign reads: “Positively No Admittance!” Paul Orpello, my guide, opens a creaky gate and leads me into a lands...
Like many of the now disappearing towns in Oklahoma, the boom of Shamrock came when the Cushing Oil Field began to develop around 1915. The townsite soon shifted to the southern edge of the oil field and became a boomtown almost overnight with the population reaching 10-15,000. Nearby, oi...
old man who narrated the tale of the Paliwal Brahmins who used to live here in the 18thcentury. Rajasthan has its share of several ghost towns and haunted tales, including the story ofBhangarh Fort, which is believed to be the most haunted place in India. But Kuldhara is spooky as ...
Near its southern shore is Mount Usu, a rather active volcano that erupted at least nine times in the last 350 years, four times since 1910. The 1910 eruption is of importance as it created the foundation of Toyako Onsen, a rather new spa town in comparison to classics like Dogo, Hakone...
In 1983, a 22 year old named Alec Josephson was driving home from a bar in downtown Astoria when someone slammed a dog chain across the hood of his car. Josephson confronted the person near the Star of the Sea School, and in the ensuing argument, the man said he hit Josephson’s car...
My favorite part was the bar near the entrance… and of course the arcade machines on the second floor. A bit nerve-racking though as original finds are true explorations and you never know what you will experience. Fun facts:–Not too long ago and quite a bit after my second visit I ...
In addition to closed sites, an operating copper and zinc mine Pyhäsalmi included underground research activities related to various physics experiments and other fields of sciences. The mine will be closed in the near future, and potential post-mining projects include a pumped-storage ...
Facebook and came across averyupsetting video shared bySalvage Candy, a local business many of us know and love. The video shows someonedumping a dog. Literally tossing him out of a vehicle near the Salvage Candy parking lot. As a dog mom and decent human, it made me sick to my ...