Often it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.Many roads and places in Singapore are named ...
Obviously, my pugs are not big hikers so it was SO fun to get to take a dog hiking–and he was so perfectly behaved that I assumed he must have been a brand-new addition to the shelter from a family that loved him but couldn’t keep him. I was incredibly sad to find out when I...
Shops and mini-factories line both sides of the Chiang Mai-San Kamphaeng Road, where local artists practice their craft with a skill born of a centuries-old tradition. Rounding out the selection of products are lacquerware, ceramics and brightly colored umbrellas that are a northern specialty. ...
, and create opportunities that built me into who I am today. Boalsburg is surrounded on all sides by hills, forests, and flora, so I am never too far away from the Pennsylvanian natural scene. If one is closely-connected to nature and is open to listening to people of diverse ...
Here's where you can order your premade Thanksgiving meal to-go, from restaurants like Cracker Barrel to online stores like Harry and David and Omaha Steaks.
s imperial gardens, Plum Valley is a solid option for dim sum: must-orders are the fried radish cakes with XO sauce, haam seoi gok (translated as ‘salt water corners’: deep fried glutinous rice dumplings that are crispy on the outside) and gon caau ngau ho (beef fried flat noodles)...
a"I understand. But that's not-" “我了解。 但那不是“[translate] aThe “Replacement Basketball Set” video is very impressive! As you may know, we sell a large volume of mini basketball sets in the US. I would be very interested in seeing a sample, please send me one as soon as...
For accommodations, stay in rooms in private homes, simple hotels, or low-rise resorts and villas in the November-to-April dry season (outside the peak-season holidays of Christmas, New Year and around Easter, that is). Prices drop to their lowest in the wet season (May to October), ...
There’s something beautiful about retail marketplaces: two sided markets where both sides are just random average users. They never last. So there’s a wistfulness to watching them, frozen for just a moment. Look at all marketplaces as they scale, and you eventually find that the percentage...
All got alive on the other side, welcomed by the ones there who were watching their crossing all this time, in silence. Their victory was enjoyed on our side too, with applauses. And that was the only crossing I got to see. I left Mara the next day to continue my trip to ...