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The Russian River Valley is really three distinctly different places, with the warmer ‘Middle Reach’ growingCabernetandZinfandel. Only the coolest pockets work for Pinot Noir. Joseph Swann, Rochioli and Williams Selyem were pivotal early producers here, as was the sparkling wine house Iron Horse....
For millennia Indigenous communities have relied on the far north's caribou herds for sustenance. But as the herds dwindle, the future becomes difficult to predict.
Lying nestled away in Lungnak Valley in the Himalayas, Phugtal Gompa in northernIndiais one of the most remote monasteries on Earth. Overlooking the turquoise waters of the Lungnak River, its sprawl of buildings are perched on the side of a cliff in the contested Ladakh region of Kashmir, o...
Where is Graham Land?Question:Where is Graham Land?Graham LandUp until the British Graham Land Expedition of 1934-1937, this region was thought to be an archipelago. The mountains of Graham Land are part of the almost continuous series of mountain ranges that extend from Alaska to Antarctica....
Redwood trees are always described in superlatives: the tallest, the biggest, the oldest, the most massive. But the best way to describe them is simply magnificent. California is one of the only places in the world where you can see these mighty conifers, and atrip to the Golden Stateisn...
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1) Actaea– “Sea Shells.” Also spelled Aktaie, she is a Nereid of the seashore. (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus) 2) Agaue– “Illustrious.” She appears to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy with Achilles’ grief for Patroclus. (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus, Hyginus) ...
While the name leads one to believe that this cocktail is Russian in origin, it’s far more Connecticuter in reality. According to the Hartford Courant, the Moscow mule was invented by John G. Martin of G.F. Heublein Brothers of Hartford, a spirits and food distributor. He named it the...
I don’t know much about the Russian style of onion-dome architecture, but it is specifically Russian and it is beautiful. Did I mention the fabled Moscow subways? The stations are all they’re cracked up to be; majestic, clean, and full of great Soviet-era (which is kind of like ...