Not yet seven thirty and I’m up, dressed, breakfasted and at it. Got an appointment with the chiropodist at eight. I never thought you would hear me say that but the truth of the matter is that until next tues
With fantastic views back up the valley towards Mont Blanc, Servoz is a pretty and quiet village offering potentially cheaper accommodation options. Just be aware that if you've come specifically to ski in Chamonix, it's a 15-minute drive or you'll need to take thebusortrainfrom Servoz to...
translation of 10th century Sufi founder and mystic saint Hoja Ahmed Yassawi’s Diwani Hikmet (Divine Wisdom) poetry and sacred verse.(www.diwanihikmet.com) His magnum opus The Freedom Cycle is an ambitious seven book project, Dreams and Realities being the first. Currently...
Attalos Hotel– This 3-star hotel is just a couple of minutes’ walk from the nearest metro station. There is a roof garden where guests can enjoy a drink with a view in the evening. Kolonaki A six-foot column stood in the center of a barren square before a single house was built ...
Loudville is the name of a small village in the area on the Easthampton and Westhampton line that was the nearest settlement during mining activity (2). The Loudville Lead mines are some of the oldest colonial mines in the US. Discovered by Robert Dyer in the late 1670s (1), they ...
From Main Street, you’ll have a moderate walk to the nearest SkyTrain at Cambie Street. From there, you can venture into the city within minutes to tick off the rest of the Vancouver experience. Best Luxury Hotels in Vancouver Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotelis the best luxury hotel in Vancouver...
Minette isn’t the least bit imperious. H. P. Lovecraft, who liked his cats “lithe and cynical,” would not have approved. The choicest spot was always as close as she could get to the nearest available lap, and her favourite activity was waking me in the mornings with a torrent of ...
it lifts me from my bed in an ascending spiral whispering my name over and over like a disappointed lover . . . Mary Mackey, “105 Degrees and Rising” from The Jaguars That Prowl Our Dreams There is something different about me, something profoundly physical yet not obvious. It’s not ...
The Crown and Sceptre is a hotel and pub in Kensington, just a five-minute walk from the nearest tube station. It offers chic and affordable rooms for around $150 per night, although I’ve seen the nightly rate drop even further.
The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark. she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children...