Colombo is the largest city in Sri Lanka and its commercial center. Made the capital of the island nation by the British when it became part of their empire in 1815, it remained that way even after independence, until that title was taken by nearby Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Today, the sp...
As the story goes, there was a widowed mother with her children who lived in a rather small house. Though hardworking, the widow didn’t have much money. One day, a pinecone fell to the floor within the hut and grew. The children watered and tended to the tree, excited by the idea ...
Feel like you're constantly treading water? If you're stressed out, you're not alone. According to WalletHub, Louisiana is one of the most 'stressed out' states in the country! Just how stressed out are we in Louisiana? And here I was wondering why I always found myself singing along...
Located on the northern lower peninsula of Lake Michigan lies the picturesque village of Empire. Best known for being the gateway to the incredible Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire is the perfect place to stay near Lake Michigan for adventure lovers. View on Booking.com View on Air...
Hughes was also then in the midst of writing a well-regarded multi-volume biography of George Washington. Vicki Baum. The Austrian-born Baum was riding a wave of success from her novel, Menschen im Hotel, which became a best-seller in the U.S. as Grand Hotel and, in turn, the 1932 ...
Although biological relationships are a universal reality for all human beings, the concepts of “family” and “family bond” depend on both the geographic region and the historical moment to which they refer. However, the concept of “family” can be determinant in a large variety of societies...
Find out how you cansupport the productionof the Bowery Boys Podcast. Read the book Our first-ever Bowery Boys book,"Adventures in Old New York"is now out in bookstores! A time-traveling journey into a past that lives simultaneously besides the modern city....
I’ve never been all that interested in Ayn Rand either as a novelist or a thinker, though she’s existed out there in the periphery of my awareness of intellectual currents for almost as long as I knew what an intellectual was. I can remember way back in high school a girl I had a...
I did go to one absolutely fascinating place; the Externsteine rock formations which are located several kilometers outside Horn. On one of the two nice days out of the seven I was there I hopped a bus to this park. Based on my lacklustre experiences so far I was prepared for a “yea...
But, if it was me, I’d try to stay on the west side of Manhattan, within 5 street blocks or 1 avenue of a subway station (preferably with more than 1 train line). The best places to stay in New York City are just enough out of the main action to get a feel for the city bu...