Singapore is well known for offering great dining options and cuisine from around the world. It is also well recognized as being an essential aspect of Singaporean culture and food is something of a national obsession. Fortunately for those lucky people who visit Singapore it means that it is not difficult to find and enjoy [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2010 by admin
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I couldn’t image having any more fun in Philadelphia, or actually anywhere else for that matter, than what I had last year while I was there visiting with some friends. It all started when Kyle came up with the idea that the four of us go because he really wanted to visit this girl that [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2010 by admin
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The town of Malibu California is rather small. There are only around 12,500 residents that live in the area and most of them are super stars. In the 21 mile stretch of town there are some of the most influential film industry people as well as music and sports figures. Topanga Canyon is east of [...]
Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by admin
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After a great night’s sleep, I headed for San Antonio. I got there in time for a guided walking tour, it was 10am. The tour is usually with a group of people, but since no one else was there, it became my own private walking tour. The tour is more history based, which I prefer, [...]
Posted on February 19th, 2010 by admin
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There are now many great Vegetarian cuisine restaurants found around the world. Vegetarian cuisine often reflect Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Asian styles of food. In fact, some of the earliest record of people eating meals without meat is from ancient India. Greece and Italy also had many people living a vegetarian lifestyle. Even back in [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2010 by admin
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Okay, I just returned home from a Super Bowl party, I know, I and a million other people, right? Anyway, this was a mellow, as mellow as a Super Bowl can be, party and it only included a few family and friends. It was also my brother’s birthday so we incorporated his celebration into the [...]
Posted on February 13th, 2010 by admin
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London’s reputation as a major center for world culture has always been rather strong, earning it a place in the top 5 cities to see new art. It’s been like that for a few centuries now, and even with a radical change in the economy for everyone, there’s still no sign of the arts coming [...]
Posted on February 9th, 2010 by admin
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This movement back and forth between coasts has become a rare pleasure for me, where the circles that were inspiring me to consider chaos as a vocational interest started to come together. They came together in magnificent ways, as they typically would, because this was the beginning of another world. It was somewhere after the [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by admin
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One of the most elemental feelings that you can get in New York City is the sense that something might suddenly happen, and soon. This state of being on the verge of an unknown event or quality is hard to describe, but absolutely certain and present, and it’s also very, very appealing. There is something [...]
Posted on January 28th, 2010 by admin
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Wilbur and Orville Wright are two of the most famous world personalities to spring from Dayton, Ohio, and “wrigthly” so. They are also the two people who developed and built the world’s first successfully flying airplane. This is a national distinction, let alone one based at the city or state level. The real magic began [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2010 by admin
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Victor crossed the Bay Bridge in his new Toyota Camry and was headed home to his new apartment in the city. He couldn’t believe it. After all those years of uncertainty and endless hours of academic writing, reading and studying he had finally finished law school and had even landed a promising job in San [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2010 by admin
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Let me explain, when I was in Portland, I was in this hiking shop and was reading about all the numerous hikes I could take while staying in San Francisco. I thought this was great since I booked a cheap hotel on-line for 6 nights: http://www.sanfranciscorestaurant.com. But, when arrived in San Francisco and made a [...]
Posted on January 14th, 2010 by admin
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One of the most exciting and overall fun times I’ve had in my life was an overnight trip to Los Angles that my boyfriend of the time, Dan, surprised me with. I’m an actor and have been most of my life, having been bitten by the bug at an early age after appearing onstage as [...]
Posted on January 12th, 2010 by admin
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When traveling through the city of Austin, Texas you will find that not only are there many options for nightlife, in the way of fabulous restaurants and legendary live music venues, but so too are there options that are fit for the entire family to enjoy. One of the hot spots of the city, sits [...]
Posted on January 5th, 2010 by admin
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If you’ve arrived at one of the Neuchatel hotels in Switzerland, and you’ve done your research, you may have to make a choice about what to do first. Take a look at The Chateau? Perhaps visit the Collegiale Church? Stroll up to the Place Pury monument? Take in the Musee d’Art et d’Histoire. Perhaps wonder [...]
Posted on December 28th, 2009 by admin
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When I was a child, I lived about two hundred and forty miles east of Seattle, and some the best times I had as a child can be found on my family’s visits to this city. I loved the ferries out to the islands and over to Vancouver Island. I especially was fascinated by the [...]
Posted on December 14th, 2009 by admin
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London, England, wow, there are so many images that pop into a person’s head with the mere mention of London. Do you feel the excitement of hearing that name? Do you think about it being the capital of England and the United Kingdom? It’s an ancient city with a fascinating history of major historic events. [...]
Posted on December 8th, 2009 by admin
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Clarence and Denny were the perfect couple. He was solid, grounded, rational and logical while Clarence was abstract, spontaneous, and frequently metaphoric in her thought processes. The reason they were such a great couple is that they balanced each other so well. They had a genuine respect and love for each other understood how the [...]
Posted on December 1st, 2009 by admin
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If you’ve walked through The Panang, Little India, and Chinatown, you might want to also try walking through the Singapore marina, in order to keep up your cardio health as well as see some sights. Some tours will meet up at the Tourist and Transit Hub next to the Singapore Flyer, which is one of [...]
Posted on November 30th, 2009 by admin
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Green, yellow, orange, pink, blue…all these ultra bright colors hit you from everywhere. The clothes, stores, advertising, shoes, buildings and bangles the women wear mix to form a psychedelic kaleidoscope that is the country called India. I’m not a morning person and all these colors have made me feel like I’m on a drug trip. [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2009 by admin
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I promised myself that the next time I was able to take one or two vacations Singapore was going to be my destination, and the Jurong Bird Park was where I was going to spend at least one day. I’ve been there once before and it was terrific. If you’re a bird lover, there’s no [...]
Posted on November 24th, 2009 by admin
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Travel in Seville is a fantastically heady experience for anyone who wants to look into the heart of Spanish style and sensibility. It’s one of the most interesting places in the country, having been host to a number of invading civilizations over the centuries. In Andalusia, generally, there is a magnificent sense of style, and [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by admin
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Indonesia is one of the most fascinating places on the earth, with a fascinating and complex history, where civilizations have inhabited the area for thousands of years. Its contemporary scene is extremely lively, with a blend of cultures meeting every day, and Jakarta is the largest city here, and one of the largest in the [...]
Posted on November 17th, 2009 by admin
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In the center of the city lies the Singapore Botanical Gardens, a favorite of mine because that’s where you’ll find the Royal Orchid Gardens. It’s a respite away from city life with ponds and bridges, gazebos, flora and fauna, and walking paths for anyone fortunate enough to find their way here. If you want a [...]
Posted on November 16th, 2009 by admin
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Australia is a fascinating country, with an enormous variety of flora and fauna, many different distinctive geographic regions, and a fascinating history. The history is still under construction, being modified every moment by the intensely creative and innovative people who live and work here. Sydney is one of its most exciting cities, with close access [...]
Posted on November 12th, 2009 by admin
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Louise had always dreamed of being in the movies. From the time she was a child she loved performing and was always in the school plays. She particularly enjoyed musicals talked her parents into giving her singing lessons at when she was seven. In high school she participated in student films and realized her passion [...]
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by admin
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Shopping is a pastime for many people, and when traveling through the Indian cities, one will find not only bargains, and rare and exotic trinkets, art and clothing, but they will be given a view of the city that is different than the opera houses, the museums, the galleries and fine dining restaurants. The markets [...]
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by admin
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Hong Kong’s reputation as a world-class place, with a stunning array of festivals and performances, along with a sophisticated and lively nightlife, is well-deserved. It’s been honed over time by some of the best minds in the world, working to make it a place where arts and culture can thrive along with a very lively [...]
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by admin
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One morning we were in the mood for a drive. It was a nice warm fall morning, the sun was shinning and there were hardly any clouds in the sky. We headed out of Memphis to the east on two lane highways. We drove along the winding roads through the hills and valleys of southern [...]
Posted on October 27th, 2009 by admin
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One of the best things about traveling to New York are the live shows. This past Saturday night a legend of the music world played at Madison Square Garden. Leonard Cohen just put out a new album last week, and just a month following Cohen’s seventy fifth birthday he took the stage and rocked the [...]
Posted on October 26th, 2009 by admin
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