Every year I’m in Shanghai for Chinese New Year I half look earnest to it, half fear it. The looking forward function is easy – the city empties out, people are happy and feeling jovial, the decorations are up and it’s fun to see a whole place array up for the biggest holiday of the …
Read more »If you’d like to support Africa’s athletes during the 2010 Winter Olympics, make sure to catch the opening ceremony, it may be the only time you get to see them. There are 7 African nations competing at the Vancouver Olympics, that adds up to about a dozen athletes, not any of whom are expected to …
Read more »As you pick up some roses for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day and pay twice the rate of the rest of the year, take solace in the fact that they went through a lot to get here. Those pretty flowers you are holding were probably growing in the soil of Ecuador or Colombia just a …
Read more »Paris is not only the involving death city of France but is reputed as the cultural capital of the world. Situated on the river Seine in the northern region of France, the administrative limits of the city had a population of about 2,204,000 during 2006, while the Paris metropolitan area had a population of right …
Read more »The annual Kaziukas Fair, held annually in Vilnius at the beginning of March, is an arts and crafts event that serious souvenir hunters will not need to miss. Traditional craft and food items, as well as seasonal souvenirs, can be found at Kaziukas Fair. Find something special for your home, or pick up a few …
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