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Baños de Ambato, Chilean Goats & Cajon de Maipo

By on July 27, 2011 in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Istanbul, Las Vegas, Lima, New Mexico, New Zealand, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Photos, Santa Fe, Santiago, Scotland, St. Petersburg, Tampa – St. Pete
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During our first months here in Chile, we had the opportunity to do some exploring outside the city of Santiago.  Rather than take long trips into the far-flung northern or southern regions of the country,...
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Istanbul: Grime and Glamour at the Crossroads

By on July 18, 2011 in Asia, Beijing, California, China, Europe, India, Istanbul, Los Angeles, New Delhi, New York, North America, Photos, Turkey, USA
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Although the city is most famous for spanning for an East-West divide, the boundary between the European and Asian sides of Istanbul is more complex than that. A sprawling metropolis somewhere between Beijing and Los...
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4 Cool Cultural Events in June: NYC, Turkey, Paris & DC

By on June 24, 2011 in District of Columbia, Europe, Events, Featured, Festivals, France, New York, New York City, North America, Paris, Photos, Turkey, USA, Washington DC
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New York: June 6-July 30, 2011 – Spend a summer evening enjoying Measure for Measure and All’s Well That Ends Well in Shakespeare in Central Park. www.shakespeareinthepark.org.Paris: June 16-19, 2011 – Check out the 31st...
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San Francisco’s LOLO: A Mishmash of Recycled Materials & Culinary Traditions

By on April 26, 2011 in California, Featured, Mexico, Middle East, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, Turkey, USA
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I recently discovered LOLO in San Francisco's Mission because we had to duck into a place to get out of the rain. Originally slated to meet at a cafe now closed, we were on a...
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Spring Equinox Kicks off the Persian New Year

By on March 20, 2011 in Asia, Bahrain, Events, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Oman, Photos, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
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For Iranian-Americans, as well as communities in the Middle East and parts of Asia, the Spring equinox is celebrated as the start of a new year. In Iran, Nowrouz, which is Persian for New Day,...
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