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Noordhoek for Shopping, Dining and Marine Drives

By Jade Scully on December 20, 2010 in Africa, Cape Town, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Noordhoek is known for its beach views, lush greenery and tranquility. Few places in Cape Town can match it for peace and quiet and natural beauty. Noordhoek is accessibly via Ou Kaapse Weg and Chapman’s...

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Silvermine Nature Reserve is a Golden Find

By Jade Scully on December 20, 2010 in Africa, Cape Town, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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On a bright clear day in the Mother City, there is no better place to go soak up the sun than Silvermine Nature Reserve. About a fifteen minute drive outside of Cape Town CBD, the...

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Krispy Kreme: A Thai Delicacy

By Kim and Clark Kays on December 20, 2010 in Asia, Bangkok, Photos, Thailand

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You can’t go wrong with fried carbohydrates covered with carbohydrate glaze. We discovered this local bakery while shopping one afternoon. I can only assume it is some kind of local delicacy. After taking this photo,...

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Satoimo (Taro Root)

By Naomi Kuwabara on December 19, 2010 in Asia, Japan, Photos

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Satoimo (taro root) look like hairy little potatoes but are very different from potatoes. They have a slimy texture and are starchier compared to regular potatoes. Not everyone is a fan of the slimy...

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West Side Story – A Puerto Rico Adventure

By Kathy Drasky on December 19, 2010 in Caribbean, Photos, Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico’s got a bum rap. Not sure how much the Broadway play (and Hollywood movie) “West Side Story” has contributed to this over the past 50 years, but lyrics like “Puerto Rico . ....

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The (Chinese) Communist Party Are Eating Their Young

By Claire Rogers on December 19, 2010 in Asia, China, Photos

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The headline of this post comes from a man who’s family has lived in the same house for hundreds of years, and he is being forcibly removed to make room for progress. China’s rapid growth, forced and...

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Innovative Electricity Scheme Sparks Rural Development in India’s Gujarat State

By Danielle Nierenberg on December 19, 2010 in Asia, India, Photos

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This is the first of three guest posts written by staff at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). IWMI  is a non-profit organization  supported by  the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) that targets water and...

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Eighties Dublin… and other vintage travel photos

By Rosa Abbott on December 19, 2010 in British Isles, Dublin, Europe, Ireland, London, Photos, Switzerland, USA

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I always enjoy looking at vintage photographs. So when I stumbled across Blogtrotter Revisited: the 70s and 80s (courtesy of a tweet by @gutterbookshop), I swooned. The blog is a collection of images taken on...

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