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Heading to Brussels? Take in a L’il Chocolate Belgium Style

By Renee Blodgett on January 3, 2012 in Belgium, Brussels, Europe, Featured, Photos

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The capital of Belgium may be known as the Capital of Europe, but it is also, at least as far as most chocolate aficionados are concerned, the World Capital of Chocolate. Ever since the Brussels chocolatier...

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Learning Another Language Can Be Tough

By Sandi Scaunich on January 1, 2012 in Europe, Events, Festivals, Italy, Photos

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Learning another language is a bit like buying a ticket to a rollercoaster that has parts of the scaffolding missing.  You think to yourself, Hmmm, it might be a bit unsafe, but it should be...

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I Walked into a Buddhist Temple in Thailand and There She Was…

By Samia Shalabi on December 31, 2011 in Asia, Bangkok, Featured, Photos, Southeast Asia, Thailand

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Last night, I arrived in Bangkok after a long journey from Seattle..  I only had one day in Bangkok, so what should I spend my day doing? I asked the owner of The Shanti Lodge (my...

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Farmers Use Tech to Get Healthy Banana Planting Materials

By Danielle Nierenberg on December 30, 2011 in Africa, Burundi, East Africa, Photos

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Kagimbi Tharcisse, a farmer in eastern Burundi, lifts up the transparent polythene sheet and delicately pulls back some soil to proudly show the tiny banana plantlets growing underneath. Small and delicate, they will be gently taken...

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Global Brands Go Wild at SXSW – From Australia & New Orleans to LA to NYC, LA & Austin

By Renee Blodgett on December 28, 2011 in Austin, Australia, California, Events, Los Angeles, Louisiana, New Orleans, New York, New York City, North America, Orange County, Pacific, Photos, South, Texas, USA

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From Zanerobe, the fast-rising premium menswear brand from Australia, to What Goes Around Comes Around, one of the top vintage-inspired brands with a celebrity following, Style X (pronounced Style By) is preparing to showcase some...

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World Travel: Sometimes Our Plans Have Other Plans for Us…

By Douglas Crets on December 27, 2011 in Asia, China, Featured, Hong Kong, North America, Photos, USA

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I’m standing in line at JFK Terminal One, having found the Air China ticketing desk, which was actually in row J, not row G as it is labeled in the airport directory on four different...

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Photo Essay of a Purvian Play Pueblito

By Lainie Liberti on December 27, 2011 in Peru, Photos, South America

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Photo Essay in Dreamy Blues and Sandy Peaches We were told there were sea turtles swimming near the pier of located in a little pueblo called Nuro. This small pueblo, or ‘pueblito’ is located just 40...

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Snarling Oaks Above Tompkins Square Park in the East Village

By Douglas Crets on December 27, 2011 in New York, New York City, North America, Photos, USA

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The snarling oaks above Tompkins Square Park, East Village, Alphabet City New York City...

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