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Michael & Carol’s Adventures in the Netherlands — Part One

By Carol Rolnick on June 12, 2011 in amsterdam, Europe, Lodging, Netherlands, Photos, Scandinavia

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First Days Michael and I made it safely to the Netherlands, arriving in Amsterdam Thursday, May 26 and to Utrecht the next day.  We’re staying for a few days in a “hotel apartment” which, in reality,...

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How to Plant and Grow Rice in Taiwan

By Chris Banducci on June 12, 2011 in Asia, Events, Festivals, Photos, Taipei, Taiwan

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A Rice Field in Taoyuan City. When you live in Taiwan one thing you see a lot are rice fields. It seems that Rice is planted just about anywhere that somebody has some space. They are...

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Wat Tham Suea in Kanchanaburi, Thailand

By Damon Billian on June 12, 2011 in Asia, Photos, Southeast Asia, Thailand

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A panoramic view of Wat Tham Suea in Kanchanaburi, Thailand....

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Philadelphia’s Nocturnal Comcast Center

By Christian Carollo on June 10, 2011 in North America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Photos, USA

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The front of the Comcast Center, the tallest building in Philadelphia....

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Plein Air Painting in Charmey, the Heart of Switzerland’s Gruyere

By Jackie Grandchamps on June 9, 2011 in Europe, Photos, Switzerland

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I am in Switzerland touring around, the West part of the country, the French speaking part, close to Geneva lake, in the heart of Gruyere. Cheese making is serious business here, and cheeses are slightly different when...

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LA’s Abbot Kinny: Food Trucks and Bistros Meet Fashion and Art

By Renee Blodgett on June 9, 2011 in California, Featured, Los Angeles, New York, New York City, North America, Photos, USA

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I've been to trendy LA's Abbot Kinny before. It's an area. It's a street. It's cushioned in between Santa Monica and Venice Beach, California and is part of the greater LA area. Some says its in...

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Butterflies, Lagoons and Magic in Vang Vieng, Laos

By Robert Schrader on June 8, 2011 in Asia, Laos, Photos, Southeast Asia

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Located roughly halfway between the city of Luang Prabang in the north and Lao capital Vientiane to the south, Vang Vieng is a town so small it doesn’t appear on most maps. In spite of...

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Betting the Farm – Agricultural Risks in Lacking Crop Diversity

By Danielle Nierenberg on June 7, 2011 in Africa, All Countries, Asia, Featured, Photos, Southeast Asia

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You might say we were risk averse. When I was growing up, the 5-generation family farm had cows (milk and beef), pigs, chickens and guinea fowl, fruit trees and berries. The main crops were cotton,...

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