Travel with Pen & Palate’s guide to Argentina
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- Chef Mavro and the philosophy of Hawaii Regional Cuisine
- To Hawaiians taro is much more than a vegetable
- IFWTWA 2013 Hawaii Conference: Finding the Real Hawaii
- While wandering the back roads of Hawaii
- Two January Days in the Florida Everglades
- Florida in its Quincentenary Year
- Pensacola Renaissance
- White sand and oysters on Alabama’s gulf shore
- This is the face of Maine
- From Forest, Sea and Farm to Table in Washington State’s Pacific Northwest
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Travel 1931: A Reflection of (racist) Times
You are reading that correctly: “…every effort to appear civilized.” The author was Aleko E. Lilus and the article, “The Old Seaport of the Sulu Pirates,” appreared in the highly popular monthly magazine, Travel, October 1931 (Robert M. McBride & Co., Camden, … Continue reading
“Do not” and “I don’t know”… Historic Fox Chase Farm, Philadelphia
The motto of Fox Chase Farm: Demonstrating to our Urbanized Population since 1683 Their reality on the front of their “Welcome” sheet: Please do not smoke anywhere on farm property. Please do not climb on fences and trees. Please … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cultural Sites, Historic Sites, Pennsylvania travel, Photography, Travel, Travel and Food, USA Travel
Tagged Bucks County, Fox Chase, Fox Chase Farm, Montgomery County, National Register of Historic Places, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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Silk – Thread of Empire
“With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.” ancient Chinese proverb. The allure of silk: its soft feel, its shimmer, its character to absorb vibrant colors, its legend of luxury, its power. No other fabric has caused the rise … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Sites, Historic Sites, Photography, Southeast Asia, Travel, Travel and Food
Tagged antiques, Bangkok, Buddhist, Cambodia, Carol Cassidy, Chiang Mai, Hanoi, Hoi An, international travel, Jim Thompson, Lao Textiles, Laos, Luang Prabang, Siem Reap, silk, Thai Silk Company, Thailand, travel, Vientiane, Vietnam
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“A good start…is to be a Buddhist.”
That’s two-time Academy Award winning actor, Sir Michael Caine,* listening to a profound statement on the necessity of Western intellectuals to adopt an enlightened vision of the future…no. It’s the response on asking a resident of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) the best way … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Sites, Photography, Southeast Asia, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Tagged Bangkok, Cambodia, Hanoi, Hue, Laos, Luang Prabang, pedestrian, Saigan, Thailand, traffic, Vietnam
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