Historic Jamestown Virginia
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Historic Colonial Williamsburg * Williamsburg, Virginia (downtown) * http://www.history.org/ In this very pristine historic living history town costumed actors bring to life the incendiary passions of the Revolution on the streets of Colonial Williamsburg so that the future may learen from the past. While you can do historic Williamsburg without purchasing a ticket, they highly [...]
Captain George’s Seafood, Jamestown, Virginia
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Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant, Williamsburg, Virginia Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant * 5363 Richmond Road | Williamsburg, VA 23185 * (757) 565-2323 * http://www.captaingeorges.com A legendary enormous seafood buffet with some of the freshest and most delicious seafood available. They have four locations – one in Myrtle Beach, SC; and three in Virginia. I visited the [...]
Janus International Hostel, Jamestown, Virginia
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Janus International Hostel, Williamsburg, Virginia Janus International Hostel * 5437 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia * Centrally located and close to Historic Williamsburg activities, a short commute from Jamestown, Yorktown, and Busch Gardens – this International hostel is placed in a former motel where hostellers can affordably get their own private rooms that are styled after [...]
The National Mall, Washington, D.C.
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The National Mall * Washington, D.C. * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Mall In the heart of D.C. connecting the Capital building, Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial is a green open-are National Park and recreational strip called “The National Mall”. It was originally conceived by Peter Charles L’Enfant during the construction of Washington D.C. in 1791. Because of its [...]
THE WOLF AND THE HYENA
The Hyena and The Wolf A certain wolf was in bad temper on having missed his breakfast and was ploding his way home. On the way he sighted a middle aged male hyena trotting stoopingly. As such the wolf hated hyena for his villainous looks and being hungry he hated him more. As the hyena [...]
Grave-Sweeping Day In Beijing
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My first year in China, Grave-Sweeping Day wasn’t an official state holiday, but this year it became a government-approved day off from work. Lee In China explains how to celebrate this holiday (thankfully, no fireworks are involved): Today is a national holiday in China, Tomb Sweeping Day. It’s when the Chinese go to the graves [...]
National Geographic Live ~ Afghanistan: Voices of Cultural Preservation
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NG Live! lecture and private reception – Afghanistan: Voices of Cultural Preservation * National Geographic Society * 1145 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/nglive/washingtondc/s2008/single/afghanistan.html * Thursday, 22 May 2008: 6:30-10:30 pm This week it’s been an honor as an invited guest, coming up from Colorado to participate and join Fredrik Hiebert’s presentations of the [...]