Ben Heine – It is Cold – 2010 Continue reading
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New York City has pretty much everything a modern consumer could possibly want, and you can get almost all of delivered right to your apartment. However, you can’t get everything in the city. Fresh air, quiet, and nature are in short supply. Fortunately, you can get all of those things, plus delicious fruit and gorgeous produce only an hour and a half from New York City at Fishkill Farms in East Fishkill. Continue reading
Mohamed Babu: Ants – 2011 Continue reading
I’m a special snowflake – Atlanta born and bred. You won’t find too many of us so I’ve taken it upon myself to share my wisdom on being a true Atlantan. Continue reading
This is a recipe for banh xeo, aka sizzling Saigon pancakes. The story is about how we had them in Vietnam on our trip there earlier this year. Continue reading
Jason deCaires Taylor – Vicissitudes – Moilinere Bay, Grenada – 2011
Sculptures placed in the bay are forming a new reef. Continue reading
Imagine waking up to this view. Continue reading
Speak of a tourist visit to Japan, and inevitably people will ask about places like Tokyo (for mine, the most amazing city in the world), Kyoto (gorgeous, worth as much time as you can afford to spend there) or Hiroshima (haven’t been, but there’s definitely more to it than its nuclear scars). Perhaps Kobe (great beef, and the earthquake museum is a must-see), Osaka (boringly industrial), Sapporo (cold) or Nara (doe, a deer, LOTS of deer). But some of the best places to visit in Japan are a little away from the usual sights. One such is Kanazawa, the highlight of my own time in Japan.
So. Public transit. Bus, subway, light rail. Do taxis count as public transportation? What’s it like where you live? Do you take it? Continue reading
Check out these incredible photos of Scotland and Northern Ireland taken by a camera-savvy motorcyclist.