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Where Are The Teepees?

I have been working with Native Americans in the tourism industry for two decades.  My first forays in this industry were in South Florida, home of the Miccosukee and Seminole people.  Today I work at the Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village in South Dakota, where the ancestors of the Mandan people lived.  Despite the huge geographical gap, there is similarity to how visitors imagine how these tribes may have lived.

The Miccosukee and the Seminole were originally from the area that became Alabama,

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Danish humor

Dennish romance and funny stuff: http://tours-tv.com/en/denmark

 

In Denmark it's illegal to start a car while someone is under thevehicle, and before starting car you must check lights, brakes, steering and honk your horn

You can't leave your broken car on the side of the road without marking it with a red, reflecting triangle.

Car drivers in Denmark must be very careful if a horse drawn carriage will try to pass your car. If the horse becomes nervous, the car owner is required to stop the car, a

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The very famous Jim Corbett National Park, located in the Nainital District, in the State of Uttarakhand is the first national park of India and was established in the year 1936. If you love adventure and adventure related to wildlife this is the place for you. The dense deciduous forest of the national park is a home to 110 species of herbs and plants, over 550 rare species of migrating and local birds, approximately 50 species of mammals, 25 different species of reptiles and is open for you to

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Cruising Down the Mekong River

Our last tour day in VN was reserved for a trip down the infamous Mekong River. Mary Ann and I had flown over the headwaters of the Mekong located high in the Himalaya mountains while we were in Nepal. We had floated on the Mekong when we visited the Golden Triangle area of Thailand. Both of those wonderful trips are archived in this blog.

I could not help but think that we were probably on the same molecules of water we saw leave the Himalaya. The length of the river is over 3000 miles, and it c

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Famous Residents of La Jolla, California

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Mitt Romney – yes the GOP candidate – is La Jolla’s newest celebrity resident. In fact, he and his wife Ann bought their beachfront home here in 2008, but no one paid much attention until he filed an application to bulldoze the $12 million house and build a much larger mansion on the site.

 

If you’re in town and would like to see the “before,” the house is located at 311 Dunemere Drive. The best view is from the beach, which can be accessed from the end of Sea Lane. Island Architects is working o

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A Place Where Writer Victor Hugo is a Saint

There is a religion in Vietnam called Cao Dai. The full name is   Đại Đạo Tam Kỳ Phổ Độ (Great Religion [of The] Third Period [of] Revelation [and] Salvation). That  might be the least complicated thing I know about it. The religion has approximately 30 million followers in Vietnam. They believe that before god existed, there was the Tao. Then a big bang occured from which God was created. In order for God to create the heavans and the earth he first had to create the Yin and the Yang. All thing

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La Jolla, California's Newest Ocean-View Café

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Caroline’s is perched on a sandstone bluff and serves up a 180° blue-water panorama, as well as healthy, California-style meals.

Some time ago, I wrote about “San Diego’s Best Beach Breakfast,” which described Snackropolis on the SIO (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) campus. However, that landmark closed in early August when Caroline’s Seaside Café opened in the nearby Scripps Seaside Forum.

Caroline’s is named for the wife of Nico Nierenberg, whose father William A. Nirenberg served as dire

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Places Around Delhi Worth A Watch

Visiting India? You must visit the capital of the country, Delhi. The place Delhi is also very well know as the ‘Heart of India’, it is no doubt very famous for its manmade structures, so are places around Delhi very famous for their own reasons. Some of these places include Agra. Agra is very well known for the most beautiful Taj Mahal. The structure was built in the fond memory of Mumtaj the beloved wife of the mugal emperor Shah Janah. By getting the structure built the emperor wanted to prov

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The latest census shows the growth of tiger population in India from 1411 to 1706. Now the Uttrakhand Government decided to open a new entry gate in Jim Corbett National Park “Kotdwar Gate”. Government intends to open this entry gate from 15th of November this year.

The work already started to open the gate the estimated cost of this work is Rs.1.40 crore. Nevertheless there are four entry gate of tourist this time named Dhangari Gate which is open from 15th of November to 15th of June, Bijrani G

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Bike Tour of Vietnam

On the first day of our bike tour of Vietnam, we took them for a spin to brave the chaotic traffic of Hanoi.  It was pretty intense riding alongside dozens of motor bikes and cars and other bicycles. Plus the inhaling of constant exhaust fumes kinda makes you feel like you’ve smoked a pack of cigarettes by the end.  We were ready to get out into the countryside and explore.

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A crowded street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter (Photo by Lisa Lubin)
Our first day of real cycling we cycled 37 km to Cuc Phuong, Vi
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Don Qijote's homecountry

Some interesting and as always funny facts about flamenco's home country - Spain: http://tours-tv.com/ru/spain

 

  • They have funny looking sandals – especially in Barcelona
  • They say joder, coño, madre mia, vaya putada, ostia, gilipollo, esta de puta madre, hijoputa every few words. They all mean pretty much the same – damn, f…,  Jesus Christ, wtf (these are all palabrotas)
  • They eat very VERY late – lunch from 2 to 4pm and dinner beginning with 10pm
  • Having breakfast at home is not common
  • Madrid’s tap wat
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Boston Sunset from the Top of the Deck

 

It's hard to argue that Boston is not the birthplace of America. Just take a walk along the Freedom trail, and you can relive American history. You too can walk the steps of Samuel Adams and imagine America succeeding from the British, and follow the footsteps of Paul Revere and the Boston Tea Party. Indeed, American independence centers around Boston. Politics, finance, religion all centered in Boston as a new nation was created.

 

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Walking around Boston is

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We stumbled upon a very detailed step-by-step, illustrated guide on how to "crack, crunch and suck out the best bits" of Shanghai hairy crabs, on CNNGo. Couldn't have stopped for a second to wonder why on earth would anyone eat anything that looks like a mitten, from another planet.

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A hairy crab is not exactly the prettiest creature to crawl out of Yancheng Lake into your plate, but they are certainly the most sought after, at this time of the year. When a slight chill can be felt in the air, an

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