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Saturday, June 15, 2013

24th Ann Summer Fund Raising Party, SoFo "ROCKS". Honoree, Susan Rockefeller & Christie Brinkley will serve as the "Honorary Mermaid". SoFo "ROCKS" is appropriately named for their honoree, "MERMAID EXTRAORDINAIRE" Susan Rockefeller. A true Renaissance woman, Susan is a documentary film maker, author, jewelry designer and most of all, perceived as an important philanthropist. She serves on the Board of OCEANA, The Alaska Conservation Fund and the David Rockefeller Fund. Ch

Nguom Ngao, an astonishing cave with numerous formations, is the most famous limestone grotto in the northern mountain province of Cao Bang due to its distinctiveness and scale.

Visiting Nguom Ngao, you are immediately captivated by its wild beauty when you view it cavernous spaces and impressive stalactites and stalagmites. The formidable echo only adds to the experience.

Nguom Ngao literally means “tiger’s cave” in the language of the local Tay ethnic minority. It is said that a long time ago, m

Dam Da is a favourite destination in Hoa Binh for tourists in Vietnam travel. This is actually a vast complex of temples, pagodas and caves in the district, including Trinh temple (also known as Quan Trinh), Mau temple, Tien pagoda and etc. The temples and pagodas here are closely related to legendary characters in Viet Nam’s history such as Au Co mother, Lac Long Quan Father, Hoang Bay Mandarin and Tam Toa Thanh Mau

While such names as Hoa Tien grotto, Tien Phi grotto, Mai Chau valley, Hoa Binh

7 SIGHTS OF CINQUE TERRE / ITALY - THE ENCHANTING 5 FISHERMEN VILLAGES PART OF THE UNESCO HERITAGE IN THE ITALIAN REGION OF LIGURIA

Manarola in a cold winter night - Cinque Terre

7 SIGHTS OF CINQUE TERRE / ITALY - THE ENCHANTING 5 FISHERMEN VILLAGES PART OF THE UNESCO HERITAGE IN THE ITALIAN REGION OF LIGURIA   Rio Maggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso are the "Cinque Terre", literally "Five Lands". CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE AND SEE MORE PHOTOS   --- 7 VISTAS DE CINQUE TERRE / ITALIA - E

Costa Rica’s southern Nicoya Peninsula is full of natural beauty and rich in biodiversity. Jagged and mountainous from its volcanic origins, with pockets of shimmering beaches, the landscape is a diverse transition zone between tropical dry forest and wet tropical forest.

The Gulf of Nicoya’s placid waters stretch between the Peninsula and mainland. The tops of underwater mountains rising from the sea dot the Gulf as its many islands. The Gulf is an aquatic paradise rich in marine life and water

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Una camiseta muy pop y un abrigo vintage. Diseños, bares modernos y captadores de tendencias. ¿Londres? Qué va, es Lisboa. Así como lo leen. La capital lusa quiere dejar atrás ese estigma de ciudad desconchada y con viejas vestidas de negro y se está reinventado a golpe de creatividad juvenil. Hoy emergente y alternativa, Lisboa encandila con su pasado y su futuro. Ambos extremos se encuentran en los mismos adoquines, así que allá vamos. Lo primero es lo primero: la Plaza de

Ngoc Lang temple (Ngoc Lang village, Binh Ngoc commune, Tuy Hoa city) has been a cultural-historical site for a long time, a cultural-belief activities’ venue of the local community associated with Ngoc Lang land’s formation and development.

Comtemporary NgocLangTemple

Ngoc Lang temple is situated in an area of about 3,000m2, surrounded by lush fields and gardens, lots of houses. The temple faces the South,  opposite Da Rang river, and Da Bia mountain far like a front-shielding.

Ngoc Lang temple is

Foreign and domestic visitors arriving in Da Nang will receive the Da Nang Pass, a versatile card, for checking information about the city’s tourist areas, shops and hotels, as well as paying for purchases, instead of cash.

According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Binh, Director of the Centre for Da Nang Tourism Promotion, the agency is working with banks to finalise technical requirements. The card will have different values to meet visitors’ demands. Once operational, tourist agencies and shops should ensu

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A country with a varied topography, rich culture and some of the most unexplored and unspoiled dense forests, Nepal attracts a lot of tourists, backpackers and adventure freaks to its soil. The land is filled with many breathtaking sights and a number of architectural marvels. Being home to seven out of ten most highest peaks of the world, Nepal is often referred to as the 'roof of the world' and a trekker's paradise. Mentioned below are the ten places which are a 'must-visit', if you are on a N

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Have you ever noticed that the best travel writers never really considered themselves as such?  Look at anybody’s list of favorites and you’ll see names like Kerouac, Bowles, Matthiessen, etc. quite often, along with names like Theroux and Iyer, writers who certainly consider themselves travel writers, but not exclusively.  You’ll only rarely if ever see a guidebook writer.  But there is a historical tradition wh

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Según el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), la convivencia se define como: «la dinámica social basada en relaciones de confianza y cooperación, en la que todas las personas se sienten parte de una sociedad, disfrutan de derechos humanos y de oportunidades socialmente construidas y expresadas».
Siguiendo esta idea, el Ministerio de Educación Pública (MEP) –en colaboración con el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF)–, diseñó la «Guía para la formulación de

The mention of coral reefs usually brings to mind crystal-clear, warm tropical waters, bright colorful fish and coral … maybe even the movie, “Nemo.” Coral reefs form such vast, diverse ecosystems that they are commonly called the “rainforests of the oceans.”

Like the rainforests on land, coral reefs are extremely threatened by humans’ actions and climate change. Since the late 1970s, coral reefs across the world have been dying at an unprecedented rate, and it only seems to be getting worse, acc

On Saturday, June 1, 2013, Ross School hosted the 10th Annual Live @Club Starlight benefit to raise funds for the school's programs and scholarships, including the Steven J. Ross Scholarship Fund, which helps children from all economic backgrounds benefit from a Ross education. This spectacular fundraiser, hosted by Cyndi Lauper, Grammy Award-Winning Artist and Christie Brinkley, Gala Chair at Ross Upper School, took place at the School at 18 Goodfriend Dr, East Hampton. The evening began with a

Chinatown in Bangkok is a departure from the typical impression many have of a city with extravagant nightlife. If you want to have delicious food or enjoy your time at Chinese temples, visit its Chinatown. While strolling around, you would come across street side restaurants, market stalls and number of gold shops. Cheap Bangkok Flights to visit the following sites in Chinatown:

Yaowarat Street

Food lovers should start their excursion in Chinatown from this street. Restaurants and vendors at