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By Jack Stanley

This early issue was produced in the North (In NYC) during the civil war sometime between August 1862 through May of 1863. They were to use as money and designed to allow people to buy stamps as coinage was scarce at the time.

Fractional Currency notes were produced from August 21, 1862 through February 15, 1876. Lincoln’s Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon Chase proposed to authorize postage stamps of some type as a new currency. Congress and President Lincoln approved the Postage

Ever wonder why your neighbors aren’t just growing their own coffee beans in the backyard garden? That’s because the world’s best coffee, the kind you get at your favorite coffee shop needs just the right climate.

The mountains of southern Colombia to the Kona Coast, from the highlands of Papua New Guinea to the foothills of Mt. Kenya, are ideal. A coffee’s flavor depends on where it comes from as much as how long it is roasted. Origin influences the look, smell, and taste of coffee while roasti

They're friendly, cute and crazy about children. They're a family of resident dolphins that live in the Sado estuary called "bottlenose", a very common specie of dolphins. We all love to see dolphins and for
many people the only way to do this is by visiting an aquarium. In
Troia you have the opportunity of seeing them in the wild.

Each dolphin has been identified and has a name.

Visit our blog and know more about them: Portugal

The Moscatel of Setubal

Portugal is one of the most renowned producers of wine in the world and this large area of Setubal, influenced by proximity of the sea, soil poverty, and by low productions is the cradle of the famous Moscatel.

This large are of Setubal, influenced by the proximity of the sea, soil poverty and by the low productions is the cradle of the Moscatel. The Moscatel wine obtained from the Setubal peninsular region is constituted by the liquerous casta or grape variety.

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The Meatpacking District was once home to hundreds of slaughterhouses and packing plants. It was about as unglamorous as it gets. Today, the Meatpacking District is home to some of the world’s most exclusive clubs and best stores. The cobblestoned streets turn into runways at night as fashion models head to the best hotspots, and you are likely to have a celebrity sighting on any given night. Here is your guide to the best of the Meatpacking District.

The restaurants here a

Sitting in the cabin of a hotel security guard in the Gambia, sipping Ataya ( a bitter tea), I was deep in discussion about tourism in the area, and the decline in the so called ‘beach tourists’ over the past few years. Abdul, my new found friend, was speaking with a serious tone about how a lot of people living in the area were relying on tourism to survive and put food on the table. He was concerned with the decline and made a point of saying that tourists were only coming in the dry season, t

At the western end of the great Asian high-mountains system, the Karakorum, Hindukush and Himalaya ranges all coverage in a landscape of truly breathtaking scale. Mountains typically rise above 6000m, with more than 160 summits higher than 7000m. In the Karakorum alone, 30 peaks reach higher than 7500m.

Modern Mountaineering: Hunters were the first to visit mountains purely for the pleasures. One of the first real mountaineering expedition to visit this part

New: NYUNGWE FOREST LODGE*****

Nyungwe Forest Lodge is nearing completion and will be
fully operational in 2010. The lodge is an amazing addition to the tourism offering in Rwanda and can now be used to showcase to international travelers, the unbelievably beautiful Nyungwe Forest.

The lodge will operate as half board
including Breakfast, Dinner and selected beverages. The lodge offers a relaxation retreat, infinity pool with Bistro lunch dining, Board room for 18 delegates, Luxury rooms, Exclusive

Last Sunday, on a cold day in London, I was settled in for a day of sport which of course featured the Cup of Nations final between Egypt and Ghana. The two hours of coverage on BBC2 gave me the chance to watch football in faraway lands, and enjoy a beer in the comfort of my living room; perfect. Unfortunately this was one of only three matches accessible to the masses (the semi finals were shown on BBC3) and scheduled at the same time as the big Arsenal v Manchester United match. You just have

City of Dubrovnik and his patron St. Blaise living in the unbreakable connection for a centuries. Besides being the patron of the city, the figure of St.. Blaise is included in the symbolism of Dubrovnik and its history: the flag of Dubrovnik has the image of the saint, the money in the Dubrovnik Republic also had a picture of the saint at all fortresses and walls in the entrance to the city are statues of saints. Festivity of St. Blaise is celebrated for years, specifically over a thousand year