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Singer Island Lodging
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007
Category: Places To Stay
Tags: singer island resort vacation palm beach lodging hotel motel accomodations apartment condo inn holiday travel beach vacation
Places to see in Italy
This is a list of places I would recommend anyone to visit when coming to Italy.Depending on what you prefer (fashion, entertainment, art, history, summer vacation, food, trend) you can see a note, next to each city, where you can have any of the above.Supposing you begin visiting Italy from the northern part, here is the listing of cities/town I suggest:Milan (fashion, entertainment)Turin (history,...
A guide to Phuket’s best beaches
Located midway along the west coast, Phuket’s number one and most visited beach is Patong; a behemoth in terms of tourist numbers and reputation. The beach is quite nice here, although the whole package of shops, restaurants and bars is what gives this beach its great appeal. Just north and south of Patong are Kamala and Karon beaches respectively; both of which are a little less brash and easier on the eye. Karon is the busier of the two and is known for...
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SPAM! (the meat, not the mail)
I went to the store one day in Korea, and I was suddenly overwhelmed with all the spam! It hadn't been there just a few days ago, but suddenly there were multiple giftsets featuring Spam, mainly, and tuna and olive oil in lesser amounts. Spam is the canned pork shoulder and ham mixture,...
Midsummer
Midsummer, the longest day of the year marking the middle of summer time (aka the Summer solstice) is a holiday in Sweden. A lot of people go to their summer houses, or to some nature-y place with their friends and families. There is often a big pole, decorated with flowers and leaves that people dance around and sing songs. The pole was originally a symbol of fertility. The most famous song is Små Grodorna, which is about small frogs. It's also an excuse to have a...
Valborg
Labor Day is on May 1st in Sweden, and on that day, University choirs sing, and people join demonstrations, mostly for Socialism and against Capitalism. Labor Day was the first non-Christian public holiday in Sweden, and the only one until 2005, when Sweden's National Day also became an official holiday.
On April 30th is another holiday- Valborg. It's a combination of Pagen Spring celebrations and Viking Fertility celebrations. Mostly, it just seems like a reason for...
