Jump to the full entry & travel map Maracus bay and pigeon point, Trinidad and Tobago well the last update i was undecided whether to stay in trinidad and head to maracas bay or jump to tobago, so i did both..
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a tale of two cities — Maracus bay and pigeon point, Trinidad and Tobago
Jump to the full entry & travel map Crown point, Trinidad and Tobago i’ve been in tobago just over a week.. i’m heading back to port of spain to see the build up to christmas and check out the southern half of the island. anyway, so i’m logging in to quickly tell you what i’ve been up to in this tropical island of tobago whilst upload a few pics to help you overcome the bordem that is my blog…
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leaving tobago — Crown point, Trinidad and Tobago
Jump to the full entry & travel map Tagudin Market, Ilocos Sur, Philippines We went to the market a few days to pick up fresh fruit and fish for dinner. To my joy and suprise, Train and I found gambling 8000 miles from Vegas. Here’s the game: 36 squares with one letter A-F in each square.
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The Market — Tagudin Market, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Jump to the full entry & travel map Port of spain, Trinidad and Tobago Yesterday i arrived into town by taxi, my first choice guesthouse was trinbago which is listed in the lonely planet and the rough guide, i called froom the airport but the number wasn’t recognised.. so the cabbie got me there but the ownerships changed along with the name and number, now called ‘Inn a citi place’. the guesthouse was full apart from one that was being left available to get inspected by someone so i couldn’t get the room, my cabbie got me into some nice non-listed guesthouse around the corner run by a trini woman who looked dissapointed when i told her i’d be only staying one night and would be leaving for a cheaper place tommorow.
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Back in town — Port of spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Jump to the full entry & travel map Vientiane, Viangchan, Lao Peoples Dem Rep Set of early by minibus for Vientiane today. We were packed in like Sardines, and our knees were hitting the seats in front..as usual the locals had been picked up first and were sitting in the extra leg room seats at the front of the bus, leaving us long-legged Westerners crammed in at the back! After a bumpy journey we eventually arrived and found a hotel after trapsing around in the midday heat.
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Christmas in Laos..ho ho ho — Vientiane, Viangchan, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
Jump to the full entry & travel map Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia Wake up call was 6am, quick change and ready for the pick up at 6.45 to head to Port Douglas. Stunning 1.5 hour drive along the coast (Palm Cove….beautiful…prime spot for a beach house…). We got to Port Douglas and there she was: the massive Silversonic II catamaran that would take us about 100km’s out into the waters of the Great Barrier Reef
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"Heaps" of fishies all around me — Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia
Jump to the full entry & travel map Siem Reap, Cambodia Day 1 – First day of temple exploring, much excitement and anticipation as we set off from Mandalay Inn! The tuk tuk driver collected us from the front step and then navigated the chaos of downtown morning traffic up to the temple complex entrance located just north of Siem Reap (imagine trucks + buses + cars + tuktuks + motorbikes + bicycles + pedestrians, without any road rules!) To describe each temple in detail will run into pages and read more like an archaeological textbook than a travel blog, so I’m going to try keep it brief and rather rely on the photos to do the talking! The first temple we visited was the Angkor Wat, the most well-known of the temples at Angkor. It is immediately easy to see why the Angkor Wat has become the national symbol for Cambodia appearing on flags, clothing, crafts, artwork and household products; after crossing a 200m wide moat and passing through the outer wall, you are rewarded with 3 breaktaking stone spires piercing the blue sky in stark contrast against the lush green jungle background
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Tomb Raiders — Siem Reap, Cambodia
Death Toll On Afghan Suicide Bomb Attack Rises To 20 – General (Nasdaq) KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP)–Twenty people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded market in a restive area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, an Afghan army general said. Suicide bomber kills 20 people in central Afghanistan (Kitchener – Waterloo
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Afghanistan – Death Toll On Afghan Suicide Bomb Attack Rises To 20 – General (Nasdaq)
Yemen s Al Qaeda wing gains global notoriety (Khaleej Times) Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula showed its ambition to strike outside its base in Yemen when it claimed the failed Dec. 25 attempt to blow up a US airliner. Somali pirates’ unintended gift to Kenyan fishermen (The Washington Times) MALINDI, Kenya |
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Somalia – Yemen s Al Qaeda wing gains global notoriety (Khaleej Times)
Huff TV: HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff Talks About Obama’s Bank Tax: ‘It’s A Start’ (VIDEO) HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff appeared on The Ed Show Thursday night to weigh in on the new bank tax put forward by President Obama. While… TEST DRIVE: 2010 North American International Auto
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So here is an interesting problem for you: Suppose you start a business and it proves wildly popular. So popular that people are lining up out the door in Chicago in January. It seems obvious that you should look to expand. But what if you have the business set up the way you want. That is, you like the way things are; it suits your mind set and philosophy. Is it ok to effectively tell your customers to take a hike? That’s essentially the question being asked by an article in the New York Times ( Small by Choice, Whether Clients Like It or Not , Jan 13). Let’s start with the obvious: Any time the Gray Lady is willing to invoke the Soup Nazi , it’s probably worth reading the article. This article is about Great Lake, a pizza shop on the North Side of Chicago. It got written up in GQ for having one of the best pizzas in the country. Next thing you know, tremendous demand. The problem is that this was never set up to be a large operation. When comes to making the pizzas it is essentially a one-man show. The co-owners of the shop are Nick Lessins and Lydia Esparza and Lessins makes ALL of the pizza down to making the mozzarella and grinding the sausage.
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Demand exceeds supply but they refuse to expand
Mann Hann's Chilled Tofu with Century Egg (served with local pickled mustard greens and finely minced fresh garlic) THE NEXT stop on last weekend’s gastronomic adventure was at Mann Hann at Megamall. Initially, I deigned to call it an adventure – how much more adventurous can Chinese cuisine here get? But the new dish I tried ended up too exotic for my taste. Hence, the “adventure.” Mann Hann shall always occupy a sweet spot in my heart for one thing, their Chilled Tofu with Century Egg . It was the very first dish that caught my fancy the very first time Batman and I tried them out. What arrived at the table was a block of really cold silken tofu that could have very well been frozen to the core, except that the wiggle it let out when I pulled it closer to me, belied that assumption. It was doused in a special dark soy sauce, sprinkled with a generous amount of what I surmised as local pickled mustard greens, topped with plenty of finely minced fresh garlic, and decorated around and all over with wedges of century egg. It was so good! I honestly prefer my tofu soft and smooth, without the crust frying in oil would create. Mann Hann’s the only cold rendition that I adore. Though their menu doesn’t specify allowing for extra add-ins, the kitchen was gracious enough to serve me with extra mustard greens – gratis! I found that each bite of the silken tofu with lots of the greens allowed for a play in both texture – helplessly soft vs resisting with a little give – and flavor – bland vs briny.
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Not just another sale weekend munch
Photo courtesy of the Honolulu Advertiser The Ward area between Waikiki and Downtown is one of the more happening places in town, and this and next month Ward businesses are offering great $5 Meal Deals. These great deals are available any time of the day and night and are valid through February 28, 2010
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$5 Meal Deals at Ward through February!
Africa : Bullets, Bombs and Blogs (AllAfrica.com) The ‘Nigerian bomber’, the attacks on the Togolese football team, LGBTI politics in Africa, the mafia and migrant workers in Italy and a murder in London are among the topics in Sokari Ekine ’s roundup of the African blogosphere. Cameroon: Transport Laws Under Scrutiny Information
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African News Update – Africa : Bullets, Bombs and Blogs (AllAfrica.com)
Blast injures 3 in south Lebanon (People’s Daily) An explosion took place Wednesday morning in Kfarkila village in south Lebanon, injuring three children waiting for their school bus, the local Naharnet website reported. A security source told Naharnet that the blast took place at the entrance to a three-storey building in Kfarkila, adding that it
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Blast injures 3 in south Lebanon (People’s Daily)
Ahmadinejad sees “Zionist style” in Iran bombing (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News) TEHRAN (Reuters) – This week’s assassination of an Iranian scientist was carried out in a “Zionist style,” President Mahmoud said Thursday, in his first direct comment on the bombing attack in Tehran. Former Iranian leaders condemn bombing death (The Durango Herald) TEHRAN, Iran –
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Iran News – Ahmadinejad sees “Zionist style” in Iran bombing (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Los Angeles Restaurant Week is coming January 24-29 and January 31- February 5! This is a great way to try a more expensive restaurant at great discounted prices. Last year my husband and I went to Ruth’s Chris Steak House and had an amazing meal. Check out the restaurants and menus HERE . Thanks, Tam!
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Restaurant Week- Los Angeles
Furusato Japanese Restaurant 10012 82 Ave (Whyte) 780.439.1335 There really is nothing like sushi, in fact, given the opportunity, I would probably choose to eat sashimi at least once a day (including breakfast). In saying that, and if you followed along with my previous blog, you would know by now that most of my sushi dollars get spent at Furusato on Whyte. Offering a great selection of seafaring goodies, I’m rarely if ever disappointed with something from here.
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Furusato Japanese Restaurant – Edmonton, Alberta
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USAF Directing Air Traffic in Haiti
Hauptstraße 185 69117 Heidelberg The Heidelberg Hauptstraße is lined with a slew of American and German fast food joints, a limited selection of ethnic eateries, bakeries, and a few coffee and candy shops every few blocks. Of course, being in Germany, there are also quite a few German restaurants up and down the main street – Palmbräu Gasse being one of them. The view of this place from the Hauptstraße is that of a family restaurant. The exterior sort of resembles a home, awaiting your arrival. Take a peek inside the windows and you will see wooden benches with comfy red cushions and candle lit tables exuding warmth and hospitality. Enter the double doors and you will essentially find the restaurant divided into two. The joyful, well-lit, family friendly dining area in the front of the restaurant is abruptly met with a darker area towards the back, where the bar is located. Basically, patrons have the choice of enjoying a drink at their enticing bar or settle down for a meal in a relaxed, spacious atmosphere at the front the restaurant. Palmbräu Gasse accommodates tourists visiting Heidelberg. Menus at each table are well designed and written in both German and English. The first page even has Chinese, Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish, and Italian flags, allowing people who speak these languages the opportunity to request a menu in the respective language. Talk about great service! Aside from a few items (such as the fondue from Sunday to Thursday!) the food at Palmbräu is pretty standard. The menu includes your typical salads, soups, and breads, vegetarian courses, German specialties such as Swabish dishes, schnitzel, and Flammkuchen, steaks, and chicken dishes. More fascinating and appealing are the daily specials featured on the sign boards outside, in front of the restaurant doors. Everyday, Palmbräu offers a unique German dish at a very low price, thus often attracting repeat and curious customers to this restaurant time and time again. Today, the daily dish was Holzfällersteak mit Rostzwiebeln und Bratkartoffeln – pork steak served with fried onion strips and sliced, fried potatoes – for only 7,90 €. Holzfäller translates to ‘lumberjack’ in English, and oh! this meal is fit for one! The pork steak comes from the shoulder of the pig and it’s cooked quite well. The meat is tender and juicy, and is served in its own juices. This cut of meat does have its disadvantages though, as the gelatinous and fattening parts, which glisten in the light, can be repulsive to some diners. However, overall, the pork is quite tasty and flavorful. It has a nice, browned crust on the top and bottom layers of the meat. This contrast in textures carries on with the crisp, fried onion strips. The onions are perfectly fried hot, the sweetness of the onions supplying a joyful burst of flavor with every bite. Some of them are not battered well and thus simply melt in your mouth. The potatoes are buttery and well salted. Like the onions, they are not uniformly cooked and prepared. Hence, some spuds are crisp and burnt (which is a good thing!), while others are delicate and soft. Highlighting the dish are the little bits of bacon scattered around the potatoes. These tasty morsels are quite unexpected, but complement the root vegetables extremely well
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Palmbräu Gasse