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‘Embracing Peace’

‘Embracing Peace’

The statue depicts a kiss between a sailor (George Mendosa) and a dental assistant (Grete Zimmer Friedman) on the declaration of the end of the war with Japan in 1945.


Iwakiyama Shrine

Iwakiyama Shrine

The site of another legend can be found just beside the main building, as part of a shrine to the “Dragon God of the White Cloud.” It is actually dedicated to Kuniyasu-tamahime, a local dragon-maiden who was chosen by Ōkuninushi-no-kami, one of the major deities of Japanese mythology, to be his wife when he came to bless Mount Iwaki.


Make ‘Travel Cake’ for Your Next Journey

Make ‘Travel Cake’ for Your Next Journey

There are even special bentos filled with regional foods for the curious traveler to try, that in Osaka might hold takoyaki (octopus balls) or wagyu beef in Yamagata Prefecture.


12 Christmas gifts for travellers 2024

12 Christmas gifts for travellers 2024

The brush heads of the SURI electric toothbrush are made from plant-based corn starch and the bristles are from castor oil – materials that are bio-based as opposed to petroleum-based plastics.


Wolford Chapel

Wolford Chapel

Simcoe’s compassion is further illustrated by the fact he is also recognized as sending the first documented Valentine’s Day letter in the United States.


7 Candidates for Your Election Day Menu

7 Candidates for Your Election Day Menu

These truffle-like balls of cocoa powder and condensed milk were dubbed brigadeiros after Eduardo Gomes, a candidate and Air Force brigadier, and sold at his rallies during the first national election in which all Brazilian women could vote.


Murales de San Isidro

Murales de San Isidro

Years of fighting and poor treatment had left him weak, and Hernandez died in 1942, after succumbing to tuberculosis while in Alicante Prison.


Castner Glacier Ice Cave

Castner Glacier Ice Cave

The melting ice creates a roaring creek the color of chocolate milk that, at times, can feel like it slightly shakes the ground.


Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area

Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area

Even in the parking area it is easy to get stuck in the sand, and vehicle travel beyond this point most definitely requires 4wd; in general, the farther you go the more extreme the road conditions.


Maison de la Littérature

Maison de la Littérature

Traversing from Old Quebec to the trendy Saint-Roch neighborhood of Québec City, there is a building that appears to be a large, beautiful church.


7 Presidential Stories They Don’t Teach in History Class

7 Presidential Stories They Don’t Teach in History Class

The collections include wooden bench shaped like Hillary Clinton, the jelly bean portrait of Ronald Reagan, and the crates that held a pair of giant pandas sent from the Chinese to Richard Nixon, writes Ella Morton.


How to look after your hiking gear: 12 kit checks

How to look after your hiking gear: 12 kit checks

Instead, soak it in a bath or large basin with lukewarm water with a little bit of standard washing detergent or, ideally, use a specialist cleaner such as Nikwax Tech Wash. Sluice the backpack around and use a sponge to scrub any troublesome stains or spots.


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