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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.