The following is a guest post by my friend and sister-in-law, D.S. Bunker. D lives in Cornwall, England with her historian husband Steve and her daughter, my adorable god-daughter, Tamsin. This is the first of a two-part series on West Yorkshire, England. Enjoy! ***** I first read Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre when I was thirteen. …
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Pasteis de Belém: Portugal’s Heaven in a Tart
The sugary scent coming from the bakeshop reminds me of everything that is sweet and good and nice. I am standing outside Antiga Confeitaria de Belém, right in the heart of the Belém District in Lisbon. The takeout queue for the bakeshop’s famous product is getting quite long. I begin to worry that there won’t…
Supermoon Around the World
Last May 5, people from all over the world were treated to a spectacular lunar display as a massive full moon, dubbed the supermoon, rose into the night sky. “A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent…
It’s More Fun in the Philippines Campaign
Sharing with you the wonderful TVC produced by the Department of Tourism for their It’s More Fun in the Philippines campaign. This started airing on CNN last Monday. Enjoy! It’s really more fun this side of the world. If you’re not convinced, check out the Top 10 Amazing Natural Wonders that you can find only…
Mt. Kinabalu: A Flyby to Remember
A few years ago, when the business of budget flights to nearby Asian destinations was still at its infancy, I had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to do a Mount Kinabalu flyby aboard a tiny Cessna. I was transitioning from freelance writing and directing to working as a regular slave when the offer to write the pilot…