Ward Off Evil at the Setsubun Festival in Kyoto
Published on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 by Vanessa Boiser
China is a veritable foodie's paradise with a unique culinary tradition in every province. Beijing is no exception. One of the best ways to sample some traditional Chinese street foods is at the Donghuamen Night Snack Street in Beijing. The long stretch of road is lined with vendors selling everything from the mundane noodles to the strange, unusual, and sometimes a bit disgusting, but all for a good price. Once the sun goes down, join the throngs of Chinese and ...
One strong personality comes to mind when thinking of Mongolia, Genghis Khan. The rule of Khan was legendary. He conquered almost half the globe and united the then fighting Mongols into a powerful army. On a softer side, Mongolia is a wonderful mixture of cultures from all over Asia, particularly China. Its vast regions team with Buddhist temples, and its snow capped mountains seem to graze the sky with splashes of green. Still maintaining its legendary power and culture, Mongolia's ...
The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia, and has been nicknamed the Polar Olympics. It will be the second time that Russia is hosting such an event, and this time the three mascots of the Winter Olympics are a snowboarding leopard, a bunny that is figure skating, and a polar bear wearing a scarf. These three animals are literally the symbols of Russia’s self image. While there will be hundreds of athletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics, ...
The ultimate destination for whitewater rafting in Colorado is the Arkansas River. It is also one of the most sought after rafting destinations in the country. Locals refer to it simply as “the Arc.” It is the 6th longest river in the United States and the 45th longest in the world running nearly 1,500 miles! The river’s basin starts in the Colorado and flows all the way through to Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. You can pick up the river in ...
In the far northwest Turkish province of Edirne, it’s over 40 degrees at the height of summer, leaving competitors of the Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival, as well as the crowd, sobered by the heat. The ancient Ottoman drums beat slowly at first, and the sound mimics the heart rhythms of the two remaining wrestlers (Pehlivans) who are leaning brow to brow in a defiant arch. They are dripping in olive oil; naked save for a pair of water buffalo leather ...
Palmyra is an ancient town in Syria, about 200 km from Damascus, where the Palmyra Camel Caravan event is celebrated. It is very important to Syria because of it's rich history of caravan travellers that stopped there to trade diamonds, gold, pearls and silver. Sometimes mistaken for a mirage, Palmyra's eden would appear from the glistening sands draped in gold. Aside from its opulence, Palmyra is also famous for its tombs that hold the remains of many great rulers of ...
O povo tailandês são conhecidos por suas grandes sorrisos e espíritos tipo, e os habitantes do norte da cidade tailandesa de Chiang Mai não são excepção. Se você quiser obter um sabor da cultura tailandesa tradicional e fazer alguns amigos enquanto você está nisso, cabeça para um tradicional jogo tailandesa Muay kickboxing e fazer algumas apostas com os moradores. Enquanto Chiang Mai tem abundância de Muay tailandês arenas que estágio lutas especificamente para os turistas, pergunte ao seu pousada ou tuk ...
Basant Mela é o kitesurf festival do Paquistão, celebrado principalmente em Lahore, a capital histórica do Paquistão. O Basant Kite Festival, em Lahore, é comemorado na primavera, e anuncia o início da temporada. Junto com as pipas, há também boa comida, arte popular, dança e música. Quando você visita cidade do Paquistão capital durante a Basant Kite Festival, você vai ver que as ruas estão cheias de pessoas entusiasmadas pipas em todo lugar. Voam-los no terraço, ...
Com a ascensão e queda do sol a cada dia, Dubai doca pescador para descarregar as suas capturas e de cabeça para o mercado de peixe Deira. Eles têm retornado do Golfo, onde, flutuante nas águas ricas em minerais, encontra-se uma história profunda de pesca que atravessam gerações incontáveis, e milhares de anos. Hoje, a indústria de pesca de Dubai depende do mercado de peixe vibrante de Deira. O esplendor caótico deste mercado, em última análise fornece um vislumbre de ligação eterna de Dubai com o mar. ...
