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History. Recorded Tibetan history began in the 7th century AD, when Tibetan armies under King Songstsen Gampo occupied Nepal and collected tribute from parts of Yunnan. They moved north and took control of the Silk Road and the great trade center … Continue reading →

Capital: Kuala Lumpur Government: Constitutional monarchy Area total: 329,750 km² land: 328,550 km² water: 1,200 km² Population: 25 million Money: Banks and airports are not the best places to exchange money if it is not urgent. Licensed money changers in major … Continue reading →

SINGAPORE – FACTS Singapore is a city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula. Founded as a British trading colony in 1819, since independence, it has become one of the world’s most prosperous countries and boasts the world’s busiest port. … Continue reading →

The Maldives are an archipelago of 1,192 coral islands grouped into 26 coral atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts) in the Indian Ocean. They lie south-southwest of India and are considered part of Southern Asia. The … Continue reading →

Tradition has it that when the resurrection comes, it will begin at this holiest of Jewish burial sites, which has been in use for more than 3,000 years. Packed with sand-hued tombs, the Mount of Olives looks over Jerusalem to … Continue reading →

The Qutb Shahi Tombs are in the Ibrahim Bagh (garden precinct), close to the famous Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, India. They contain the tombs and mosques built by the various kings of the Qutb Shahi dynasty and are one of … Continue reading →

The elusive glass ball is one of the finer treasures to find on BC’s west coast. Of all the flotsam found on our beaches, they are the coveted prize. Even though there is nothing special about them – they’re just … Continue reading →

Nov 15th 2018| ECONOMIST  “The decline of the birth rate and the ageing of Japanese society is accelerating at unprecedented speed,” warns Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister. Given the scale of the problem, he told The Economist this week, the government must … Continue reading →

LEFSE is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread. It is made with riced potatoes, flour, butter, and milk or cream and cooked on a large, flat griddle. Special tools are used to prepare lefse, including long wooden turning sticks and special rolling pins with deep grooves. It is … Continue reading →

They were a people descended from Norse (“Norman” comes from “Norseman”) Vikings from Denmark, Iceland and Norway who first arrived at the mouth of the Seine in 911. In the 10th and 11th centuries, they gave their name to Normandy, … Continue reading →