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Ten years ago the BBC presented Meryl Harrison with a Special Award for Outstanding Work in Animal Welfare. Her ‘outstanding work‘ was done on Zimbabwe’s farms whilst Mugabe’s chaotic land redistribution programme was in full surge.
This was in the early 2000s.
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Coroico is a town in Nor Yungas Province, in the La Paz Department of western Bolivia.
Thanksgiving weekend – the first time our family is traveling ‘solo’ through the roads of Bolivia. Our car finally arrived, and the time to explore our surroundings has begun! Some 2 hours from the capital, La Paz, the city of Coroico was the choice made for an extended weekend of adventure and relaxation! Also, a fantastic way to test husband’s skills when driving with no road shoulders, endless cliffs, through thick fog and heavy rain, overlooking the so-called, ‘death road‘! From tour buses to brave mountain bikers challenging the road of death; from volcanic rocks to water falls exploding from within the rocks… From green tropical vegetation to snow-capped mountains, we saw it all… Quite an experience! 😮
Below, some great views of the volcanic rocks lining up along the…
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Here are the top things to do in Oahu, The Big Island, Maui, and Kauai in Hawaii according to tripadvisor.com
Oahu
1) Chief’s Luau at Sea Life Park
From Sea Life Park’s private Makapu’u Meadows and its breathtaking panoramic backdrop, experience a lu’au like none other with Chief Sielu and his tribe of dynamic Polynesian drummers, dancers and entertainers. Your evening culminates with World Champion Fire Knife Dancer Chief Sielu and his tribe filling the night sky with FIRE! Chief Sielu is widely regarded as the best & funniest Polynesian entertainer in the South Pacific.
2) USS Arizona Memorial/WW II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
The USS Arizona Memorial is the most recognized icon of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service. Access is gained through the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. Upon entering the visitor center, you head to the NPS Tickets & Information desk to…
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This here (the red cap container) is a canned up durian fruit’s juice. In Malay, its called tempoyak (“term-POH-yuck”). Most Malays keep them in a container to preserve the durians. Can be used for cooking. Durians are described as the king of fruits due to the powerful smell and the sharp thorn like outer shell skin. Most hotels wont allow guests to bring in durians coz the smell could spread throughout the building within a night. The photo above is actually in a exploded state due to the compressed gas from the juice developed within the container and caused it penetrate the walls of the container. Pretty amazing. In fact at the time i took the photo it is still ‘exploding’. Can be noticed by the whispering sound it produced like a person’s fart. LOL!!!! The container had to be refrigerated but my fridge is full and small, no space…
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