Month: April 2024
Vision Quest Rock Art in BC’s Stein Valley
For 5,000 years the Stein Valley was like a university, where young natives came to learn the secrets of Mother Earth. When a boy or girl from one of the local native tribes was ready — usually between the ages of ten and fifteen — their puberty training would culminate with a vision quest in
Dog Surfing Popularity Grows With Competitions, Accessibility, And Media Coverage
The sport of dog surfing has grown considerably in popularity in the past few years due to a growing number of competitions and the national media attention that those events have received. You read that correctly. Dog surfing. As in, dogs riding waves on surf boards. It almost always involves a dog standing on the
High Potential in Kimberley Mine Dumps
History of the Kimberley Diamond Fields South Africa’s first diamond was found in 1866 in the Northern Province, along the Orange River banks. Following the discovery of the diamond, there was a extensive diamond rush, with thousands of hopeful prospectors flooding the area in search of alluvial diamonds along the river’s banks as well as
Kerala Nair Weddings
A Kerala Nair wedding ceremony is very simple. The ceremony takes just a couple of minutes. But prior to that there are some rituals to be followed. The Malayalee month Chingam is considered to be the most auspicious month to conduct the weddings. The months of Midhunam, Karkatakam and Kanni are generally avoided. A traditional
Customized Denim by SugarCane
SugarCane is one of the brands of Toyo Enterprises. Other brands of Toyo Enterprises – Sun Surf, Buzz Ricksons, John Seyerson, Tailor Toyo, StyleEyes, Indian Motorcycle and Whitesville also manufacture Japanese American vintage denim. The history of the brand started in 1977. In the 1980s the brand started to produce repro together with other companies
Jashan-e-Baharan Gifts
Vibrant festivals have always been a part of various cultures of world. These festivals bring people of all religion and classes together in the colorful celebrations. One such festival is called Jashan-e-baharanor Basant which is very famous in Pakistan. Jashan-e-Baharan or the spring festival is the key festival of Pakistan. When this festival arrives, then
Top 10 Cheap Jamaica Hotels
A vacation to Jamaica offers you everything you want to keep yourself away from the humdrum of daily life. There are hundreds of resorts and hotels in Jamaica, but an intelligent research would enable one not only to save a considerable amount from your holiday budget but also to stay at one of the best
Pisa – Not To Be Missed
My last visit to Pisa was in the 1980s, a quick train trip from Florence to allow for a few photos of the famous Leaning Tower or Campanile (bell tower for the cathedral) and then a hasty retreat back to the Tuscan capital. I will admit that my memory may be a bit fuzzy, but