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Northwest Wildflowers

05/08/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional culture - Amidst the vast expanse of the Northwest forests, in the misty fog that seems to draw heaven and earth closer, somewhere along the roadside, amidst the wild grass, high atop treetops, or dangling fr ..

Sapa and Things You Might Not Know Yet!

29/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Although many say Sapa has become commercialized, travelers are still enchanted by this place—its scenery and climate are wonderful. Sapa—anyone who visits once will want to return, wanting to stay ..

What is Robusta coffee? Let's learn about Robusta coffee

28/07/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - Robusta coffee is an important and popular type of coffee around the world, especially in tropical regions. Below is some information about Robusta coffee: Origin: Robusta coffee originated in Afric ..

The Phaistos Disc and the 241 Mysterious Symbols of the Minoan Civilization

13/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - A small clay disc found at the palace of Phaistos bears 241 tokens stamped in a spiral, but the text is too short and there is almost no comparative material. Archaeologist Luigi Pernier discovered ..

National Route 28, section through Krông Nô, Đắk Glong

04/08/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Krông Nô and Đắk Glong are two districts in Đắk Nông Province, famous for their rich ecosystem and pristine natural landscapes of the Central Highlands. Krông Nô District: Located in the northeaster ..

HOI AN AT NIGHT - WHEN THE ANCIENT TOWN LIGHTS UP AND BECOMES AS BEAUTIFUL AS A DREAM

24/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - If Hoi An carries an ancient, gentle, and somewhat quiet charm during the day, then as night falls, the ancient town puts on a completely different look: sparkling, warm, and filled with emotion. La ..

Above is Heaven, Below are Suzhou and Hangzhou

01/08/2026
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World - World food culture - A city of elegant beauty, where the scenery and people both bring a wonderful feeling. There are many scenic spots and tourist destinations, with the Classical Gardens of Suzhou being the most famou ..

Rohonc Codex: The Strange Manuscript with Hundreds of Unidentified Symbols

09/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - An illustrated book transferred to the library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1838 contains a dense, unidentified system of symbols, with its author, language, or reading direction still un ..

The Beauty of Hanoi's Peach Blossoms During Tet

24/07/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional culture - Every time Tet comes and Spring arrives, on the streets of Hanoi, people easily come across bright pink peach blossom branches, with buyers and sellers bustling at street corners; that simple image ..

The Franklin Expedition: From Two Lost Ships to Inuit Oral History

23/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In 1845, 129 men under the command of Sir John Franklin boarded HMS Erebus and HMS Terror to search for the Northwest Passage. After a few sightings in Baffin Bay, the expedition vanished from Europ ..

Perytons: the fake cosmic signal produced by a microwave oven

12/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - For years the Parkes telescope in Australia picked up radio pulses in which the high frequencies arrived first and the low frequencies later - the look of a signal that had travelled through plasma ..

Japanese washoku: a philosophy of the seasons and the art of balance at the table

15/09/2026
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World - World food culture - Washoku is not simply a list of familiar Japanese dishes. It is a way of watching the seasons, choosing ingredients, combining colours and arranging a meal so that it feels harmonious. A tray that l ..

Top Most Beautiful and Attractive Tourist Destinations in Phu Yen

01/08/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - Here are some of the most beautiful and attractive tourist destinations in Phu Yen, Vietnam: Son Hiep Beach Cham Island National Park Cau Bac Lake Tam Quan Island Yen Hill Loc Duc Beach Gau Waterfal ..

From a greeting to a liveable neighbourhood: connecting with neighbours while keeping your privacy

21/09/2026
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Miscellany - Life around us - Relationships with neighbours rarely begin with something big. A regular greeting, a heads-up before building work, or taking in a parcel can build a thin but important layer of trust. Closeness tha ..

The Tay table in north-east Vietnam: five-coloured sticky rice, khau nhuc and stilt-house memory

16/09/2026
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Culture & Cuisine - Regional culture - The Tay table in north-east Vietnam is built from sticky rice, forest greens, meat, stream fish, local seasonings and the rhythm of the farming year. Five-coloured sticky rice and khau nhuc are the ..

The Beast of Bodmin Moor: what did the British government report find in the Cornish mist?

25/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Since the early 1980s, people in Cornwall have described a large black cat slipping across Bodmin Moor, and flocks of sheep being attacked. In 1995 the British Ministry of Agriculture sent experts t ..

The Man in the Iron Mask: which prisoner made Louis XIV hide a name?

05/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - In 1669 the war minister Louvois instructed the jailer Saint-Mars to receive a prisoner named Eustache Dauger and hold him in absolute secrecy. The man followed Saint-Mars through several fortresses ..

Ban Rom - Camping and BBQ Trip 30km from Hanoi City Center

28/07/2026
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Travel & Backpacking - Tips & sharing - BAN ROM - A JOURNEY OF EXPERIENCE AND DISCOVERY Ban Rom - an eco-tourism area with the unique characteristics of a forest valley. Ban Rom features fresh nature and a cool green ancient pine forest c ..

The "Baghdad battery": ancient electricity, or a modern interpretation?

10/08/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - A small ceramic jar, a copper cylinder and an iron rod from Khujut Rabu near Baghdad are often called an "ancient battery". Build a replica, pour in an acidic electrolyte, and the assembly can indee ..

Yum cha in Hong Kong: drinking tea, eating dim sum and keeping the rhythm of morning meetings

21/09/2026
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World - World food culture - Yum cha means, plainly enough, going out for tea, but the experience has long included baskets of dim sum, the sound of conversation and the rhythm of families and friends meeting. The meal is remem ..

How Did the Sailing Stones of Death Valley Move?

12/09/2026
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World - Mysteries & the bizarre - Across the dry lake bed of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, stones sit at the ends of long trails as if they crept through the mud when no one was looking. Some weigh hundreds of kilograms, with pat ..