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75Fun English Words A-Z: Part Two
This article's the second in a series of fun English words.
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75The Difference Between Carpets And Rugs
The use of carpets was once reserved for kings and chieftains and other folk of high degree. rich rugs made an awning over the throne in palaces of the ancient Assyrian kings and Persian emperors. the French King Louis XIII had a carpet spread before his throne and none of the nobles around him dared step on it. In the previous century, a rare and famous carpet was spread before the throne of Edward VII of England at his coronation. Gothic and Renaissance paintings often show an Oriental rug ha
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78Alternative Homes the Yurt
Stymied on how you are ever going to get a home of your own with the financial chaos? Well there are non traditional answers that have worked for centuries elsewhere. One of them is the yurt that can be set up as a comfortable home in less than a day.
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81A Day on the Oregon Coast
Cathleen invited me to accompany her and Sage to the Oregon Coast for a beach party; Cathleen rented a zipcar (www.zipcar.com) and would be driving. Of course I couldn’t pass up this offer. We are members of a Meet-Up group, and other...
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67Traveling with Uyger Musicians, a Sad Young Chinese Boy
Despite being overcrowded, the trip with a group of musicians was great fun. They were Uygers, a minority group from the western part of China, and they sang as the bus rolled along. They looked more slavic than Chinese, and I've included some photos. ...
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879 Weird Hotels and Travel Lodging
Are you looking for a truly unique lodging experience? If so, you might want to check out one of these weird hotels and unusual types of travel lodging! Pod Hotels Just as the name implies, pod hotels are those that are located within a small pod...
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66Weird Places to stay in California
For all you Elvis fans who make pilgrimages to Graceland to pay your respects to the King, you might want to consider a stopover at the Alexander Estate in Palm Springs. This was where Elvis and Priscilla Presley spent their honeymoon night here on...
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63Yurt Interior Design Tips
And overview of design tips for the yurt interiors. How to define space within a yurt.
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62"Occupy Toronto", Part I: Day 17
“Occupy Toronto” is growing by the day. I have been part of this movement before we even settled-down in St. James Park, near the financial district, here in Toronto. There were general assemblies and training for specific duties all through-out...
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72Mongolian Yurt
bookinginchina.com offer Chinese folklore hotel booking service in Beijing, Xi’an and Lhasa. Travel in the north and west of China, one can find Mongolian yurts by accident. Such kind of architecture...
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