One night as we sat around a camp fire drinking tea which had to be smuggled in from Libya because it was illegal in Egypt, the English speaking guide regaled us with stories of Bedouin life.
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A romantic true tale of the children of two families who made Channa Dhal tofu and hated each other living in a village in the middle of the mystical Inle Lake in Shan State, Myanmar (Burma).
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Kiwi survives arrow attack and stoning after he helps his girlfriend escape from a local man who wanted her for his wife.
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Trip to Vancouver Island and the lovely sights we saw. Beaches, waterfalls, lighthouses and old-growth Douglas Fir forests.
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We want to see food from every corner of the world together, side by side being delicious all in one common community. We revel in our diversity and respect everyone's unique techniques, ways of eating and traditional rituals around cooking and eating.
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Memories from growing up in a remote village in Papua New Guinea. Siblings, exploration, and the discovery of a sacred hill to welcome the sunrise on Easter Sunday.
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hellaD is listed as a Conde Naste hot chef and compared to Alice Waters, while executive chef of The Strand Hotel.
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Louiza tea or Berber Whiskey. More commonly known as lemon verbena tea, which is drunk by the Berber's of the High Atlas mountains of Morocco.
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During Chinese New Year, people pay respect to their ancestors. In keeping with this tradition I am sharing a message from my own ancestor, about her experiences while doing Christian missionary work in China in 1937. As far as I can tell her trip was from Swatow (Shantou) to perhaps Hangpu is 'Hopo'.
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A raw milk interlude--Memories of baking at Inle Lake, in Shan State Myanmar (Burma) what an amazingly beautiful spot.
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