Showing posts with label places. Show all posts
Showing posts with label places. Show all posts
08 July 14: Regime
Until 1997, contact between tourists and Cubans were de facto outlawed by the Communist regime.
08 February 25: Blood
‘Polish taxmen are offering Poles the chance to pay their tax bills in blood ... Every donation to the local blood banks will allow Poles to write $60 off their tax bill.’
08 February 10: NoHo
‘Greenwich Village is an area from 14th Street to Houston Street in Manhattan. In the early decades of the 20th century the word got around that The Village was the place to live ‘the free life’ as it was then called. It is now home to Washington Square Park and NYU. NoHo is a newly designated historic district famous for its up-and-coming fashion designers and artists.’
08 January 21: Distinction
‘There are more than 100 bars and restaurants in Park City, many of them or or near Main Street. In fact, Park City has more bars per capita than any city in Utah, a distinction it has held since the silver-boom days.’
December 14: Jersey
The state Senate has approved legislation that would make New Jersey the first state to abolish the death penalty since 1976.
December 10: Slovenia
It is possible to go on a unique 5km underground mountain bike ride in the Julian Alps of Slovenia.
December 2: 10,000
‘Where in the free world can one see 10,000 children dancing in synchronisation, dressed as eggs? Such weirdness makes North Korea, a basket-case state, a must for a certain sort of backpacker. Tourist visas have been available for years; there is even a Lonely Planet chapter on the country. Some 2,000 Westerners will visit in 2007 – a tiny number, but about four times the total in 2002.’
November 9: Skinny-dip
The British Columbia Supreme Court confirmed the right of Canadians to skinny-dip at private parties - even if they're held in municipal pools governed by prudish politicians.
November 5: Density
The population density in The Netherlands is 392 people per square kilometre, making it more dense than India or China.
November 4: Kibbutzim
‘Portion of Israel's 265 kibbutzim that are now at least partially privatized operations: 7/10’
November 3: Subsidies
‘Number of Manhattan residents who received federal farm subsidies between 2003 and 2005: 573’
November 1: Argentine
The first five-star gay hotel in Latin America opened on October 31 in Buenos Aires.
October 29: Antarctica
The Antarctic is the only place is the world governed by international treaty.
October 6: Controversial
Nova Scotia legislated Sunday shopping only one year ago (and it's still quite controversial).
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