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LK Renaissance Hotel in Pattaya

post from Thailand Land of Smiles on 02 July 2009 03:52:07 PM. © Thailand Land of Smiles

Normally when I stay in Pattaya I like to book a nice room in a small boutique hotel because they are much cheaper and they have less rooms which means more attention is payed to the guests they have. Personally I love to stay in the Soi Bukow/Soi Dianna[...]

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Cambodian Picnics, Green Vermont, and Being Stuck
in an Earthquake Zone

post from Tim Leffel's Cheapest Destinations on 02 July 2009 01:34:39 PM. © Tim Leffel's Cheapest Destinations

Yes it’s time for another fine issue of Perceptive Travel, where we circle from Cambodia to China to Vermont, then go around the world again with a rundown of graphic travel novels from Marie Javins.Michael Buckley goes picnicking at the ruins of Angkor Wat, Carolyn B. Heller finds herself in an earthquake zone in China [...]

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Whitney Museum drops admission to $4 for 4th of
July

post from NewYorkology on 02 July 2009 01:17:27 PM. © NewYorkology

In honor of Independence Day, the Whitney Museum of American Art is dropping admission to $4 on the Fourth of July.Regular adult admission is $15, though the museum has pay-what-you-wish admission on Friday evenings. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 6[...]

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Thaasophobia in Sydney

post from Gridskipper on 02 July 2009 01:00:00 PM. © Gridskipper

bored%20sydney.jpg Thaasophobia is a real, official, and quite common illness, which means that you have a fear of boredom. Through the ages, many unfortunate people have screamed in agony and withered away from sheer dullness, and Sydney can cause acute thaasophobic attacks as well as any major city. Even considering the town's world-famous Opera House and some beach called Bondi, it's still quite possible to get bored shitless. Join us for an aversion-therapy tour of Sydney's most boring locales.

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Broadway parody: CollegeHumor's 'Web Site Story'

post from NewYorkology on 02 July 2009 12:30:40 PM. © NewYorkology

CollegeHumor.com takes some stabs at social networking sites in a “West Side Story” parody.The actual Broadway revival of “West Side Story” is playing the Palace Theater, located at 1554 Broadway.Earlier: ‘West Side[...]

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Green Travel Guide: Books and More

post from Go Green Travel Green on 02 July 2009 11:27:08 AM. © Go Green Travel Green

A list and reviews of the best green travel guides, including Fodor's Green Travel Guide and the[...]

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Berlin Beer Gardens

post from Gridskipper on 02 July 2009 11:00:00 AM. © Gridskipper

Beer gardens are most common in Munich, where you can visit the granddaddy of all beer gardens during Oktoberfest. But by now the beer garden has become part of the cultural landscape throughout Germany. If you travel to Berlin during the summer, when the days are long and the city is ripe with action, you won't want to miss a trip to one of its many beer gardens. They're a casual way to relax outdoors and rub elbows with the locals, especially when sitting at one of those long, communal, picnic-style tables. Go tradition with a Weissbier or Hefeweizen, or with Berlin's version of the wheat beer, a Berliner Weisse, often spiked with raspberry, woodruff herb, or lemon syrup. Other options include Pilsner, Schwarzbier or Alster, a mixture of Pilsner and usually Sprite or 7-up that's also known as a Radler. Here are some of the best beer garden options out there.

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Statue of Liberty tickets sold out through Labor
Day

While the Statue of Liberty is on track to reopen her crown to the public on the Fourth of July, tickets to climb up her steps are already all-but sold out through the Labor Day weekend.Tickets first went on sale June 13 and demand was so high that the[...]

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Statue of Liberty crown tickets sold out until
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La Peña Del Carajo!

So last Saturday I had the house to my self, what with my father in Chicago for the International Plastics Convention. Everything was going great, I was just relaxing in the living room when I get a call from my girlfriend to go to a friend's (Carlos) birthday party. Since nothing else was going on I decided to get off my lazy @$$ and go enjoy the evening.

The birthday bash was planned to take place in a Peña (Peña, a grass-roots community meeting place where popular folklore - usually Nueva Cancion - and other artistic expressions accompanied by food and drink are showcased) called Del Carajo! in Barranco, near Chorrillos where I live. Having never been to a peña before I was quite excited, I had heard and seen so much about them and was really looking forward to it.

After getting lost driving through side streets and dark alleyways that could make the hairs on the back of anyone's neck stand up, I arrive at the peña. It was located in a very narrow and poorly lit street. The sidewalk was full of people from all walks of life and social classes waiting in a large line. Since no one that I knew had arrived yet I was forced to wait in line. Finally my girlfriend (Zdenka) arrives just as the line begins to move. The fee for entrance is S./20 (soles) per person before 11pm and S./3o after. As we approach entrance we are greeted by two huge bamboo doors that open to revel a large tropical interior filled with rows of tables, two seperate bars, a fairly moderate (at first sight) dance floor, and a large stage. We are seated at our reserved table and soon after the birthday boy and all his friends arrive. Beers are purchased and then consumed as the band sets up the sound equipment. 30 minutes later (Midnight) the house is packed with no empty table in sight, then our attention is commanded by the sounds of Criollo music.

Friend, Zdenka, & Carlos

The host, an older woman welcomes the patrons and introduces the band and establishment. Then we are treated to a presentation of the Afro-Peruvian dance, after all that's what a peña is all about. It is truly amazing to watch them dance and move their bodies in ways that most people wish that alcohol could do for them. After the performance we were encouraged to get out on the dance floor as the band played a medley of latin, cumbia, salsa, and criollo music. I can't begin to tell you how great it is to dance to your favorite songs with that live band sound. The only real downside was the dance floor, it got so packed that at times you were stepping on toes and heals left and right, back and forth.

Here are some of the photos from the night:

Carlos's Friends from work

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