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The sultry heat of Africa hit us as we stepped off the Kenya Airways flight at Dar es Salaam and it was only 8:30am, some 23 hours after leaving home in Spain, so it was with some relief that we entered the delightfully cool foyer of the Royal Palm Mövenpick Hotel an hour later.
Our rooms were a good size, the hotel pool was clean with waiter service and a poolside restaurant so all that a weary traveller could wish for. The in-hotel Italian restaurant was excellent and we all indulged in the enormous local prawns, which could have been ...
Although rice is thought to be the staple carbohydrate of Chinese cuisine, noodles are often served as well, whether Cantonese or Mandarin, Hunan or Szechuan. In fact noodles have formed a part of Chinese cookery since at least two thousand years ago when the Han Dynasty ruled China.
Both the Arabs and the Italians claim to have invented the noodle but an archaeological find at Lajia in Qinghai of four thousand year old noodles, seems to prove conclusively that it was indeed the Chinese who discovered them.
There are two different types of Chinese noodles; those made from wheat flour and ...
If you've ever eaten in a Chinese restaurant you will be familiar with those long thin utensils, which are traditionally used to eat Chinese food. Yes, I'm talking about chopsticks. These versatile and efficient objects are actually reasonably easy to use despite appearances to the contrary. In fact with a little practice, one can become proficient in their use.
History shows that chopsticks have been in use since the time of the Shang Dynasty which ruled China between 1600 BC and 1046 BC. The chopsticks from those times would have been made of all sorts of different ...
Gardening can be such a pleasure but choosing the best plants for your garden can be a trial. I don't know about you but if I'm at the garden centre, I often choose a plant because I like the look of it, without really thinking about where I can put it in my garden. I then discover I don't really have anywhere suitable so I go out and buy yet another pot for the terrace to accommodate said plant.
The moral of this story is don't buy on impulse. If you know ...
It is said that the business which invented "pay for performance" or "pay per click" as it's now known, was Overture, subsequently taken over by Yahoo. The company realised that shopping online was the future of the retail industry and that online advertising was going to increase exponentially.
Competition on the internet is fierce and to profitably sell products a site needs consistently to attract more visitors than its rivals. To get the word out, advertising is needed to increase website visitors and consquently, sales. But where does one place the advertising? There are hundreds of directories online as well as ...
Whether you choose to go bird watching alone or with a single other person or with a group is really a matter for personal preference. All three have pros and cons.
Bird Watching Alone
If you enjoy silence and solitude and become easily irritated by mindless chatter, you had better go bird watching alone. However, if you're a beginner, even if you have a detailed field guide, you may well fail to recognise some of the birds that you see. Nonetheless, bird watching alone can be a refreshing experience and an opportunity to indulge in uninterrupted thought.
Lone bird watching ...
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Featured Author Liz Canham
As you can see from my websites below, two of my favourite subjects are Asian food and cats, of which I have three. However, my most satisfying activity online is to help newcomers to the world of internet marketing to avoid the traps and pitfalls that I encountered when I started out. For advice and recommendations see my Liz-e-Biz website.
