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Countries around the world have some strange laws. One on the books in India, however, has ruffled a few feathers…
July 27, 2009
Nearly everyone has experienced driving in an unknown area and accidentally turning down a dead-end street. It sucks, but that…
Kim Jong-un isn’t messing around. The tiny tyrant continues missile testing, including firing an ICBM, and talking about using nuclear…
Everything happens for a reason. At least that is the stance of one animal sanctuary owner in India. When he…
There is the old phrase, “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.” It means don’t make an overreaction…
The Japanese are not ones to leave anything to chance, particularly when it comes to courtesy and etiquette. The best-known…
July 27, 2009
Sometimes what happens in Japan stays in Japan, and the “capsule hotel” phenomenon is a prime example. Unlike, say, sushi…
July 23, 2009
What’s 6 feet wide, weighs 440 pounds, and can ruin your whole day? If you’re a Japanese fisherman, the answer…
July 22, 2009
Let’s face it, in a pinch any hotel can be a love hotel. All you have to do is walk…
July 19, 2009
When a travel agent offers you “a peach of a hotel room,” she’s usually referring to the view or the…
July 17, 2009
We’ve all heard of “beer goggles,” a term that refers to the drink’s miraculous ability to make something—usually a member…
July 10, 2009
A rare and beautiful type of algae called marimo grows in some lakes in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Marimo…
July 1, 2009
If you’ve ever doubted that mental illness can be passed from parent to child, a woman in China’s Sichuan province…
June 29, 2009
“Partly cloudy tomorrow, with a high of 59 degrees; 70 percent chance of amphibians.” Some people in Japan probably wish…
June 23, 2009
Despite the name, no one’s ever found a filet mignon in a bottle of Beefeater gin. Likewise, you can swig…
June 18, 2009
