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Bruthen the Greatest Smallest Music Town in Australia

Bruthen the Greatest Smallest Music Town in Australia

Twizel, New Zealand March 2015 In a country with a population of only 23 million people in an area of 7,692,024 km², the concept of town is quite different from than in my country Mexico. A town in Australia might just be a street or a gas station, a coffee […]

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17 Southeast Asian Fruits

17 Southeast Asian Fruits

17 Southeast Asian fruits. 1. Dragonfruit 2. Coconut 3. Banana 4. Rambutan 5. Pomelo 6. Mango 7. Mangosteen 8. Lotusflower 9. Jackfruit 10. Guava 11. Longan 12. Orange-Limes 13. Papaya 14. Pineapple 15. Watermelon 16. Sapodilla 17. Durian South East Asia is full of exotic fruits. When bought in season […]

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How to play Congkak in Malaysia

How to play Congkak in Malaysia

How to play Congkak in Malaysia It was a cloudy afternoon in the island of Langkawi, when I first played Congkak. Apit and Chong had showed us around the island and stopped at a giant playing board. “Ever tried?”, Apit asked, knowing that I was a big fan of new […]

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Rice: A True Taste of Asia

Rice: A True Taste of Asia

Kuala Lumpur, December, 2013 The History of Rice “One Beef Redang please”, I ordered my favorite Malaysian dish on a small restaurant along the road with no sign or name in it’s walls. We basically stumbled upon it while cycling somewhere in the middle of Melacca and Johor provinces. Although […]

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Hari Raya in Baju

Hari Raya in Baju

Pekambaru, Indonesia, November, 2013 We arrived three days before Hari Raya (In Malay the Feast of Breaking of the Fast), one of the most important festivities of the Muslim world. The day marks the end of the period of Ramadan, the month of fasting, and in Malaysia families and friends […]

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What you probably did not know about Laos.

What you probably did not know about Laos.

Official Name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic Capital: Vientiane (Viangchan) Language: Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages Size: 236,800 sq km Population: 6,695,166 (July 2013 est.) Lao 55%, Khmou 11%, Hmong 8%, other (over 100 minor ethnic groups) 26% (2005 census) Average age: 21.6 years GDP Per Capita: $3,000 (2012 […]

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Delicious Laos Food

Delicious Laos Food

Savannakhet, Laos, May, 2013 We invite you to have a look at the rich variety of dishes and drinks that this country has to offer. We have made incredible discoveries such as sticky rice and the food night market in Luang Prabang. Take a look at the pictures and judge for yourself […]

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What you probably did not know about China

What you probably did not know about China

Leer en Castellano  Official Name: People’s Republic of China Capital: Beijing (Pekin) Language: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry) note: Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uighur is official […]

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