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kyoto imperial palace
Posted May 27, 2006 at 01:06 AM by Omar
Kyoto served as the capital of Japan for over 1000 years, starting from the period when Emperor Kanmu moved the capital from Heijo-kyo in present-day Nara to Nagaoka-kyo in Kyoto. In 794, Emperor Kanmu moved the capital again to Heian-kyo, the current location in the center of present-day Kyoto.
Emperors succeeding Emperor Kanmu [...]
Harrison Lake - Nature Uninterrupted
Posted May 13, 2007 at 11:49 PM by vidya
Where?Harrison Lake is (as the name suggests) located in the small village of Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. Last weekend, I visited the beautiful lake with a bunch of friends.How to get there?Harrison is about a 45 minute drive from Abbotsford. Abbotsford is about [...]
the caribbean - nevis and st. kitts
Posted June 18, 2006 at 06:30 AM by sgarba
Nevis and St. Kitts is definitely one of the highlights of the Caribbean. Its made up of two Islands: Nevis being the smaller, cleaner and more beautiful one with St. Kitts the bigger and more "urban" one. We stayed at Nevis for the duration of our visit and explored the Islands' best restaurants, bars and hot spots. St. Kitts is about an hour [...]
pebble beach
Posted May 29, 2006 at 11:24 PM by sgarba
We drove to Monterey Bay for Memorial Weekend, initially to check out the snorkelling, but chickened out after visiting the aquarium. We also went to Pebble Beach (which is only a 10 minute drive from the town center) via "The 17 mile drive" and it was a really cool drive especially round evening time. The drive was good, the scenery serene and [...]
