The Dish on Food and Language — Mysteries Explained (Ketchup was Originally Chinese!)
people who follow me on Twitter are probably sick of me sharing snippets of the book i just finished, but i can’t help it. it’s…
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Local Hidden Gem: Mining for History at the Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
tucked away in the hills east of San Francisco is the Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. you wouldn’t know it by looking at it now,…
Don’t Forget About Foreign Websites When Making Bookings to Save Some Money
heaven knows we have tons of websites to choose from when researching and booking flights and hotels and we all shop around to get the…
Travel Is a Hardship in the Eyes of the Court
don’t take my word as legal gospel — i’m just someone who lucked out! and, this may not apply everywhere. for the record, i’m in…
Some Tips on Learning to Pronounce Foreign Languages
there is an article over on Slate’s language blog Lexicon Valley making the linguistics rounds called “7 Ways to Fake-Pronounce Any Foreign Language” and as a linguistics major,…