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Vampire Grave of Lafayette in Lafayette, Colorado

June 4, 2020

Theodore “Fodor” Glava; a pale, lanky, Transylvanian immigrant came to America as many others did—seeking a better life. But all indications are that he led a modest, if not impoverished life as a coal miner, before dying in the midst of the 1918 flu epidemic. He, possibly along with another person, was buried in the municipal cemetery in Lafayette, Colorado, north of the edge of town. It wasn’t until after his death that Glava gained notoriety. Buried in what would have...

Slovenian Railway Museum in Slovenia

June 4, 2020

You can get up close and personal with a part of Balkan history at this abandoned railway facility in Ljubljana. The complex, which dates back to the turn of the 20th century, has been preserved as a cultural monument. It now houses a small museum dedicated to the history of steam locomotives in Slovenia. The Šiška Railway Vehicle Workshop once housed bustling repair, maintenance, and production workshops. Now some of them are passive, timeworn witnesses that have survived the Austro-Hungarian...

BooksActually in Singapore

June 4, 2020

This charming indie bookstore in the Tiong Bahru neighborhood is frequented mostly by locals, and it is cultural fixture of the city. Founded in 2005, BooksActually carries vintage books of literature and poetry, including rare editions and autographed copies by famous authors, as well as new books. It has the largest collection of English-language works in Singapore, and carries many works by local authors and even has its own publishing imprint, Math Paper Press. Visitors can also purchase mystery books...

Knežev Arsenal in Kragujevac, Serbia

June 4, 2020

The Knežev Arsenal, or Rector’s Arsenal, was once filled with the industrial sounds of cars and weapons being built. Now, when you enter the empty factory buildings and gritty courtyards, you’re more likely to hear a rock concert or techno music and thousands of cheering fans. Founded in the mid 1800s, the complex, also known as Military Technical Institute, was overseen by a French engineer. At the time, Serbia sought friendly relations with France, and to emulate the country’s economic...

Fasti Verolani in Veroli, Italy

June 4, 2020

Set against a wall in the courtyard of Casa Reali, a late medieval house in the town of Veroli, in the Italian region of Lazio, is an exceptional archaeological find: the Roman calendar known as Fasti Verolani. The marble plaque was discovered in 1922 as a sealing stone for a tomb in a paleo-Christian necropolis discovered in the same spot. Camillo Sciacca Scarafoni, a local scholar, reconstructed the calendar from 60 fragments. Three columns are preserved. For each month,...

Murales del Congreso (Congress Murals) in Chetumal,...

June 4, 2020

These murals, painted on the walls and ceiling of the State Congress and titled Forma, Color e Historia de Quintana Roo (Form, Color and History of Quintana Roo) and Ley (Law), were painted by local artist Vital Jesús “Elio” Carmichael. Commissioned by the state government of Quintana Roo, they were painted in 1978, a mere four years after the foundation of this state. Carmichael was born near Chetumal, in the town of Payo Obispo, in 1935, when the territory was still...

Oaky wins Best Upsell Software Award

June 4, 2020

Amsterdam – Oaky, the leading commission-free, pre-stay upselling platform for hotels was named Best Upsell Software 2020 at the recent HotelTechAwards hosted by Hotel Tech Report, making this the third time in a row that the Amsterdam-based company took home this prize. Customer Ratings Determines Winner The winners are determined solely based on customers ratings, who have many years of experience in the hospitality industry and use these tech solutions every day. To select this year’s winners, thousands of...

Radisson Hotel Group Benefits From Oaky’s Upselling...

June 4, 2020

Amsterdam – Oaky announced a strategic agreement with Radisson Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest hotel groups for the roll-out of Oaky’s upselling solution to more than 200 hotels in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) by the end of 2019. Known for delivering memorable moments and focusing on personalised service, Radisson Hotel Group will use Oaky to promote customised offers to guests before their arrival and by creating an individually tailored, unforgettable stay while driving ancillary revenue....

Celebrate the Heyday of Sweet American ‘Salads’...

June 3, 2020

In the 1950s, a food trend swept the United States: the sweet salad. World War II had ended, and with it wartime rationing, but Americans’ penchant for canned goods persisted. The combination of the increased popularity of preserved foods and the overall postwar atmosphere of abundance led to a widespread love for dishes that were modern, decorative, and convenient. This included technicolor “salads” made from multiple processed ingredients, like powdered gelatin and canned fruit. Epitomizing this mix of social...

How to Make a Wild, Wondrous, and...

June 3, 2020

If you want to move a ball from one place to another, you have several options. You could roll it. You could bounce it. Or you could lob the thing. Any of these tactics would move the object along. But none would be nearly as fun—or as delightfully, needlessly complicated—as nudging it through a Rube Goldberg machine. These homemade gizmos, named for the 20th-century cartoonist and inveterate tinkerer, are thrillingly convoluted chain reactions. They’re spectacularly inefficient and superlatively mesmerizing;...

The Deadly Irish Epidemic That Helped Bring...

June 3, 2020

An afternoon wind funnels down deserted Old Market Street, past shuttered shops and darkened restaurants. The rowdy Irish student town of Sligo has been frozen. It is two months into a strict nationwide lockdown enforced by the Irish government to combat the novel coronavirus, which has killed more people per capita in Ireland than in the U.S. The last time Sligo was this empty—this lifeless, this restricted—was 188 years ago. Cholera was the culprit. That epidemic spawned not just...

‘Sacred Harp’ Singing Treats Every Human Voice...

June 3, 2020

At Sacred Harp singings, the country churches of the American South resound with the harmonious pulse of song. There are no instruments, just human voices carrying on in four-part, a cappella harmony. Loud and hypnotic, it doesn’t sound like a traditional, melodious sing-a-long. Rather, it’s like a swell of voices chanting with such raw emotion, it sounds as if the room might burst. In this style of music, the tenor, alto, and bass are independent of the melody. With...

Motorcycle Midwives Brave Bangkok’s Traffic to Help...

June 3, 2020

Bangkok is a huge city—more than 10 million people with countless more coming in each day from neighboring provinces for work. The result, as you might expect, is a vast sprawl of bumper-to-bumper traffic: street cars, trucks, and motorcycles, sidewalks teeming with pedestrians, even canals full of boats. The Thai capital’s infrastructure is part of the reason for the intense gridlock, since the city grew rapidly, with little land use or transportation planning. Its road surface area accounts for...

Jalan Kubor Cemetery in Singapore, Singapore

June 3, 2020

Dating back to the early 19th century, Jalan Kubor Cemetery is the oldest Muslim burial ground in Singapore. The grounds began as three distinct plots serving Malays, Indian Muslim Singaporeans, and the descendants of sultans separately, but as the cemeteries became more crowded, they merged, forming the collective grounds now known as Jalan Kubor. The sultans’ burial ground was reserved for members of the royal Johor-Riau family, whose palace was located close by in the Kampong Gelam quarter of...

Milton House Museum in Milton, Wisconsin

June 3, 2020

Going underground is one way to understand the hardships endured by enslaved people seeking freedom with the help of the loose network known as the Underground Railroad. The Milton House Museum offers a tour of a rare, preserved underground tunnel that was used by these freedom seekers on their way to Canada. Milton House was founded by Joseph Goodrich, a leading abolitionist in Wisconsin, the founder of the now-closed Milton College and a member of the Seventh Day Baptist...

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