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Children's Cooking Classes in Oaxaca, Mexico

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:52:19 -0700

SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: What better way to begin offering children's cooking classes than with pizza and mango smoothies. The inaugural children's cooking lesson at Chef Pilar Cabrera's Casa de los Sabores, in Oaxaca, Mexico, imparted the basics of kitchen safety and hygiene, composting and recycling, and nutrition, all within a three-hour session. And at the same time, lead instructor Ninfa Raigosa infused the morning with helpful food preparation tips that even as adults we don't always learn early enough in our culinary lives. But best of all, it took place within the context of preparing recipes which are fun for children to make --- with the dreaded green salad snuck in at the end.

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Butterfly Festival set for July 24-25 in Springfield ... Includes Caterpillar Petting ZOO

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:26:08 -0700

SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: Just received this from the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau and it sounded like fun so I am passing it along. It's a free event, has a Caterpillar petting ZOO and involves butterflies. You can't go wrong with that especially with the kiddies.

Springfield, Mo. Where you find clusters of white, blue, pink or purple flowers, youll find nectar-seeking butterflies fluttering aboutand one of those places is the botanical gardens and arboretum at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, the natural setting for the second annual Friends of the Garden Butterfly Festival July 24-25.

Oaxaca Culinary Tour Success Suggests More Gastronomic Opportunities for Visitors to Southern Mexico

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:33:09 -0700

SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: The accolades tell it all: "I had a terrific and very inspiring time in Oaxaca. Your knowledge of the culture and region introduced us to so many interesting people, all willing to share their passion, whether it was for pottery, wood carving, frothy chocolate, the best moles or natural dyes"[Elizabeth Baird].

Elizabeth Baird, one of the foremost Canadian culinary icons of our time, was a participant in the May, 2010, Oaxaca Culinary Tour. So was prolific cookbook author and columnist Rose Murray, who endorsed a copy of her seminal work, A Taste of Canada, A Culinary Journey, with similar praise: "Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge of Oaxaca with us. We know it through your eyes."

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20,000 Acres of Open Space Gifted to Orange County

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:21:53 -0700

SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: LA Times (Irvine Co. gives 20,000 acres of open space to Orange County) ran a most interesting story a few days ago regarding a donation of 20,000 acres of open space and parkland to Orange County. The gift comes from the Irvine Company which owns and manages large swaths of land in this part of Southern California. This action doubles the park space available in Orange County. Most of this property is located at the foot of the Cleveland National Forest. Together with other protected bordering areas, it creates a large uninterrupted natural environment. A very welcome gift for the crowded Southern California landscape.

Namakwa in South Africa is a Biodiversity Hotspot

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:55:44 -0700

SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: Namakwa, as part of the Succulent Karoo, is a biodiversity hotspot and as such is the only arid hotspot in the world. It contains more than 6 000 plant species, 250 species of birds, 78 species of mammals, 132 species of reptiles and amphibians and an unknown number of insects, making it the world's most diverse, arid environment. More than 40% of these species are found nowhere else on Earth.
The world's largest forests of quiver trees or kokerbome - Aloe dichotoma - lie outside Loeriesfontein, Kenhardt and Onseepkans. Owing its name to the San, who used the trunk, branches and its bark to make quivers, the aloe grows to four metres, stores water in its trunk, resists drought and lives for up to 400 years.

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Mallorca Travel Sant Elm & Sa Dragonera, Galilea and an Evening Stroll in Palma de Mallorca

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:53:05 -0700

SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: My stomach problems of yesterday had disappeared and I felt as good as new on this gorgeous late May morning. An early highlight of the day was the breakfast on our large balcony in the Torrenova Aparthotel complex. Although the hotel itself is somewhat outdated and not particularly fancy, our view over the Mediterranean was simply precious. By 10 am we had driven from the touristy coastal areas into the quiet mountain town of Calvia which stretches along the foothills of the Tramuntana mountain region. In the middle of town we stopped at the local church, Sant Joan Baptista, a late 19th century church that was built on earlier foundations from the 13th century. Calvia itself is not a very large tourist destination, but an authentic Mediterranean town where locals go about their daily business.

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Ecotourism in Oaxaca: Arroyo Guacamaya, Ixtlan District, Sierra Norte

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:20:00 -0700

SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: Arroyo Guacamaya is one of the closest ecotourism sites to the City of Oaxaca, accessible by private vehicle in about an hour, or public transportation. La Guacamaya has most if not all of the features and attractions of the more distant ecotourism locales in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, including mountain biking, nature trails for hiking and climbing, streams and waterfalls, lodging, childrens facilities, and a restaurant featuring fresh fish from the local trout farm all within a community-managed forest promoting sustainable logging operations.

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VW Bugs-n-Buses to Swarm Springfield, Mo., at 16th Annual June Bug Jamboree June 11-12

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:29:07 -0700

SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: Springfield, Mo. A swarm of VW Beetles, buses and buggies will descend on Springfield June 11-12 as GROOVE (General Registry Of Ozarks Volkswagen Enthusiasts) is sponsoring its 16th Annual June Bug Jamboree.

Over the years, the GROOVE June Bug Jamboree has become a staple for VW owners and enthusiasts. The Jamboree will be on the grounds of American Legion Post 639, 2660 S. Scenic Ave. in Springfield. Registration starts at 5 p.m. June 11.

Just in time for the holidays -> Get good travel deals in December!

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:26:51 -0800

SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: You can still get good travel deals in December. Just in time for the holidays ... SeeTheGlobe.com brings you the specials we find most cost effective. We list only deals that offer very specific steps to a good travel bargain. These are precise coupons, free night offers, percent off for specific properties, dollar amount savings and similar. Absolutely no "savings up to ..." offers, "get the best deal" and anything that does not offer very definitive money savings. Links point to SeeTheGlobe.com pages with more specifics about each deal. Here is a summary of best deals for December:

November travel deals are a few days late, so without further ado, here they are

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:38:36 -0800

SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: November's deals are coming in a few days late so not talk, without further ado, here they are ... SeeTheGlobe.com brings you the specials we find most cost effective. We list only deals that offer very specific steps to a good travel bargain. These are precise coupons, free night offers, percent off for specific properties, dollar amount savings and similar. Absolutely no "savings up to ..." offers, "get the best deal" and anything that does not offer very definitive money savings. Links point to SeeTheGlobe.com pages with more specifics about each deal. Here is a summary of best deals for November: