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Hawaii is in the middle of water, water and any more water. But Hawaii is a destination where you can see so much beautiful things and have a wonderful time far away from home.Its a very versatile group of islands and there are so much to discover. Whether if you want to see mountains coloured fish or volcanos, on hawaii you can found all of these. If you want to now what’s the worth seeing if you have 36 hours on Hawaii you can read in this article.

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This seaside city offers plenty of Hawaiian charm, and is within striking distance of lovely beaches, volcanic landscapes and a popular local market.

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A view of the coastline off Ali'i Drive, in Kailua-Kona. Credit Marco Garcia for The New York Times

Travelers flying into Kona International Airport are greeted by a grim panorama: scorched earth and black, volcanic rock stretching from the sea to the mountains. Given all the apocalyptic footage issuing from Hawaii's Big Island earlier this year, the scene seems to confirm the worst - except that much of this lava hardened hundreds, if not thousands, of years ago. Between the Kilauea volcano blowing its top in spectacular fashion and an August hurricane, there's no doubt Mother Nature has had Hawaii's number of late. But the Big Island's Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is once again open for business. And, on the opposite coast, the seaside city of Kailua-Kona has emerged from the year's calamities relatively unfazed. Long a favorite of package tourists and budget travelers, Kailua-Kona may not have the lush landscapes of other Hawaiian hot spots. But, beneath a slightly dated exterior, it has plenty to offer. Hawaii's trademark charms - beaches, wildlife, fresh cuisine, gorgeous sunsets and a volcano or two - are all within striking distance for those equipped with a rental car and a little research.

First priority: Get into the water. Some of the Big Island's best snorkeling is a few miles outside downtown Kailua-Kona at Kahalu'u Beach Park. Never mind the underwhelming-looking pebble beach hemmed in by roads and houses. Don a mask and dip into the water, and you'll find yourself amid schools of yellow tang, bright turquoise parrot fish and butterflyfish.

Waterfront dining options in Kailua-Kona trend toward tropical drinks and casual fare. But Foster's Kitchen, secreted away on a breezy, second-floor balcony on Ali'i Drive - is an exception. Entrees offer an upscale, farm-to-table take on local dishes, like country-fried pork chops served with caramelized Maui onions and Kona coffee red-eye gravy ($24). Reserve a seat by the railing for sunset views over the water.

Crashing waves. Tiki torches. Mai tais. On the Rocks - built, literally, on a rocky outcropping jutting into Kailua-Kona's Oneo Bay - is the rare beach bar that manages to tick all the tropical boxes, without feeling clichéd. Low tables set on the sand floor offer great views of the ocean and the small stage, where traditional hula shows might give way to a cover singer belting out "Hotel California."

Inside 808 Grindz, a Big Island take on a greasy spoon, familiar breakfast items like pancakes are complemented by dishes with a distinctly local imprint. Mocos - hamburger, egg and gravy over rice - get upgraded here with everything from shredded kalua pork to Spam, an island staple ($8).

For mainlanders, a quick stroll around downtown's Kailua Pier offers a CliffsNotes of Hawaiian history. To one side, a replica of the thatched-roof temple used by King Kamehameha I - who united the islands into one royal kingdom in 1810 - stands in uneasy proximity to Hawaii's "Plymouth Rock," where missionaries from New England landed a short decade later. Across the street, the 1838 Hulihe'e Palace ($10 admission) once housed the island's fading royalty in a fantasia of Victorian elegance. Inside, overwrought armoires and tables in native koa wood jockey for space with royal spears and feathered staffs.

Tucked beside a beauty salon and tattoo parlor, humble Umeke's is a longtime Kailua-Kona standby for poke, the consummately Hawaiian dish of diced, raw fish. At the counter, peer into the deli case and choose from half-a-dozen varieties of ahi and salmon seasoned with teriyaki, spicy mayo and more. Topped with furikake (dried seaweed and sesame seeds) and served over rice, the poke pairs nicely with Umeke's fresh hoio salad, made from Hawaiian fern shoots ($14 for the combo).

It's been more than 20 years since Kona Brewing Co. and its island-themed suds put the city on the craft-beer map. Today, the original Kona Pub and Brewery, a few blocks from downtown, remains the place to sample Hawaii-only varieties like Hula Hefeweizen and Black Sand Porter, though its popularity can mean long wait times. (A new, bigger facility is slated to open in 2019). For a less touristy alternative, upstart Ola Brew, opened in October 2017, offers craft beers and creative ciders (like Dragonfruit Lychee and White Pineapple) in an airy tasting room favored by local clientele.

Kona coffee, coveted by coffee aficionados worldwide, grows on the shady, well watered slopes of the Hualalai volcano, which rises gently above the city. Hundreds of plantations, most covering just a few acres, crowd the coffee belt, though it's likely none offers as comprehensive a tour as ultra-premium growers Hula Daddy. Join the 45-minute excursion ($10) for a deep dive into planting, roasting and cupping, or just enjoy the panoramic views and coffee in the tasting room.

Nearby, the small village of Holualoa, on a narrow mountain highway, is a go-to destination for local crafts. Glyph Art Gallery and Studio features more than two dozen area artists, including husband and wife team David and Doni Reisland (him: jewelry boxes in koa, mango and milo wood; her: delicate ikebana stands for Japanese flower arranging). A few houses up, in Ipu Arts Plus, Karen Root carves and dyes ipu (local gourds) with intricate designs - from abstract motifs to fish and flowers - reviving an ancient Hawaiian art.

Ingredients from area farms and homemade pastas distinguish Holuakoa Gardens, an open-air restaurant in the center of Holualoa. Under the towering monkeypod tree, diners savor favorites, including 12-hour braised beef brisket with sweet potato and ulu (Hawaiian breadfruit) hash ($34).

Night life in Kailua-Kona can be somewhat sedate - at least, on dry land. Adventure seekers can make up for it by putting on a wet suit for a night snorkel. Small-group, hourlong excursions from Hawaii Island and Ocean Tours ($99) take guests just offshore to watch manta rays - gentle giants whose wingspans can exceed 10-feet - eat zooplankton in an elegant ballet of barrel rolls and back flips. Expect to return chilly and exhilarated in equal measure.

A dozen miles south of Kailua-Kona, a small obelisk on the edge of Kealakekua Bay marks the spot where the British explorer Captain James Cook was killed in 1779, evidently after overstaying his welcome. Today, the ecologically sensitive site is a magnet less for history buffs than for snorkelers, who take advantage of crystalline waters teeming with coral and colorful reef fish. While the area grows clogged with tour-boat traffic as the day wears on, hardy early risers can rent a kayak at nearby Ehu and Kai Adventures ($60) for an invigorating 20-minute paddle to the monument. En route, watch out for spinner dolphins or, if you're lucky (as I was), humpback whales splashing in the distance.

With plenty of local fruit (surprisingly hard to find on the Big Island), homemade honeys and jams and even kombucha on tap, the South Kona Green Market, in the nearby town of Captain Cook, is a Sunday institution for both locals and travelers. Shoppers - sipping smoothies in flavors such as papaya and lilikoi (passion fruit) - wander through a maze of stands selling pottery and mosaics, Kona coffee, handmade flower leis and endless varieties of macadamia nuts. Farmers and artisans, a bohemian vibe, and live traditional Hawaiian music make this market well worth the trek.

Crafts in Kailua-Kona can be hit or miss (or, worse, imported), which makes the small town of Kealakekua a welcomed find for souvenir hunters. Inside Kiernan Music, the luthier and owner Brian Kiernan sells dozens of models of Hawaii's signature instrument, the ukulele - from tiny sopranos to large baritones; locally made koa-wood ukes top $1,000. Across the street at Makau Nui, the Hawaiian carver Benjamin Muti makes intricate pendants in cattle bone, marlin bill, abalone and more. His designs can be spotted on Pierce Brosnan, Jillian Michaels and Helen Hunt, among others.

South of Kona, Ali'i Drive threads along the coast through a range of residential neighborhoods (including Ali'i Kai), offering abundant rental options just a few minutes drive from the city center. One bedrooms range from condos near the ocean to guest suites set back on residential streets (about $125 to $250).

About a mile from the heart of Kailua-Kona, the Wyndham Kona Hawaiian Resort hits a sweet spot of price, location and ambience, in a city where this combination can be elusive (75-5961 Ali'i Drive, clubwyndham.com/cw/resorts/wyndham-kona-hawaiian.page; from around $250).

For a more intimate (and higher-end) option, the Holualoa Inn is set amid 30 acres of lush fruit gardens and coffee trees, 1,300 feet above the city (76-5932 Mamalahoa Highway, holualoainn.com; from around $395). Elegant, plantation-style suites and cottages feature original eucalyptus floors, private hot tubs and lanais for sunset views over the Pacific.

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Go figure you are on a business trip in another country far away from your home and than you be arrested from the police. And there’s the possibility to be locked for the next 30 years in a alien country.
That what’s happened to the finance chief of huawei and the daughter of its founder a few days ago. And all that because the United States think she violated against their Iran sanctions. But is this the truly reason of the arrest or have the United States reasons they May don’t want to show openly? Maybe it’s a reaction of the tarde war against the U.S. and China. We don’t no but if you want some more information about this topic, this article is a good start.

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As chief financial officer of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou has played a part in the company's efforts over the past five years to become more transparent about its operations. Credit Credit Alexander Bibik/Reuters

BEIJING - As Huawei's finance chief and daughter of its founder, Meng Wanzhou has been a polished, professional face for a huge technology firm that long was opaque to the outside world.

Ms. Meng, the eldest daughter of Ren Zhengfei, the leader of the telecom equipment maker, has appeared before reporters to announce the company's financial results. She has spoken at company events in New York; Cancún, Mexico; and beyond. She helped inaugurate centers in Britain, a key market for the Chinese giant's expansion into the Western world.

She also sat on the board of a Huawei partner company in Hong Kong called Skycom Tech that Canadian authorities now say did business in Iran. And through that position and her job at Huawei, Ms. Meng may have personally been involved in tricking financial institutions into making transactions that violated United States sanctions against Iran, they said.

That has thrust Ms. Meng, 46, into the center of what promises to be a complex diplomatic tussle between the United States and China. She was arrested Dec. 1 in Vancouver, Canada, while changing flights, at the request of the American government, which is seeking to extradite her. The action escalated what had already been a roller-coaster year of economic conflict between the two powers, ahead of tricky negotiations to end a brutal trade war.

Huawei has said that it is not aware of any wrongdoing by Ms. Meng, and China's Foreign Ministry has called for her immediate release.

But on Friday, in a bail hearing in British Columbia's Supreme Court, Canadian authorities said Ms. Meng was accused of fraud. They said she had "direct involvement" with Huawei's representations to banks, telling at least one financial executive that Huawei and Skycom were operating in Iran in strict compliance with United States sanctions when that was not the case.

Larry Kudlow, director of the White House's National Economic Council, said on CNBC on Friday that the United States had repeatedly warned Huawei about violating sanctions on Iran.

"We have these sanctions on Iran, it runs against our policy, why shouldn't we enforce that?" he said.

For years, Ms. Meng's name has appeared in connection with Huawei's business in Iran, the subject of a yearslong United States investigation.

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Ren Zhengfei, center, president of Huawei, with China's president, Xi Jinping, in London in 2015. Credit Matthew Lloyd/PA, via Associated Press

Reuters reported several years ago that Skycom, one of Huawei's partners in that country, had tried to sell Hewlett-Packard equipment to an Iranian telecom carrier in 2010. The sale, which Huawei said was never completed, would have violated Washington's ban on exporting computer products to Iran.

Huawei said at the time that its Iranian business was entirely lawful, and that it required its local partners to heed the same laws and regulations.

According to Hong Kong corporate filings, Ms. Meng was a member of Skycom's board from February 2008 to April 2009.

In a May 2007 filing, Skycom reported that all of the company's shares had been transferred that year to a Hong Kong company called Hua Ying Management. In August 2007, Hua Ying reported to the Hong Kong authorities that its company secretary was Ms. Meng.

Ms. Meng, who started at Huawei as a secretary 25 years ago, is not its most prominent executive. But as chief financial officer, she has played a part in the company's efforts over the past five years to become more transparent about its operations. After United States lawmakers labeled Huawei and another Chinese manufacturer, ZTE, as security threats, Huawei saw openness as a way to help dispel the swirl of suspicions surrounding it.

Some of the distrust has had to do with Ms. Meng's powerful and secretive father.

Mr. Ren, 74, was a member of the Chinese military's engineering corps for nearly a decade before starting Huawei in 1987. His military service has informed American officials' concerns that Huawei has links to the Chinese government or the Communist Party - something the company has strenuously denied.

"She's very presentable," Duncan Clark, the chairman of the advisory firm BDA China, who once did consulting work for Huawei, said of Ms. Meng.

That is a stark contrast with her father, Mr. Clark added. "He is, for me at least, refreshingly unpolished and direct."

For many people in China, Huawei represents how far their nation has come since it began climbing out of the economic ravages left by Chairman Mao - and how far it can continue to go.

Over the past three decades, Huawei has transformed from a small maker of telephone switches into the world's largest supplier of telecommunications equipment, as well as the No. 2 smartphone maker, behind Samsung. The company has worked to build a consumer brand associated with quality and innovation. The name "Huawei" means "China's Achievement."

But after winning over cellular providers across the developing world with its cost-effective networking gear, the company faced a tougher task convincing large carriers in the wealthier nations of Europe and North America.

Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen, China. After United States lawmakers labeled Huawei as a security threat, the company saw openness as a way to help dispel the swirl of suspicions surrounding it. Credit Dake Kang/Associated Press

For many years, Mr. Ren's reluctance to appear in public, combined with the company's aversion to the news media, even after it had become a globe-straddling giant, fed the impression that he and Huawei had something to hide. How much of the company did he own? How did key decisions get made? Could there really be a military link?

Ms. Meng became part of an attempt to address such issues in January 2013, when she was brought before reporters in Beijing to discuss Huawei's business outlook. The company, which is privately held, had published some financial details before. But it had never held a news conference of this kind.

"We will honor our commitment to transparency and openness," Ms. Meng said then.

This commitment has failed to persuade the United States government that Huawei's products are safe to use, but the company has become a supplier to many of Europe's telecom providers.

This year, Ms. Meng was made Huawei's deputy chairwoman in addition to finance chief, leading some to wonder whether she might succeed her father at the top someday. But hers was not an heiress's upbringing.

Ms. Meng, who also uses the names Sabrina and Cathy, was born in 1972 in the western city of Chengdu, to Mr. Ren's first wife, Meng Jun. The family moved to Shenzhen, in China's south, during the turbulent economic reforms of the 1980s.

Shenzhen eventually became a hub of China's mighty manufacturing base and home to Huawei's global headquarters. Back then, it was a backwater.

As Ms. Meng later recalled in a Huawei employee newspaper, the walls of the family's house let in all the neighbors' chatter. The roof leaked. When it rained - which it did constantly in southern China - everything got wet.

After college, Ms. Meng hoped to attend graduate school in the United States. A university gave her an offer, she recalled in a 2016 speech. But her visa was rejected because an American consular interviewer decided that her English was too poor.

Ms. Meng found a job at a bank instead. She was laid off after a year. In 1993, she joined fledgling Huawei as one of its three secretaries.

She answered the phone, printed out documents and put together product catalogs. A few years later, after completing a master's degree in management, she returned to Huawei, this time in the finance department. And she began climbing the ladder.

As Huawei's business spread across the world in the 2000s, Ms. Meng helped expand its accounting operations with it. Her brother, Ren Ping, works for a Huawei-owned company. Annabel Yao, a daughter of the elder Mr. Ren by his second wife, is an undergraduate at Harvard.

Kate Conger and Li Yuan contributed reporting, and Carolyn Zhang contributed research.
Follow Raymond Zhong on Twitter: @zhonggg.

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In 1922 the archaeologist Howard Carter found after a long time of search the mummy of the forgotten boy-king Tutankhamun, who died at age of 18. There were people who said there’s  a terrible curse at the mummy of king Tut and everyone who violated his final resting place will die. Lord Carnarvon who was part of the people who found king Tut died in the same year of a blood poisoning and with him his dog. And the Lord wasn’t the only victim who connected with the curse of the mummy. So if you’re intrested in the story and if you want to now what happened next you can read the really interesting article.

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In 1907, Lord Carnarvon hired Carter to search the burial tombs of Egypt for dead nobles.

For 16 years Carter hunted for archeological mysteries. His long search was fruitless.

Carter became obsessed with finding the tomb of the forgotten dead king. His patience paid off. On November 4th, 1922, he discovered a step that had been cut into a rock. The step led to 16 stairs. The stairs led to a sealed door covered in royal designs.

An excited Carter immediately sent word to Lord Carnarvon.

Three weeks later the two men went down the steps together. Workmen removed the sealed door. Behind that door were things that no one had seen in 3,300 years.

King Tut's burial chamber was stuffed with treasure beyond imagining. Its discovery would make household names of Carter and Carnarvon. It would also make a legend of the forgotten boy-king who died at age 18.

Amongst the treasure was the royal Egyptian mummy in his elaborate coffin. His face was hidden by a mask made from gold.

Some say something else was in that dark and secret tomb: A terrible curse for anyone who violated King Tut's final resting place.

Can there be any truth in such a superstition?

In March of the next year, Lord Carnarvon was bitten by a mosquito. The British aristocrat made the bite worse while shaving. Shortly after, he died of blood poisoning. His dog was said to have died the same time his master kicked the bucket.

A member of Carter's excavation team died of arsenic poisoning. And a rich American who visited the tomb died of pneumonia shortly after. People involved with the tomb were dropping like flies.

The creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle called it the 'curse of the mummy'. The curse of King Tut was born.

Critics say if such a curse exists, why was Carter spared? The famous archeologist didn't die until 1939 at the age of 64. They also say that Lord Carnarvon was chronically ill before he entered the tomb.

Despite this, the curse of King Tut has become equally as famous as the archeological discovery.

In 1982, San Francisco police lieutenant, George LaBrash, suffered a stroke while guarding the ancient mask of King Tut.

LaBrash sued the authorities. He believed he was a victim of the pharaoh's curse.

LaBrash said, "I firmly believe that King Tut's curse is as good an explanation for what has happened to me as any."

The police officer was unsuccessful in his lawsuit.

Did Carter and Carnarvon really unearth a terrible curse or is it nothing more than a series of coincidences?

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The Archeologist Who Dug Up A Curse - Deep English

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In 1922, archeologist Howard Carter found the tomb of King Tutankhamun, the boy-king, also known as King Tut. In 1907, Lord Carnarvon hired Carter to search the burial tombs of Egypt for dead nobles. For 16 years Carter hunted for archeological mysteries. His long search was fruitless.

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London is a huge city with a lot of different cultures and you can meet people from all over the world there.
But London is a really expensive city if you want to live there and you need a good job if you want a good flat for your own.
Is London a city where you can live for the rest of your live or is it just for a few years?
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In the 70‘s there was a new music style became famous by Bob Marley. Reggae was a kind of language for the people. Created by Bob Marley and his band. It’s about the African people in America. But Bob Marley died after a 8 months fight against skin corner on the way back to Jamaica with  36 years

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Nearly thirty years ago, Bob Marley sung of love, pain, and revolution, and in the process left a lasting mark on the music world. This is the story of how Bob Marley became a musical legend.
Text by: Brittaney Carter Country: Jamaica

hen Bob Marley's soothing yet sorrowful voice breaks over the chords of the acoustic guitar in "Redemption Song," it still has the power to make the heart ache a little less. His nostalgic crooning in "No Woman, No Cry" invokes feelings of gratefulness for even the smallest remembrances of joy. And his gentle and coaxing commands to set the mood in "Turn Your Lights Down Low" could make even the lovelorn and scorned believe in romance again. He was good at this-prophesying exactly what his listeners needed to hear. He never employed fancy musical production or complex lyrical themes. He knew that what mattered most was love, pain, and how to cure one with the other. Even thirty years after his untimely passing, amid the twenty-first century challenges that include terrorism, famine, and the growing disparities between rich and poor, his music still heals. This is what makes him a legend.

His ascension from third-world musician to cultural icon began in the early 1970s in his homeland of Jamaica. There he formed a band named The Wailers with his two childhood friends, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh. Aston "Family Man" Barrett and his brother Carlton later joined the group. Collectively they created a kind of music that plucked the bass guitar from the background of other musical styles and made it the essence of every song. The beat, which they borrowed from traditional African rhythms, was as easy and free-flowing as the dreadlocks they wore. As if they knew that their music was destined to flourish over the years, they began to call their new sound "roots reggae." The name stuck.

In the subsequent years, a young Bob Marley and his compatriots would learn of Rastafari, a religion born in Jamaica that linked together people of the African diaspora. Marley infused his lyrics with the promises of this religion, lending an uplifting message to the roots reggae beats. Central to the music were themes of poverty, corrupt politics, and the gang violence that existed throughout the island, killing Jamaican youth. His songs, however, also bore a message of hope and a promise of deliverance from those circumstances. Because Bob Marley wrote and sang about misery, war, and the redemptive power of love, reggae became more than entertainment for its listeners. It became a coping mechanism for life.

It seemed that after this religious awakening, time sped up for the reggae superstars. The year 1973 saw the release of the Catch a Fire and Burnin' albums. In 1975, Marley added a female singing trio that included his wife, Rita, to the musical mix. That same year, the band released Natty Dread, which brought about international admiration for the Jamaican musicians.

Though the lyrics were mainly in Jamaican , an English-based creole, their music became a language in itself. Bob Marley and The Wailers enjoyed success in English-speaking countries and non-Anglophone territories alike, a difficult feat when considering the possible language barriers to be mounted. Their work, and consequently all reggae, is now a major force in places such as New Zealand, India, the United States, Indonesia, England, Japan, and South Africa.

"I think Bob Marley had the gift to be able to express himself as an artist using very simple musical language," reflects Pier Tosi, an Italian writer and advisor for Rototom Sunsplash, one of Europe's largest annual reggae festivals. "[He went] straight to the heart not only with his words but with the chords and the sound of his wonderful voice."

During their last outing together in 1980, Bob Marley and The Wailers made history by performing for the largest audiences in Europe at the time, including an audience of one hundred thousand in Milan. The band became the first reggae band to go on tour throughout Great Britain and the United States.

In the same year, their history took a tragic turn when Marley became gravely ill with skin cancer. He tried to fight the disease for eight months, faithfully using only traditional Rasta remedies and eschewing modern medicines. Once the treatment began to fail, he embarked on a trip back to Jamaica.

He never made it home. Bob Marley died May 11, 1981, in a hospital in Miami. He was thirty-six.

Despite the reggae community's tremendous loss, The Wailers have continued to play for three decades, performing with other musical legends like Stevie Wonder, Sting, and Carlos Santana. In 1987, however, the group would suffer another loss when their drummer, Carlton Barrett, passed away.

The Wailers found new life in the new millennium. In 2010, young reggae singer Koolant joined the band as a lead singer. His popularity was already solidified from an appearance in the 2006 documentary Made in Jamaica . He appears in the last moments of the film, singing "Rat Race", a song about the hardship of living in Jamaica. In this scene, a backdrop of dirt roads and shanty houses surround him. His captivating charcoal eyes are piercing, even from the other side of the screen, and it's easy to hear traces of a young Bob Marley, the influences of a legend, in his voice.

In September 2010, Bob Marley's family and friends also put on a tribute concert at the Benedum Center in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States, in the very same spot where Marley played his last song thirty years earlier. In February 2011, a double disc recording of his last concert was released to mark the thirtieth year since Bob Marley's death.

With the current events in northern Africa, a continent which Marley regarded dearly, his music rings truer now than ever. One can imagine Marley's "Revolution" mirroring the international news coverage of 2011. Even from the other side of three decades, Bob Marley professes the inevitability of the bloodshed and burning fires of Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya.

"A lot of people are experiencing now what Bob would call 'an exodus, the movement of Jah People'," Tosi ruminates. "This is basically why Bob Marley's words and legacy are still so strong and probably will keep growing."

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In this article it’s all about traveling in the Victorian Era. In this time it wasn’t normal like today travailing once or twice a year. Traveling was really expensive in this time. But there was still a travel guide of Sir Francis Galton called the art of travel. He was the first cousin of Charles Darwin and he loved travelling. He was a lot in the regions of africa. It’s very interesting article about a hobby I like very much, so I like this article.

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Writer Dave Gerow introduces us to the world of 19th century travel through Sir Francis Galton, who has Text by: Dave Gerow advice for just about any situation a traveler of means might encounter in wild, undiscovered lands.

Country: England

n the 19th century, English travelers weren't exactly backpackers. Their hobby was uncommon and expensive; they explored regions that had barely been touched by other Europeans. Because they were such a rare breed, there was a definite lack of published materials to help them along. The resources they had were limited and utterly bizarre.

One of the strangest travel guides of the Victorian Era is Sir Francis Galton's The Art of Travel: Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries. Published in 1855, it offers advice on everything from how to soften your boot leather (crack an egg onto it and rub it in) to how to take prisoners (at gunpoint, carefully, with a knife in your mouth) - topics completely overlooked nowadays by Lonely Planet.

Who was Sir Galton?

Sir Francis Galton was the first cousin of Charles Darwin. He was a meteorologist, a statistician and a doctor, but his enduring legacy is a dark one: He founded the unpleasant pseudoscience of eugenics, suggesting that the human race could be made better through controlled breeding. But Galton's first love was travel. He was 22 years old when he inherited his father's fortune; he used the money to travel the Middle East and unexplored regions of Africa.

A traveler, Galton writes, must be healthy, adventurous, and have "at least a moderate fortune". If your fortune isn't quite large enough, Galton recommends taking up the ivory trade or insect-collecting to fund your travels.

Of course, Galton's fortune was sizeable, so his idea of roughing it involved more than a few luxuries. The Art of Travel is full of advice on how to deal with your servants: Galton suggests that an African attendant is content to be given meat, coffee and a few biscuits every day. He warns, however, that "if the coffee or biscuit has to be stopped for a few days, he is ready for mutiny ".

But don't worry - Galton has valuable advice for travelers who are worried that their servants are going to mutiny. He suggests sleeping with your rifle between your legs to prevent your servants from stealing it and shooting you; Galton says this "has occurred more than once".

According to Galton, it is inevitable that a traveler must sometimes " take the law into his own hands", but he insists that punishments ought to fit the crime. For example, if one man steals an ox from you and another steals a sheep, Galton recommends flogging the ox thief more heavily than the sheep thief. It's only fair.

Animals were of particular importance to travelers in the 19th century, and Galton has something to say about every conceivable beast of burden. He observes that "men attach themselves to horses and asses, and in a lesser degree to mules and oxen, but they rarely make friends of camels."

Galton considers donkeys particularly affable, but he acknowledges that their braying can be annoying. Fortunately, the inexhaustibly creative Mr. Galton has a remedy for that: Just tie a heavy stone around the ass's tail. Galton noticed that "when an ass wants to bray, he elevates his tail, and, if his tail be weighted down, he has not the heart to bray". The modern reader can't help wondering what PETA would have made of Sir Francis Galton.

Few modern day backpackers hire donkeys, but there are certain aspects of travel which have remained unchanged since the 19th century. What about the danger of robbery, which has always been a part of traveling? Galton is full of suggestions on that subject. The first step is prevention: To keep from being robbed of all your belongings, make an incision in your arm and stuff it with jewels. (Galton was writing before the days of fanny packs.)

If you find yourself being held up at gunpoint, Galton offers some strangely theatrical advice: When the robber orders you to lie down, draw your own gun and yell, "If this were loaded, you should not treat me thus!" Then lie on the ground as ordered. As the robber approaches to relieve you of your belongings, aim quickly and shoot him dead - "the pistol being really loaded all the time".

It's hard to imagine that this scheme has succeeded more often than it has failed (what stops the robber from shooting the moment you draw your gun? What if you miss?), but Galton insists that it's "a trick that has been practiced in most countries, from England to Peru".

Galton has advice on all the most dramatic emergencies. What, for example, if a member of your party nearly drowns? Wisely, Galton ridicules the once-common treatment of "hanging up the body by the feet, that the swallowed water may drain out of the mouth". (Imagine waking up to find yourself hanging upside-down in front of a group of Europeans waiting to be thanked.)

Galton had a far simpler idea: The ideal treatment, he says, is to have two big men lie on either side of the victim to increase his body temperature. It may be strange to wake up to, but at least you're not hanging from a tree.

He also left behind the strangest travel guide you'll ever read. Happily, an electronic edition of The Art of Travel is available for free through Project Guttenberg. Much of the information may be woefully out of date, but a few of Galton's tips are as relevant today as they were in 1855. For example, he advocates keeping a ravelogue: "It appears impossible to a traveler, at the close of his journey, to believe he will ever forget its events, however trivial...But...I have conversed with men of low mental power, servants and others, the greater part of whose experiences in savagedom had passed out of their memories like the events of a dream."

Translation: Memories fade, so keep a journal when you travel, whatever your "mental power".

Knighted in 1909

Has a plant genus named after him: Galtonia, a pretty white flower from South Africa

Was a prominent member of the Royal Geographical Society, along with Charles Darwin, David Livingstone and Sir Edmund Hillary

Invented the first weather map, similar to those used by weather reporters on TV today

Pioneered the use of questionnaires in psychological studies

Although not exactly a feminist, he acknowledges in The Art of Travel that "[a] woman will endure a long journey nearly as well as a man, and certainly better
than a horse or a bullock."

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In this article it‘s all about a huge sport, the surfing. In the past, before this great sport came to the West Coast of America and all over the world, the people in Polynesian surfed. Now it’s a normal thing for people e.g. in California to surf before they go to work and after it. Shortly it’s the most important thing of many people. In this article is an interview with a Surfer who talks about how he came to this great hobby. All in all the text is very information rich and if you are interested in this sport, it’s a good text for you. But there’s no information about if this hobby is for every person or just for people with special skills or a big pocket money.

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Once the Author: Maris Kaplan province of Polynesia, surfing has been rippling across the globe for more than 100 years. Writer Maris Kaplan shows us a slice of the ocean obsession in North America's surfing hub, California.

Country: USA

hen people from California or Hawaii travel abroad, the question they often get asked is, 'Do you surf?'

Surf culture has definitely come to define the West Coast style and attitude, as well as its language. Now you can find people all over the country, and many parts of the world, adopting surf lingo. Words like " dude," " tubular," " radical," and " gnarly" are associated with surf culture, and one of the primary terms used by surfers around the world is the word " stoked." This refers to a mixed feeling of anxiety and happiness, originally used in reference to large waves.

Surfing, the act of riding an ocean wave on a large plank or canoe, has been a part of Polynesian culture for centuries. Surfing has now become such a major part of modern American culture that it represents a multibillion-dollar industry. Surfers are also credited with creating skateboarding, and more recently, snowboarding.

In 1907, landowner Henry Huntington brought the ancient art of surfing to the California coast as a way to entice visitors to the area of Redondo Beach where he had heavily invested in real estate. He hired a young Hawaiian-Irish athlete, George Freeth, to demonstrate surfing.

Often credited as being the "Father of Modern Surfing," George Freeth grew up in Hawaii and had decided to revive surfing with a modified, shortened board. Visitors were able to watch Freeth demonstrate his surfing prowess twice a day in front of the Hotel Redondo.

Nowadays, all sorts of people practice the sport. As surfer PJ Johnson, 25 and originally from Minnesota, explains: "Some guys do it before work, after work, there's all types ... there's dudes with suits and ties, like in San Diego. The usual type, though, smoke pot and usually don't have a serious job ... something simple."

PJ moved to California in 2005 to attend Santa Clara University. There, he discovered that surfing was a natural transition from the snow sports he grew up with.

"I grew up playing hockey since age 5, and then I was a really good skier. After that, I switched to snowboarding. That was my base for surfing." He also explains that the freezing water along the coast of California didn't faze him because he was used to much colder temperatures during the winters in Minnesota. "A lot of guys in So-Cal were freaked out by that," he laughs. So-Cal is slang for Southern California.

PJ and his friends were so dedicated to the sport that they would often wake up before sunrise to drive to the coastal town of Santa Cruz, about 45 minutes away, to go surfing and make it back in time for class! Giving some insight into the local culture there, he refers to a kind of territorialism: "If you put your surfboards on top of the car, it's a dead giveaway that you're an out-of-towner. You put 'em inside the car if you can. Otherwise, people would mess with your car, like to say, 'What are you doing here from the valley?'"

And no wonder the locals are protective of their beaches - a place called Mavericks in Northern California has become one of the most famous surf spots in the world.

Having only taken a couple of surfing lessons myself, I ask PJ to describe a typical surf day to me. He tells me that on a good day, he could catch four or five waves in a session. A session is normally about two hours and can be up to four on the weekend. The waves come in energy pulses similar to a heartbeat. Usually when storms come or there are northwestern swells, there are bursts of energy that create three to five waves that are bigger than the rest; these are called sets. On a typical day, most surfers sit in the water on their boards, looking at the horizon, waiting for the sets to come.

"You only see a set when it's super close, so when you wipeout, it's not that wave that's the issue, but the wave that's coming next. You want to be just beyond the breakers."

A Wipeout, in addition to being the name of an extremely famous song by The Surfaris, happens when you fail to ride on top of the wave and instead become a part of it.

"You become part of the ' rinse cycle' so to speak. Depending on the size of the wave, it shouldn't last more than five or 10 seconds. And you have to relax, especially if it's cold, otherwise you might get a muscle spasm or something," PJ explains. 'To wipe out' now also commonly refers to any time someone might fall or crash, similar to a surfer falling off his board.

PJ, luckily, is not one to wipe out very often. He got his start with a group of heavy hitters, guys who liked to surf tough spots. He explains that he wanted to break his way in and impress them, so he was pretty fearless. Perhaps his fearlessness fueled his success. More often than not, he would make the drop, meaning he made it to the trough (bottom) of the wave and made a turn. "If you make the bottom turn smoothly and don't lose a lot of speed, then you're in for a good ride. If you don't make the drop then you're in the inside - the impact zone - you'll crash on the face of the wave. It will suck you up and throw you down, which is called going over the falls. That can really suck."

Surfing, like many sports, has its inherent dangers. The biggest for surfing is the risk of drowning. Being a strong swimmer with physical endurance is required, and most surfers will have a horror story or two to exchange with one another. PJ shares his, beginning with, "I had this gnarly experience in Northern California, like around Mendocino County..." He explains that in Northern California (or Nor Cal for short), the coast is very wild and rocky with many sheer cliffs.

"You look for other people to surf with. When you find a wave, you can't go out alone because there's Great White sharks. It's the opposite from So-Cal, where you try to get away from the crowds," he continues.

He and a friend had spotted a wave from the top of a cliff, and even though it looked intimidating, they thought, "We can do this." They put their wet suits on, and by the time they came back for a second look about ten minutes later, the ocean had completely changed for the worse... but they decided to give it a try anyway.

"We swam out from a little cove and paddled through the rip currents-we had to do some crazy maneuvering. We surfed this wave that was sucking up dry reef ... that's when there's not enough water underneath the wave and you see everything that's underneath ... After a little while, my friend supposedly saw a shark fin, so we called it quits. We paddled in, it was so difficult, and for a few minutes, I got sucked under. I had to hold my breath for several minutes," he says, his eyes wide.

He recounts another time, at Rockaway Beach in Pacifica, California, when he got swept out to sea. "I was still a newbie then and I didn't know how to navigate through a rip current. You're supposed to go sideways out of it, not straight against it. My arms were like noodles, I couldn't swim anymore, and my buddy had to come save me. I told him not to mention anything when we had dinner with my folks that night!" he confides.

The camaraderie evident between PJ and his surf buddies is nothing unusual. He points out that the surf community is 'really big' around the world, and when you meet another surfer, you automatically feel like you know one another.

"It's a kind of soulful sport, really, like everyone is searching for a connection with nature ... and the endorphins." Perhaps this is partly due to the shared language. And some words and expressions have really traveled, PJ tells me. For example, "No worries" is an Australian expression, and 'dude' comes from cowboy culture.

So how does he feel about non-surfers using the lingo? He's totally OK with it, because it has become such a big part of California culture. He feels a stronger connection to California than his Minnesota roots.

"But, with the surf community, it's really obvious after a few minutes of talking to know who actually surfs and who just likes the attitude..." he discloses. "Often when someone is really good at surfing they don't need to say much - it's a sort of secretive sport in a way ... Everyone's got their secret spots."

Fun Facts

Surfers pee in their wetsuits to stay warm!

The first official surf contest took place at Corona Del Mar, California in 1928.

Kelly Slater is the highest paid surfer. He brought in $3 million as the ninth time world champion surfer in 2009.

The first university to offer a degree in surfing is the University of Plymouth in England.

The biggest wave recorded was more than 500 meters, or more than 1,700 feet, in Lituya Bay on the southern coast of Alaska.

The longest ride ever done on a wave was 37 minutes at the mouth of the Amazon River and the Atlantic Ocean. When the ocean pushes into the river, long waves known as Pororoca are created.

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This article is about a lovley hobby of many people around the world. Its about the festivals all over Australia. The article very information rich and discribes a lot of different kinds of festivals in Australia. If you wanna go to Australia this article is very good because there are a lot of information and at the end is a list of different kinds of festivals in Australia. But at the and there is one more question for me.
Whats about the price, is it affordable?

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Aussies love a party, so much so that they have dozens spread throughout the year. Writer Erin Walton guides us through the options, season by season.
Text by: Erin WaltonCountry: Australia

hether in the north or south, a metropolis or a small town, at some point in the year a festival is being prepared. Around the world, we love them. Festivals give us the chance to come together en masse and celebrate a region, religious event, typical food, or culture. Through festivals, for a brief amount of time we step out of the daily grind of everyday routine, connect with others, and remember what makes our community, city, and culture special.

Australia's festival scene is over 100 years old, and today welcomes new and ever-varied events to its cultural bag. From film and gourmet foods to beach culture and comedy, Australian festivals truly come in all shapes and sizes. Here's a selection of great Aussie events throughout the seasons.

Festival picks for Summer

Fresh fruit, sunshine, the beach, floppy hats, and the smell of sunscreen: Australia's soaring summer mercury immediately conjures up a cocktail of memories. What better way to combat the heat than to head down to a festival or three? After all, who'd ever think of spending summer indoors and alone?

Billed "the world's largest short film festival," Tropfest is a much-loved highlight on filmmakers' calendars. This festival of humble beginnings welcomes creatives -regardless of experience- to submit their work and compete for prize money. Now over 20 years old and held throughout the world, the Australian contingent is hosted in Sydney's Centennial Park and broadcast interstate to fans gathered in other outdoor locations throughout the country.

The three-week long Midsumma Festival is a celebration of queer culture. Music, art, theatre, cabaret, sport, film, and parties make up the festival's colourful program, which has attracted over 150,000 people annually since its inaugural event in 1988. Its success has led to a partner event, Midwinta, held-you guessed it!-in the cooler winter months.

Inspired by similar movements in Paris and beyond, for one night only, White Night Melbourne fills the city's streets with dining, performance, film, music, and installation experiences for visitors to delve into from dusk to dawn. The no-rules-apply attitude to this event encourages the public to visit when their energy levels allow: after a leisurely dinner, at midnight, or as the sun starts to creep over the horizon.

Festival picks for Autumn

As the temperature starts to head downhill and a few sneaky leaves take flight from the trees, Australia's festival calendar remains healthy across the country.

Beach culture in all its forms and shapes is held in high esteem at the Gold Coast's Bleach Festival. With the ocean as its backdrop, beachgoers, families, and sportsmen and women are invited to join in three weekends of theatre, pop-up art, and surfing events.

The world- renowned Melbourne International Comedy Festival brings comedians of all shapes and sizes, ready to delight audiences (and offend some). The festival is one of the world's three largest comedy events and is attended by hundreds of thousands of belly -laughing locals in its Melbourne home, as well as many more interstate, when the annual Roadshow takes festival highlights to other Aussie hubs.

Festival picks for Winter

As the temperatures drop, punters are encouraged to punctuate their late night movies and comfort meals with cultural experiences. Here are a few on winter's menu:

Festival picks for Spring

Once spring has sprung, a sense of happiness fills the air. The rising temperatures tempt holed-up hibernators out of their homes and into the streets once again. And what of spring's festivals?

Delight your senses with Floriade, a Canberra festival dedicated to that most important spring element: flowers. For 30 days, a million flowers create a kaleidoscopic carpet of colour and remind locals and visitors that spring has arrived. By night, comedians, musicians, and DJs come out to play during Floriade's NightFest program, tempting visitors to cheer for spring's awakening.

Performance fans delight in Melbourne's iconic Fringe Festival: a chance for around 4,000 independent and emerging artists to develop and showcase their work. Melbourne ignites during the festival with a host of ticketed and free events for punters, all in the name of promoting quality independent performance.

The luscious Margaret River area-known for surfing, wine, rock climbing, restaurants, and whale-watching opportunities-becomes even more delectable during the Margaret River Gourmet Escape festivities. Fans of good food and wine sample the region's produce while exhibitors, professional chefs, and food critics mingle.

Just like in their home countries, visitors to Australia will find a festival to suit their tastes. From coast to coast, a wealth of cultural events celebrating food, comedy, the arts, music, wine, minority cultures, and more await the curious throughout the calendar year. The hardest part is deciding where to start!

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This article is about the scottish city Glascow. The people who visited talk about the green parks and the little streets in the city. And there are teashops where ever you look. I think it‘s a nice city to spend your holidays there and I would like to visit this city once. But the article doesn’t talk about what’s the different to other cities in UK.

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Stop and stay awhile in Glasgow, and you'll be charmed by the city few travellers know, writer Martha Nelson explains.
Text by: Martha NelsonCountry: Scotland

few years ago I was accepted into a graduate program at the University of Glasgow. I had recently graduated with a history degree in Canada and was keen to spread my 21-year-old wings and explore the world. When I told curious friends and family of my post-graduation plans, they were always excited and supportive.

"Scotland? How exciting! I love Scotland! Where will you be? Edinburgh? St. Andrews?"

When I informed them that I was in fact heading to Glasgow, their reaction was quite different. Most had either never been, or only briefly passed through on the way to some other destination. Few had words of praise for the town, apart from its proximity to other must-sees in Scotland, and some had words of warning.

When I arrived in Glasgow, I was therefore quite surprised to find myself in a truly lovely city. There were little cobbled laneways full of teashops and secondhand clothing stores. There were old cinemas full of comfortable armchairs that were showing everything from black-and-white classics to the most recent " Twilight" film. There were enormous parks full of grand statues of lords, writers, and philosophers and streets lined with handsome sandstone houses and leafy trees.

Standing on the top of a beautiful hill, with the castle-like University of Glasgow towering behind me and the city stretched before me, I couldn't help but think I had discovered one of Scotland's hidden treasures.

But Glasgow isn't hidden. It is the largest city in Scotland and home to its largest industries. It also houses the region's main airport and the second busiest train station in the United Kingdom.

So what has been dissuading travellers from exploring the parks and cobbled streets of jolly Glasgow?

As with many cities in the United Kingdom, Glasgow has a long history that is plagued with sectorial clashes and social inequalities. Its location on the Clyde River made Glasgow a prime trading city throughout the 19th century and enabled the development of a world-leading shipbuilding industry. Economic success attracted thousands who flocked to work on the banks of the Clyde, churning out some of the most famous boats in history.

The population boom demanded the construction of huge numbers of tenement houses across the city. These houses comprised several flats that were designed to accommodate many people at a time, creating mass overcrowding and unsanitary conditions. Strong odors from these slums pushed wealthier residents out of the center, further isolating poorer immigrant communities. Even the iconic Glasgow University was physically moved from the City Center to the desirable West End, where it remains today.

The combination of poverty, sectorial divisions, and cramped living quarters resulted in chronic violence, leaving Glasgow with a bad reputation throughout the 20th century and keeping visitors away.

So does the Glasgow of today still deserve its 20th century reputation?

"I thought Glasgow was amazing," said Sydney, 24, from Canada. "It is an understated, approachable city, where people actually live and work rather than visit or shop."

"I like all the parks and the greenery. The fact it feels small, but big," commented Libby, 28, a Glasgow resident. "I like walking all around the little lanes about Byres road in the West End, and all the tearooms scattered about the city. I also like all the events that are on throughout the year and the fact you can get sport, theatre, film, and music of all genres."

Since the 1980s, Glasgow has seen widespread revitalization and gentrification. What remained of the original tenements was refurbished and renewed into desirable private housing. The waterfront that was left to dereliction after the collapse of the shipbuilding industry has been transformed into an entertainment and residential hub. Old shipyards were converted into modern stadiums, office blocks, and luxury flats.

Furthermore Glasgow's working-class history provided an ideal breeding ground for music and art, and it now boasts the UK's largest contemporary art scene outside of London. Apart from being home to the acclaimed Glasgow School of Art, the city also holds over 20 world-class museums and galleries that house Europe's largest civic arts collection. What's more, they are all free.

One of the city's most iconic museums is the Gallery of Modern Art. Although an impressive establishment, the gallery's fame comes not only from its contents, but also its guard, the Duke of Wellington. The statue's fame comes from always wearing a pylon on its head - if a pylon is ever removed, a new one is quickly placed upon the Duke by a cunning Glaswegian.

The pylon-wearing Duke has become so iconic that recent attempts by city officials to raise the height of the statue to hinder vandals in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games were so fervently rejected and protested that they were dismissed.

In addition to an impressive art culture, the collection of quirky bars and underground clubs across the city has fuelled the development of a wide-ranging music scene. Whether you're in the mood for swing dancing at Black Friar's, electro at SubClub, or traditional fiddlers in the Oran Mor, you're sure to find it.

Glasgow's collection of fantastic venues, including nightclubs in converted subway tunnels and bars in old churches, have supported the growth of a range of musical talents and provide musical entertainment across the city daily.

"I'm biased because it's my hometown, but I think it's a fab city," says Hilary, 28. "It's very pretty, and there is always a lot going on. The people are also very welcoming and friendly".

"I really enjoyed the food," says Vanessa, 24, from Canada. "From the black pudding and haggis breakfasts, to the delicious curries for dinner, it was all so good!"

As the city has grown, so has its culinary world, and today Glasgow boasts some of the UK's top restaurants and has won " Britain's Curry Capital" award several years running.

The Glasgow of today has shed its past of poverty and crime in favor of musicians, artists, great food, and 19th century architecture. But this renaissance is not the only reason why you should visit.

Glasgow's history has bred a population of welcoming, chatty, and hardworking people. Around the city you will see people from every culture and every walk of life. Whether sitting in the park, in a pub, or at a bus stop, Glaswegians are always willing to converse with a stranger, give directions, or offer some life advice.

"Glasgow is a really chatty city. I brought my friend over from the Netherlands for Hogmanay (New Year) and he couldn't believe that you could just go out and meet people and make new friends in a night," comments Mary, 25, from Glasgow.

"Glasgow is a very vibrant city, with a lot of variety and a lot to offer," says Gavin, 24, from Glasgow. "There are a lot of different cultures and classes that are represented in different regions, but who are all unified. This was really clear during the Commonwealth Games when everyone came together to support our city."

The 2014 Commonwealth Games allowed Glasgow to showcase its huge transformation from a 20th century ugly duckling into a 21st century swan. Impressing spectators from around the world with its world-class sporting facilities, museums, galleries, and music venues, Glasgow demonstrated that rather than being a meaningless stop on the road elsewhere, this city is a final destination. Most importantly, Glaswegians showcased their openness and their ability to welcome anyone.

By far the city's people have been done the most injustice by Glasgow's poor reputation.

"They are rough around the edges in all the right ways," says Sydney from Canada.

"Glasgow is made by its people. It's not like other cities where everyone ignores each other; Glaswegians will just stop and talk to you. Their gruff exterior quickly being replaced with sincerity and humour," comments Vanessa, 24, from Canada.

When I arrived in Glasgow, I didn't know what to expect. Here I was in a new place by myself, with no friends or family, and only words of weary apprehension to send me off. Yet on the morning of my 22nd birthday, having only been in the country a few days, I awoke in my hostel bed to find that the staff had not only baked me a cake, but also organised a " wee party" to celebrate.

Knowing that I was alone, my new Glaswegian friends had offered a hand to welcome me to my new city. I realised then that it was not Glasgow that was Scotland's hidden gem, but its people. From the friendly bus drivers, to the bartenders, to the hostel staff, Glasgow is filled with friendly faces that are sure to make everyone feel right at home.

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