With St. Patrick’s Day upon us, I figured what better time to talk about the greenest day on the calendar. Nowadays it seems like just about everyone outside of Ireland’s celebrates the Irish holiday with a festive St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Yes we all know about the bigger parades in cities like Dublin, Boston…
The city of Montreal is paying tribute to this year’s Shanghai World Expo and the 25th anniversary of the friendship between Montreal and Shanghai, by hosting the 18th edition of “The Magic of Lanterns” through October 31st at the Chinese Garden. I visited “The Magic of Lanterns” this year and was lucky enough to enjoy…
Shannon Anicas discovered her writing voice in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina’s destruction of her hometown region. She went on to publish numerous articles online and in print. Shannon also maintains a blog about her life and travels called “Shanna Says…” and can be found on Twitter and Facebook. While traveling through China and South Korea,…
Taiwan television caught dramatic footage of a popular hotel as it collapsed into nearby floor waters in the city of Morakot, just south of Shanghai. Officials said that the building was evacuated well before it came tumbling off its foundation. Taiwan has been hit extremely hard this summer with torrential rains that have caused some…