Rasma Raisters
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My passions are writing and creating poetry. I write for several sites online and have four themed blogs on Wordpress. Please follow me on Twitter.
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Haunted Happenings In Latin America
Haunted Houses Built on cursed land Considered to be one of the most haunted houses in all of Latin America, La Casa Matusita is located in Lima, Peru. This house has a very frightening and violent history. Supposedly according to rumors, the house was built on land that had been cursed dating back to Spanish colonialism.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Horror
World of the Eastern Whip-poor-will
This bird has been made famous in poems, folk songs and literature due to its endless chanting talents on summer nights. It’s sort of like providing a romantic interlude. The Eastern Whip-poor-wills are real easy to hear but are difficult to see. They have a brindled plumage that blends in well with gray-brown leaf litter in the open forests where they make their home and breed and roost. The come out from perches at dawn and dusk and on moonlit nights to gather up insects in their cavernous mouths. Unfortunately,these once-common birds are on the decline in parts of their range due to the fact that open forests are being converted into suburbs or agriculture.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Petlife
Walk Among the Dead
These are the places where tourists usually don’t roam. They don’t realize that among the quiet and the gravestones there are a lot of interesting monuments and even architecture to see. Cemeteries are most likely not on anyone’s list when they travel abroad unless they have a few ancestors they want to visit. However, cemeteries hide the secrets of the past and even though you may think that there are shadows following you everywhere I don’t think it’s a bad idea to take a tour through a cemetery.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Wander
The Taste Of Asia
Chilli crab is a dish from Singapore. This delectable dish is made with stir-fried crab in a tomato-based, sweet, savoury, and a bit hot chilli sauce. Use crab crackers to get at the meat in the claws. The popular crab of choice in Singapore is mud crab. This popular dish began as street food and now is considered to be the national dish. You can find chilli crab in many restaurants and since the crab is served in its shell it is also a challenge to eat it using your hands. The dish is served with bread to soak up the delicious chilli sauce.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Feast
Life-Long Friendships Are Special
When I went to grade school in the late 1960s, it was the time of teacher's strikes in New York City. I attended a public school not far from where I lived with my parents. After my dad died when I was ten in 1967, and the strikes came on in 1968, my mom was worried about my schooling. She knew it would not be easy for her to put me into a private school, but because it was uncertain how long school would be closed, she looked into it. Mom found a religious private school Lutheran Elementary School two blocks from where we lived.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Humans
The Natural Beauty of Greece
Olympus National Park This national park includes the highest mountain in Greece Mount Olympus. It’s located in the Olympus Range found on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia. Altogether Mount Olympus has 52 peaks with the highest being Mytikas which in Greek means “nose”. Olympus National Park is very rich in flora and is a World’s Biosphere Reserve.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Wander
Surprising Places to Lift a Glass or Two
Oldest Standing Bar Considered to be a dive bar in this case not a disreputable bar but a neighborhood place where local residents love to gather and have for a very long time. The 2-Way Inn is the oldest standing bar in Detroit, Michigan and has been around since 1876.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Proof
Hot Dogs That Eat Like a Meal
Europe Having a hot dog in Denmark you're really in for a treat. Denmark-style hot dogs are well-known all over Scandinavia. The sausage used is called rod poise and it is a kind of red-dyed sausage that is usually served grilled. Toppings include both fried and fresh onions, remoulade, Danish mustard, and slices of cucumbers. You can find them everywhere in the country and can have them off a hot dog wagon on the run. They taste the best when they are hot.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Feast
Haunted Hotels of New Orleans
Ghostly soldier enjoy country music While visiting the city of New Orleans in the US state of Louisiana you can choose to stay at the Hotel Maison de Ville, right in the heart of the popular French Quarter. The main building of the hotel is located on Rue Toulouse where you'll find nine guest quarters.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Horror
National Parks Of Serbia
Fruska Gora National Park This national park is located in a lovely spot where one can find the Fruska Gora Mountains between the Danube and Sava Rivers. Fruska Gora can be found atop a mountain that rises from the Vojvodina plains in northern Serbia. There is such beautiful flora and fauna here and cultural-historical monuments.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Wander
British Rock Group Badfinger
A British rock band with a really odd name is Badfinger. The original band line-up was Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans and Joey Molland. They had four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972. They included “Come and Get It” (written and produced by Paul McCartney), “No Matter What”, “Day After Day” and “Baby Blue”.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Beat
Haunted Transylvania
Transylvania has become a well-known name and everyone knew it was in Romania. This was due to the story of Dracula, to the stories of the actual so-called Dracula Vlad the Impaler and of course, due to all the Hollywood movies about the blood-sucking demon. However, if you think you'll visit Romania and travel to Transylvania to come face to face with the actual Dracula you might be disappointed. Instead, try roaming about Translyvania and you could meet up with plenty of ghostly apparitions and you might even get scared to death.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Horror
