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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 "Pura Vida" Trifecta. . A Beautiful Sunset, a Wonderful Day in Paradise Just Winding Down & a Few Sips of Wine. .
There are countless ways to spend your day here in Costa Rica. If you are fortunate enough to be living in this amazing country, or perhaps you're visiting for a week or two, you are familiar with the 'day trips' that we all take. Sometimes you have to pinch yourself to make certain that this isn't a dream. .
By William "Skip" Licht5 years ago in Wander
Walking Media
Walking Media John W. Gilmore Media, a quiet little town just north of Chester, PA without much going on, in the eighties. The major hang out spot near where I lived was the Old State Tavern on Old State Rd. It featured various local rock bands playing rock music, dance music, and pop music accompanied by drinking, dancing, and outright partying.
By Om Prakash John Gilmore5 years ago in Wander
New York
I decided to visit the Empire State building. It had been a long week at the office, and I needed to see something new. I had planned to go many times since I arrived in New York, but I just hadn’t taken the time to do it. Today was going to be the day.
By Delores Rockett5 years ago in Wander
Little Red Finch
She sat cross-legged on the grass, her brush caught in the air, eyeing her canvas. Something was wrong. She was trying to paint the scene in front of her, a large grass field with people sprawled like cats, enjoying the warm sun and fragrant spring air. So far she had been focusing on the lovers, capturing the moments they whispered sweet nothings into each other’s ears, or when one would share a joke and then both would laugh quietly - as if in a cathedral. She was also trying to snatch the dancing of the trees that moved on the perimeter. They swayed and creaked and smelled of earth and growth and life. She watched as one seemingly bent and whispered to the other, much as the lovers beneath were doing. Yes, this had all been captured and released onto her canvas, yet still, something was wrong. While thinking a dart of color caught her eye. A child in a red shirt, whizzing across the field after a soccer ball. The moment he caught the ball he would kick it again in another direction, using all the force his little body could muster. And then he'd run. No, not run, fly. He reminded her of an excitable red finch, stretching its crunched-up wings in the first warm days of spring. He was so lovingly wild, so chaotic. He ran through the lovers and under the trees, all of them chasing him with a disapproving gaze. But he kept flying, the soccer ball leading him. Even when he stumbled and fell – which was multiple times – he never seemed to touch the ground. As the Artist watched, little did she notice that the flowers and the bees and the spiders and the birds and blooms all watched too. Everyone’s eyes were drawn to the flying boy, and if you could somehow see him amidst all his dashing you would realize that he knew he was being watched, and a little grin pulled at the apples of his cheeks. But being watched was only a small part of his job, his bigger purpose was much more important. So, on and on and on he went, kicking and smiling and flying and enjoying the sunshine and the dewdrops and the eyes of creatures all around. He would never admit it to Fall or Summer, but he quite liked the attention. He noted the Artist, and how she seemed to be watching him the closest. He knew he had come just in time to ruin her picture and was surprised to see no anger in her eyes, feel no animosity in her chest. No, she felt the most joyful of all, besides the bees. She felt spring. Felt such joy at seeing this little finch stretch his wings, at seeing the exuberance of life. She knew he was who she had been waiting for, and that the painting would always be wrong without this little ball of life. Recklessly, childishly, she dipped her fingers into the brightest red on her pallet and mimicked the boy’s movements on the field with her fingers, tracing as he went this way and that. Around the lovers, between the trees, into the sky, and on the sun. Yes look, he was flying away, another little red finch at his side. Her fingers trailed off the canvas as she realized the little finch was gone. But as she looked around the sun shined a little warmer, the flowers stood a little taller, and the trees breathed a little deeper. Spring had truly sprung, thanks to the little boy who stretched his wings.
By Emma Baker5 years ago in Wander
Tunnel Vision
Bored, bored, bored... University life in England over the lockdown period has been a ceaseless string of identical days. Wake up, breakfast, shower, commute across my room to my desk, online lectures, social media, online assignments, walk, Netflix, bed. Again and again and again. The suppressive quiet of my solo flat. AHHH, I'm going stir crazy in here, I've had more screen time in one day than a girl my age in the 1920's had in her lifetime.
By grace palmer5 years ago in Wander
Top 10 Reasons: Why to Study in Canada?
If you are planning to study abroad in Canada to endure your further studies and introduce your profession, look no more. Here are the topmost 10 reasons to response the query: why Study in Canada for Indian Students?
By Global Quest Solutions5 years ago in Wander
Reasons Why You Should Travel to Lake Tahoe
Bounded by snow-capped peaks, this thrilling lake is a place of magnificent beauty and tranquility. Lake Tahoe has luminous turquoise water with a transparent quality says Brent Emerson North Carolina. Moreover, the surrounding panorama is so pristine that it has a meditative effect. The place is a popular destination for outside activities like rock climbing, hiking, fishing, mountain biking, water sports, and lakeside sunbathing.
By Brent Emerson Arizona5 years ago in Wander
Immigrate to Yukon through New Community Pilot!
Yukon is a thinly populated territory with about 36,000 people (as per the 2016 census). It is a beautiful place surrounded by nature and is gaining popularity among migration seekers. It is all because of the Canadian government's new initiative to encourage people to migrate to Yukon.
By Deepika Sharma5 years ago in Wander
4 Best Things About the Sanskaari Nagari of India
Now Vadodara city as well know, has never been a center for very radical things but it has also never been a quiet and laid back city. On the surface, the city might look like it is very peaceful and quiet but when you start observing the city at eye level, you will see a lot is of hustle and bustle happening in and around. The city is amazing because on one hand you will find slums here but there are also equally opposite and large buildings as well. There are so many clubs for the elderly and the young, there are a lot many gardens and amusement parks as well.
By Rohan Jadhav5 years ago in Wander
