'Sita Sings the Blues' is an absolutely gorgeous animated, musical, 'modern' take on the Indian epic the Ramayana. You can download it here...
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I’m the Website manager for Lonely Planet and am blessed to work every day with a talented bunch of product managers, writers, analysts, PMs, designers, developers, testers and the ops team on www.lonelyplanet.com.
This year I made a trip to Iran and Armenia, to get in touch with some family history as well as soak up these ancient cultures.
I especially enjoyed checking out the beautiful blue mosque tiles of Esfahan; strolling through the ruins of Persepolis; unearthing the real Iran in Tehran.
In travelling I am much the same as I am in working and playing: I take the time to enjoy all the music, film, food and drink, historical and cultural delights life has to offer.
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Hey eeker, that's a great story! We need more bad-ass nana's in the world!
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Top 3 airline meal experiences
Here's my top 3 most memorable airline meal experiences...
3 - A coconut cake they used to serve around 2 years ago on Qantas Domestic flights. So moist and delicious. A hearty (but not uncomfortably large) portion size. I was travelling for business at the time and I would live for that cake each week!
2 - Meals enjoyed when already a little tipsy ... lets face it, a couple of mid flight wines definitely make the foil wrapped parcels seem a whole lot more interesting.
1 - Top class treatment on a economy flight with Lauder Air... white linen, real cutlery, fresh baked sourdough bread rolls, real butter... the meal I can not even remember , it was the quality touches surrounding it that make this my number one memory.
Got one to share?
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Euros are definitely perfectly fine to use in Iran. I took 2/3 euros and 1/3 USD just incase I had any difficulty. I...
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commented on Quantity AND Quality.........the best MAY be gone......RIP in Airplane food
Oh I flew Lauder air too and I completely agree with you! It was the best airline food I have ever eaten. Also I remember proper cutlery, cloth napkins and fresh bread rolls (before they became de rigueur on long hall flights) in economy... no skimping. I also remember they served a delicious Austrian herbal soft drink called Almdudler ... kind of like ginger beer and surprisingly refreshing as a twist on scotch and dry.
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commented on History of Paris in Travel Literature
Down and out in Paris and London is a great and classic read. George Orwell's account of living on the streets / on the breadline in these two cities. Interesting historical account of poverty in these big cities, the comparisons and contrasts.
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commented on is this the end of the endless airplane food schedules? in Airplane food
Personally I would prefer jetlag to risking myself for hours on a flight with a few hundred other grumpy, hungry people on a near maniacal sugar low ;)
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commented on Technically this is "bus food" in Airplane food
Wow that sounds fabulous. Begs the question ... why don't all long hall buses serve champers? It would make long haul road trips much more civilized. (But then again...depending on the quantities ... maybe not!)
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Enjoying a Kotayk in Yerevan Armenia has a couple of local brews. My favorite was Kotayk. A crisp clean simple lager. Went down a treat after 3 weeks of a "dry spell" whilst traveling in Iran. More info can be found on the Kotayk company's English language site: http://www.kotayk.am/main.php?lang=en&page=history
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commented on Pine-Lime Splice in Airplane food
Which airline?
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