Down the centuries, the British people made every attempt to be self-sufficient. The landed classes relied on their extensive home farms and kitchen gardens to keep them supplied with poultry, meat and vegetables, and they kept servants to carry out a whole range of services like shoe repair. The poor had little spare money to spend in shops, and preferred to haggle over local produce in street markets, where traders were as keen to sell as they were to buy.
The idea that Cornwall is a land where the sun shines, the waves splash, and people eat pasties is certainly ingrained in the UK's mass consciousness, but there's something that people repeatedly miss out on when discussing the county. Whilst most people can talk about the sun, the sea and the sand at length, along with any number of the attractions in Cornwall, such as Land's End or the Eden Project, others are aware of the wealth of myth, legend and folklore that populates the region.
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High rise hotels are an everyday fare in Manila, Philippines. In fact, towering buildings seem to be the norm in the hotel scene, but The Legend Hotel Manila has dared to be different. This hotel, which sits strategically between the Makati and Ortigas Business Districts, looks like an impressive mansion. Its 125 homely rooms, 12 function rooms and 2 ballrooms are spread out in 7 clusters that combine beautifully into one large villa. It is aptly called a "villa in the city."
Elvis Presley, the man that we will always remember as the rock and roll king. The legend that teaches us all about the white jumpsuit and the stylus hair do. This legend's real name is Elvis Aaron Presley and was born on the January the 8th 1935 in Tupelo Mississippi, a son of Vernon and Gladys Presley.
Ireland isn't really recognized as a shopping destination but when people do arrive here, they are surprised to find that it's actually something of a shopper's paradise! Dublin city is the main 'shopping' hotspot and can match any of its European counterparts, but that's not to say you won't find a rare gift or special souvenir in one of Ireland's picturesque little towns in the country.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
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