In a city known globally for its opulent lifestyle, an unprecedented storm wreaked havoc. Gigantic arteries became rivers, homes were inundated and traffic stalled — including luxury cars. Commerce suffered, public transportation ceased and, in some areas, electricity faltered. Even the food supply chain was disrupted.
There is something magical and powerful about a vast group of people gearing up to witness a solar eclipse together at the same time. My partner and I had such an opportunity on April 8 in Boston, but we were totally unprepared for totality! (95% of it, to be perfectly accurate.)
More than 600 swimmers have come from all over the country to say goodbye to winter by plunging into the cold waters of the Baltic Sea. They are carrying flags, banners and colorful Marzannas. Many here are dressed as Marzannas themselves, with wreaths in their hair and straw-like dresses.
Today I am being a tourist in my own city. I have booked a £25 ticket for a two-and-a-half-hour excursion titled “Working Women in the East End.” The walking tour will wend its way from the world-famous Tower of London and a section of the old Roman city wall into hip Brick Lane, finishing at the popular Spitalfields Market.
It’s a frosty and foggy morning in my hometown on the Baltic coast of Poland. Everything is strangely quiet. Noises are stifled in the milky air. The only prominent sound is that of birds, chirping away. But the calm is about to end.
Thousands of out-of-town football fans started arriving in Houston over the weekend to attend today’s game between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the University of Washington Huskies. The College Football Playoff National Championship is at stake.
A ghost materialized in California’s Central Valley last winter. Its appearance in this vast farming district was reported by major news outlets around the country, with photojournalists trekking across fields and right up to the edge of a large body of water to take pictures. The images they published did not show a filmy creature rising out of the mist or a pale boat gliding across the lake.
Kuta promises sun-soaked beaches and vibrant nightlife for many travelers. But beneath its alluring surface lies a complex tapestry of experiences that can be both enchanting and challenging to observe.
On a warm, sunny July afternoon, a bright yellow excavator sat idle where a housing development will be built in North Seattle. Growing behind it is a Western Red Cedar estimated to be 200 years old.
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