A magic of the East has been always attracting the minds of the Western minds. For many centuries Japan was closed for the foreigners, but even its open now there still remains a mystery. Japan is a unique combination of the traditions and the latest technology achievements. You can never say for sure that you [...]

If you are reading this article I see you no longer believe in Old Christopher Cringle. I realize it is a simple story and you probably need to be better baffled with BS to buy into such a story. But the book did make a lot of sense you have to admit? May I ask [...]

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), an independent body for arbitration and conciliation, has decided to raise the salaries of 1.4 million local council workers by 2.75%. Employees, who will be affected by the pay hike, include librarians, refuse collectors and teaching assistants.
This hike is an improvement over the earlier 2.45% awarded by [...]

Life seems to get ever more hectic and holidays can do too. It’s all too easy to spend your time rushing from place to place sightseeing, shopping and eating. The result is that you are glad to get back to work for a rest!
As a result “Alternative”, “Holistic” Holidays and retreats are becoming [...]

poker players don’t really like to think about it, but there are times when you may end up short stacked. In casino cash games, you always have the option to cut your losses and leave the table. This is not true for tournament games, where you need to stick around until [...]

Having been the capital of the United States only for a year, New York is often called one of the world’s capitals. The significant part of international business, finance, commerce, fashion, cinema and so on and so far is concentrated there.
New York City has a nickname “the big apple”. There are several legends connected to [...]

During our latest camping trip to Door County, Wisconsin, we stopped at the Shipwrecked Inn in Egg Harbor for dinner. They brew and serve their own beers and have a large menu. Eating there is an enjoyable experience, but learning about the folklore and history of the building was a lot of fun [...]

I searched for a tool to resize images online. My mother is 86 years old and has no clue of computing devices. Software is too complex for her.On the internet you can find quite some different services for that, just one site was wholly satisfyingThe website ResizeImagesOnline.com allows you to do your image resize, even [...]

Today Norm Goldman, Editor of Sketchandtravel and Bookpleasures is pleased to have as a guest Erin Van Rheenen, expert on travel to Costa Rica and the author of Living Abroad in Costa Rica.
Good day Erin and thank you for accepting our invitation to be interviewed.
Norm:
Please tell our readers something about yourself and your expertise pertaining [...]

With 130,000 available hotel rooms (148,978 if you throw in Nye County and Laughlin) you might think there would be a “Deals” to be found. You would most likely be wrong! Finding a “deal” in a city whose Major Resort properties run near capacity is becoming increasingly difficult. Why? Because the [...]