Five star tree house

Harptree Court, near Bath This extraordinary structure has a mad winding staircase rising through treetrunks to two wooden huts with cone shaped roofs. As odd a this may sound it’sa romintic hideaway of a place. One bedroom has a big double bed and a copper bathtub next to the window. There’s a kitchen a wood…

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Year of the Dragon 2012

Happy Chinese New Year The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by the Chinese calendar, a lunisolar calendar. The same calendar is used in countries that have adopted the Confucian and Buddhism tradition and in many cultures influenced by the Chinese. Chinese New Year starts on the first day of the new year…

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A note about spitting (Wine tasting room)

Newcomers to tasting rooms are sometimes surprised and ev en appalled to see other tasters spitting a mouth-ful of wine into the dump bucker. Actually, this is a very common and necessary practice among experienced tasters. We encourage spitting as a tasting technique, and to help keep palatyes clean, and heads clear. In crowded tasting…

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