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...marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Visitors who want to enjoy the jungle treks and wildlife of remote northern Thailand in five-star comfort will have their wish granted when Four Seasons opens its "tented camp" in February 2006. Located near the town of Chiang Saen in Thailand's northernmost province, Chiang Rai, the resort (fourseasons.com/goldentriangle) will offer sweeping views of the Mekong River and the jungles...
...Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses and The Bonesetter's Daughter - were all best sellers focusing on the bond between mothers and daughters, the latter often Chinese-American like Tan. Uncharacteristically, Saving Fish is mostly about politics, and it's set mostly in Burma, not China or Tan's native northern California. It's also unsettling, provocative and, at the same time, both her funniest and her most serious book. Tan did go to Burma. And Saving Fish is about a group of American tourists who venture to the country, renamed Myanmar by the junta in 1989. While...
...Save as much as I can. That is why I am here." In visits to migrants' hometowns, the impact on their families and communities is clear. Waly's village of Ambadedi has sent thousands of migrants to Paris since his father Mamadou first headed there. Set atop the steep northern bank of the Senegal River, the village at first glance looks like countless others in West Africa. Goats and donkeys meander down the dirt lanes, and women scrub clothes in the river. But Ambadedi has cherished luxuries that are absent from other remote parts of Mali. There is a generator...
...bridge-and-tunnel." That's the phrase that snooty Manhattanites use to describe people in the four outer boroughs and northern New Jersey. Even if they live in New York City, they call Manhattan "the city...
Scherf finished a disappointing 53rd out of 253 runners with a time of 20:42.2, 1:09.3 behind winner Johanna Nilsson of Northern Arizona...