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...dining capitals - but Koh Samui? Once upon a time, the only foods associated with this backpacker destination were hallucinogenic-mushroom omelettes, street-corner noodles and [an error occurred while processing this directive] barroom burgers. But today, the island off Thailand's east coast is heading upmarket. Slick new resorts are luring older, more affluent travelers, and in their wake has come an army of chefs and entrepreneurs, hoping to cash in. "Four to five years ago there were 20 [quality] restaurants here," says John Andersen, co-publisher of fledgling bimonthly Eating in Samui. "Now there are around 45 and more...
...your blood-shot eyes (my roommate, September 2005-present). The Internet just makes plagiarism too easy and too tempting. A quick visit to a Web site and a cheater can easily write a paper on a book that he has never read (www.cliffsnotes.com). Often, cheating is the last resort of someone who hasn’t studied enough, and the Internet provides a major distraction for many students and cuts into their study time. For instance, I once noticed that my sister, Kirsten, was on the Internet updating her Facebook.com profile the night before she had a big midterm (Facebook.com...
...made compromise difficult. The Turkish military, diplomats believe, has more than 30,000 troops on the island; the bulk of them would probably have to leave in the event of a settlement, and their leaders would prefer that they did not. For their part, Greek Cypriot business leaders and resort owners fear competition from the Turkish side of the island if the north gains official recognition. Ordinary Cypriots blame their entrenched political élites for a failure of imagination. Neshe Yashin, a Turkish-Cypriot poet and peace activist who lives on the Greek side of the island, says that...
Does your idea of a great tropical vacation include tequila slammers and dance contests? Then the Baros resort in the Maldives is not for you. Like the coral reef that encircles the tiny private island in the North Male Atoll, Baros is so serene[an error occurred while processing this directive] you'd never guess that it's teeming with life. Despite a 97% occupancy rate during my stay (in low season, no less), I sometimes felt I was on my own island. Frangipani, hibiscus and towering coconut palms camouflage the resort's land villas - where a staff...
...instant gratification assumed (faster replays, much more gore). And there are extreme headlines and exciting tabloids, quicker Internet and bigger holidays – so it’s really no surprise that we find it difficult to gain attention in the mundane of the everyday and thus resort to stretching the truth...