Travels' Tapestry
December 28th, 2012
Written by Rita Rizzo in Latest News, Travels' Tapestry with 4 Comments
Ask most Canadians if racism is present in their country and you will get a swift denial of this type of social injustice. Canadians tend to see themselves as a tolerant people who desire equality and opportunity for all. Canada has two official languages, English and French. The country also encourages immigration and plans to welcome a quarter million new immigrants from all over the world in...
November 9th, 2012
Written by Daniela Berretta - Associated Press in Latest News, Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
BIRZEIT, West Bank (AP) - For most tourists, iconic religious landmarks like the Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall and the Church of the Nativity are an important part of any visit to the Holy Land. Now a new trail offers visitors a look at little-known spiritual sites associated with Sufism, or Islamic mysticism.
The Sufi Trail is less than an hour from Jerusalem, in the central West Bank, amid...
October 30th, 2012
Written by Vanessa Gera - Associated Press in Latest News, Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The box-like glass building rises from soil marked by tragedy in the heart of Warsaw's former Jewish district. At certain angles, its luminous facade reflects the outlines of a dark memorial to those who fought and died in the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising against the Nazis.
Yet despite reminders of Jewish suffering all around, the modern building will soon open as a key...
October 27th, 2012
Written by Russell Roberts in Latest News, Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the United States. Thanks to its small size and proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia, New Jersey contains 1,189 people per square mile, barely enough room for Snooki to do a fist pump without smacking somebody in the mouth.
So how is it that New Jersey also contains over one million miles of pristine and largely uninhabited pine...
September 28th, 2012
Written by Rita Cook in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
No other destination than Memphis offers the Ornamental Metal Museum, dinner menus that rival anywhere in the country, the home of none other than Elvis Presley and Graceland. No matter the ethnicity, race, or culture Memphis is the “home of the blues and the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll.”
With many things to do and see in Memphis, visiting Graceland, the Stax Museum, and the National Civil Rights...
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