TOP 100 TRAVEL SITES
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| Letter: Stereotyping Asian Women To the Editor: Regarding “Amazing Grace: The Art and Ordeal of the Kimono” (March 2): I was rather disappointed to see a Japanese kimono school referred to, by an acquaintance of the author, as a “geisha school.” These schools are, rather, designed for women across the spectrum of Japanese society who wear kimonos for weddings, festivals, tea ceremonies and numerous other occasions. nytimes.com |
Wild water rafting Our writer goes for a roll on the spitting fury that is the Padas River in Sabah. thestar.com.my |
Cannon hired for hospitality project Niagara County Community College's plans to create a hospitality and tourism program took the next step with the selection of a design team. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Survival of the biggest? Polar bears are everywhere these days. Peering at you from cans of Coke, eating ice cream in ads, and padding around in cartoon arctics with penguins (who belong at the other pole). Polar bears are everywhere. Everywhere, that is, but where they should be: On ice floes in the far, far north. signonsandiego.com |
Datebook Events in London, Charleston, S.C., and Montreal are worth getting on a plane for. nytimes.com |